If you have holiday air travel plans, check this map for the latest airport closures and flight delay information.

Recent changes to the screening process at airports across the country will help millions of travelers board their planes quicker and easier during the busy traveling season and allow officers to focus on passengers who might represent a bigger risk.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has recently updated its screening process to help children, seniors, and trusted travelers move faster through airport checkpoints while ensuring the security of all travelers. Below you find some of the latest changes.

New Screening Process for Children

Children, 12 or younger, can now go through airport security without taking off their shoes. To minimize the need for pat-downs, children are now allowed to go through metal detectors and body scanners several times to clear any alarms.

It’s also worth remembering some of the existing processes for screening children at the airport:

• Officers will never separate children from their parents or guardian
• All children’s luggage will go through the x-ray machine
• Travelers with small children are able to take more than 3.4 ounces of liquid, such as breast milk, juice, and medicines

New Screening Process for the Elderly

Screening changes for passengers who are 75 years or older are similar to the screening process for children. That is, elderly people will also be able to go through airport security without removing their shoes. They can also go through a security checkpoint without removing a light jacket.

To minimize pat-downs, the elderly will be able to go through the metal detector and body scanners several times to clear any alarms. The TSA has a hotline to answer questions about the security process for passengers with disabilities and medical issues. The toll-free number is 1 (855) 787-2227. Be sure to call 72 hours before traveling so you have enough time to make any changes before going through security.

New Program for Frequent Travelers

The TSA also has a new program to help frequent travelers move through security checkpoints faster. The program is called “TSA Pre✓” and is available in more than 30 U.S. airports to frequent passengers of a limited number of airlines, including Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and United Airlines.

Travelers who enroll in the program:

• Do not need to take off their shoes and belts while going through security
• Can keep their computers inside their bags
• Can go through security without taking off a light jacket

To enroll in the “TSA Pre✓” program, or to learn more, visit GlobalEntry.gov.

As Thanksgiving approaches, more and more people will be traveling in the next few weeks for holidays and family vacations.

If you’re traveling by air this holiday season, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is the best place to go for accurate flying information. Before you leave the house, confirm the proper type of ID that will get you through security, your options if randomly selected for a pat down, and any other travel questions you have.

TSA also provides options to speed up your travel time. TSA PreCheck is a new program used in some airports across the country to speed up your time through security checkpoints. Through TSA PreCheck you don’t have to remove your shoes or liquids, and children 12 or younger are automatically allowed through with you. TSA also offer an app, MyTSA, you can use to check real time operating statuses at U.S. airports.

If you’ll be spending a lot of time on the roads this holiday season, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has lots of information on proper child safety while driving, as well as specific information for Thanksgiving holiday travel and driving safely during pre-holiday festivities.

Before hitting the road, you can also find out about road closures and national traffic information from the Department of Transportation.

If you plan to travel abroad, the State Department provides a free service for U.S. citizens: the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). STEP lets you enter your trip information before you travel, so in case of an emergency abroad, the State Department will be able to assist you faster and more easily.

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If you are flying within the U.S., you do not need to fill out any forms. There are forms that apply to international travel.

Each individual traveling to the U.S. from another country must complete a customs declaration form. If you’re traveling with immediate family members, then you only need to fill out one form per family.

If you are not a citizen or permanent resident and are traveling with a Visa, then you will also need to fill out an Arrival/Departure Record (Form I-94). Travelers who obtained authorization to enter the U.S. via the Electronic System for Travel Authorization do not need to complete the Arrival/Departure Record. Learn more about entering the U.S. as an international visitor.

After your flight lands in the U.S., you will present the form(s) and be inspected by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer. They prevent terrorists, people with outstanding criminal warrants, narcotics, agricultural pests, and smuggled goods from entering the United States.