Orlando FL April 16 2020 A twelfth TSA officer at Orlando International Airport has tested positive for coronavirus. In an email sent to officers today, Federal Security Director Pete Garcia said the screener did not contract the virus at the airport. The officer’s last shift at the airport was on March 13th. They will not return […]
Newark NJ April 15 2020 Who doesn’t like receiving a colorful, unexpected greeting card, especially during a lonely hospital stay? Now, imagine what a card means to a patient in the hospital who’s been infected by the coronavirus, cut off from friends and family. After COVID-19 slowed passenger traffic at Newark Liberty Airport to a trickle, […]
Fairfax County VA April 13 2020 Dulles International Airport is a big place, but not so big that folks who work there don’t know each other — like family, one worker said. And these days, much of that family is missing. Air travel has slowed to a trickle, which means fewer workers are needed to […]
Washington DC April 12 2020 A total of 329 Transportation Security Administration employees have tested positive for COVID-19 and two have died according to an internal briefing led by TSA Administrator David Pekoske, and viewed by ABC News. The reported number increased by 162 in the past week, while 13 of those employees have recovered, Pekoske […]
Washington DC April 10 2020 The number of passengers and flight crews screened by the TSA fell below 100,000 Tuesday for the first time since the coronavirus crisis began, another major sign that travel demand has all but dried up. The agency said it screened 97,130 travelers, down 95% from 2.1 million travelers on the […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. April 9 2020– A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee working at the Jacksonville International Airport has tested positive for COVID-19. According to a TSA database, the screening officer who was stationed at a checkpoint in the Jacksonville airport tested positive and has not been at work since March 27. The employee is one of […]
ORLANDO, Fla. April 8 2020– The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that an 11th security officer at Orlando International Airport has tested positive for COVID-19. Officials say the worker’s last day of work was March 19 at the west checkpoint from 2:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. No other information was released. To get the latest […]
ORLANDO, Fla. April 7 2020– The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Sunday that a 10th security officer at the Orlando International Airport has tested positive for COVID-19. Officials say the officer’s last day of work was on March 23 at the west checkpoint from 4 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To see the latest […]
Washington DC April 3 2020 The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that a total of 61 screening officers have tested positive for COVID-19 and posted a list of airports and shifts that they worked prior to their diagnosis. The agency said that passengers who believe they may have been in contact with the employee are encouraged to […]
ORLANDO, Fla. April 2 2020– An eighth Transportation Security Administration officer working at the Orlando International Airport has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to Orange County health officials. Dr. Raul Pino, the director of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, confirmed the TSA agent’s diagnosis in a news conference Monday afternoon. […]