The Transportation Security Administration offers these suggestions to ease your air traveling experience this holiday season:

--Have boarding pass and identification out when in the security checkpoint line.

--Take off shoes and coats.

--Put any loose metal items, like coins, in your carry-on bag.

--Leave gifts, unwrapped, in your carry-on.

--Note that snowglobes are not permitted in carry-on luggage because they contain liquid.

--Pack your carry-on bag as neatly as possible and layer items. For instance, a layer of clothes, then a layer of electronics, then a layer of toiletries.

--Put large electronics, like laptops, in a separate bin to go through the checkpoint.

--Make sure liquids are in bottles containing no more than 3 ounces each, and put the bottles together in a quart-size clear plastic bag. One bag per passenger.

--Holiday foods, such as cake and pie, may have ingredients similar to liquids and gels, and they may be inspected at checkpoints.