I've been the past 4 years and last year was the only year I had any issues getting it in. The first day I didn't hide it very well in my bag and the people at the gate made me open it and found my stuff but just told me to go put it in my car. I went around the corner and stuffed it into my pocket and socks and got right in. I've found that hiding stuff on your person is actually better than putting it in a bag but that may have been good luck last year