Seattle WA Aug 27 2020 The first time a California man tried to board his Alaska Airlines flight at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, attendants informed him that he couldn’t fly without a face mask. When he returned to the gate for the Sitka, Alaska-bound flight at 12:30 p.m. Monday, the 47-year-old passenger had a mask but […]
Newark NJ Aug 26 2020 It took a prayer and an empathetic TSA officer, but Narolin Cepeda got her wedding gown back just in time. Cepeda’s mother left that and her own dress, both in the same rolling bag, at a security checkpoint at Newark Airport as she was flying to Ohio for the event, the […]
LAS VEGAS NV Aug 23 2020 Travelers left behind more $44,401.76 in the bins as they went through airport security in Nevada in a year. Across the nation, TSA agents turned in nearly a million dollars — $926,030.44 — in money that was simply left behind from Oct. 1, 2018, to Sept. 30, 2019. The top […]
Allegheny County PA Aug 21 2020 A Penn Hills woman was arrested by county police on Wednesday after tossing water on a TSA agent and running unchecked past the Pittsburgh International Airport’s security checkpoint. Allegheny County police said Brandi L. Bailey, 32, of Penn Hills, threw water on a TSA agent when asked for her […]
Washington DC Aug 15 2020 The number of people flying on commercial jetliners is down 75% from last summer, but the rate of those getting caught either inadvertently or deliberately trying to bring a gun on board is soaring. Transportation Security Administration officers are finding guns in carry on bags at security checkpoints at a […]
ATLANTA, GA Aug 9 2020 According to a new policy, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently made adjustments to required documentation for employees returning to work after testing positive for COVID-19. Regional spokesperson Mark Howell says, “As part of that change, only individuals hospitalized as a result of contracting COVID-19 are required to provide documentation from […]
Washington DC Aug 2 2020 The Government Accountability Office on Monday recommended that the Transportation Security Administration establish “quantifiable targets” for its Surface Transportation Security Inspectors Program because it remains vulnerable to terrorism and other attacks. The TSA is part of the Department of Homeland Security and was created to provide security for the traveling public […]
Loudon County VA August 2 2020 A Transportation Security Administration officer detected a replica military anti-personnel mine in a woman’s checked bag at Dulles Airport late Friday afternoon. According to the agency, security scanning technology triggered an alarm on the bag, indicating that it needed to be inspected by a TSA officer. The officer opened the […]
Atlanta GA Aug 2 2020 Seven more Transportation Security Administration employees at Hartsfield-Jackson International have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last week, including some who have been on leave. Three of the employees worked at the Atlanta airport last week at the main security checkpoint. The other four last worked at the airport July […]
RICHMOND, Va. July 26 2020 The Transportation Security Administration officers at Richmond International Airport (RIC) are using Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in real time. The TSA has five CAT units in use at the airport. A CAT unit consists of: Passport reader An […]