WASHINGTON DC July 11 2021 The number of guns found at American airport security checkpoints is fast approaching the number caught in all of 2020, officials said. The uptick in firearm discoveries is slowing down screening lines as more and more people return to air travel. In the first six months of 2021, Transportation Security Administration […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 9 2021 An unruly passenger at Nashville International Airport yelled profanity at flight staff and other travelers, then aggressively backed a man against a wall, causing a disturbance, an arrest warrant alleges. Airport police said they responded around 6 p.m. Wednesday to one of the gates for a disruptive passenger. When officers arrived, […]
WASHINGTON DC July 8 2021 – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened more than 10.1 million travelers over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, which includes traveler screenings from July 1 to July 5. This milestone represents 83% of travel volume for the same 5-day holiday period in 2019. Thursday, July 1 was the busiest air […]
SALT LAKE CITY UTAH July 5 2021 A body was discovered in a car at the Salt Lake City International Airport, Friday. According to Nancy Volmer with the SLC airport, on July 2, a man was found deceased in his vehicle at the Airport’s Park and Wait around 10:45 a.m. Officials say the death does not […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 30 2021 A would-be passenger who forced his way onto a secured aircraft ramp at Nashville International Airport told police he was simply trying to “catch his flight,” an arrest warrant alleges. The police report states two airport officers working terminal patrol Monday morning responded after a man “forced [himself] on to the […]
Los Angeles CA June 28 2021 A man is in the hospital after he jumped out of an aircraft bound for Salt Lake City as it was taxiing away from the gate at the Los Angeles International Airport Friday evening, officials said. At about 7:10 p.m. Friday, a United Express flight, operated by SkyWest Airlines, […]
Westmoreland County PA June 28 2021 Transportation Security Administration officers in Pennsylvania discovered a loaded handgun in an unusual spot Thursday: a baby stroller. A man was arrested Thursday at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport after TSA officers discovered a .380-caliber handgun loaded with six bullets tucked into a pocket in a stroller. TSA officers discovered […]
Washington DC June 28 2021 As the volume of air travel approaches pre-pandemic levels, airport passengers across the country are facing long lines at security checkpoints due to the staff shortages that plague the Transportation Security Administration. The TSA’s deputy director warned that 131 of the country’s largest airports were understaffed, according to an internal […]
New York City NY June 20 2021 A uniformed Transportation Security Administration worker at JFK Airport was busted for trying to sneak a loaded handgun through a security checkpoint, authorities said Tuesday. Renee Riley surrendered to Port Authority police officers at JFK on Monday morning. Riley, 26, was beginning her shift at Terminal 4 at […]
Baltimore MD June 19 2021 A suspect in a domestic incident in Howard County died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a long standoff at Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport, authorities said. The suspect was found in a vehicle in a parking garage at the airport and died after an eight-hour standoff that lasted until about 6:40 […]