Enjoy These Super Awesome (TSA) Memes for Travelers Braving the Airport Right Now

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Apr 5, 2026 7:00 AM EDT

We bet you're super excited for your upcoming trip! Going to a new place just to experience the culture and have a good time is always amazing. The worst part, though?… The airport. Sure, it's all fun and games to have an overpriced Prosecco for breakfast judgment-free, but that's only after braving the nefarious TSA lines. It's not their fault right now, with all that is going on. Honestly, we want to thank them for everything they do! But even when things are all nice and dandy, them TSA lines are more stressful than the actual planning and flying.

So, let's do what we do best and meme about it!

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Don't lose your whimsy while traveling! Just because you decided to take the 6 AM flight to save $25 and then had to stand in the airport security line at 4 AM and are now exhausted and grumpy, doesn't mean you aren't about to liftoff to your dream vacation. Traveling can be stressful, but it's worth all the stress in the end! Plus, all the annoying parts of traveling make for great relatable memes that you and all of your travel buddies can LOL at together later. Heck, you could LOL at them while you wait at your gate to board your flight. Just remember to dump your water bottle before going through TSA.
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Where are you jetting off to next? Nothing beats a jet 2 holiday, amiright? Those always make great memes. When you sign up for flying, you're signing up to potentially be part of meme creativity. What do I mean by that? I mean that the airport can skew your plans to massively that all you're going to be able to do is laugh about it. And then you can make a meme or memes about it and share them online. Then everyone who has also experienced that traveling plight can LOL with you from across the country. It's a beautiful thing, really. Sure, TSA can make your travel more difficult, but it makes the meme world a more fun place!
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Now quit scrolling through memes and get to the airport so you don't miss your flight! (You can scroll through more once you get through the security line.)