Taking a laptop computer or Macbook on planes has becoming increasingly difficult as security officials see any electronic item as a potential threat. Here are some tips to help you speed through security.

When putting your items through the scanner you can no longer just leave your laptop in your luggage and hope that this will be enough for airport security, after all it is and x-ray machine! But sadly, security officials at most airports around the world need you to take the laptop computer out of its case and place it in its own tray. Take some precautions to make sure that every time you go through there are no problems, and to make sure you and your family make those flights from Saint Louis to Denver.

One excellent strategy is to simply put your laptop in a secure protected case and put it in the hold. Flights from Atlanta to Calgary for example always have room in the hold, and if you don't intend to actually the laptop while on the plane, it makes sense to put in in your luggage that will got in the cargo hold.

If you actually want to put your laptop in your hand baggage, then put it somewhere that is very easily accessible. If you have a bag with a number of pouches, then separate your luggage to enable yourself to whip out the laptop while waiting in line to go through the X-Ray scanner. Do it without being told, and you'll breeze through to flights from San Diego to Madrid without being held up. The airport security may also ask you to remove the laptop so that it can be dusted with a special device and tested for explosives. Be prepared for this possibility and do not be alarmed as it's just procedure.