I missed my flight to Costa Rica after waiting 4 hours at a TSA checkpoint. The line wasn't just long, it felt dangerous.

Emily Calandriello and her husband spent four hours in the TSA line at JFK International Airport and missed their flight to Costa Rica.

Emily Calandriello

• Emily Calandriello and her husband spent four hours in the TSA line at JFK International Airport.
• The couple missed their Costa Rica flight after nearly getting caught in a stampede while in line.
• Calandriello said the chaos was preventable and that the crowd was very poorly managed.

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