Nashville TN April 16 2023 The Nashville Fire Department has confirmed that an evacuation occurred late Sunday afternoon at Nashville International Airport’s Concourse C due to an “airborne disturbance causing breathing problems.” Jospeh Pleasant, public information officer for the NFD, confirmed that there are no patients in need of medical treatment. No cause was announced. “The […]
Newark NJ April 6th, 2023 Police arrested a worker at Newark Airport last weekend after he tried to take a loaded gun through a security checkpoint, federal authorities announced Tuesday. A TSA officer spotted a 9mm handgun in the man’s backpack at the checkpoint X-ray machine in Terminal C on Saturday. The gun was loaded with […]
ALLENTOWN, Pa. March 2 2023 A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer prevented an explosive device from being loaded onto a flight at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Monday, Feb. 27. The device was detected during the routine screening of checked baggage. The suitcase triggered an alarm when it entered the baggage screening unit, which required […]
Atlanta Georgia February 20 2023 The woman flying out of Philadelphia’s airport last year remembered to pack snacks, prescription medicine and a cellphone in her handbag. But what was more important was what she forgot to unpack: a loaded .380-caliber handgun in a black holster. The weapon was one of the 6,542 guns the Transportation Security […]
RALEIGH, N.C. January 31 2023 Security remains one of the most time-intensive and unpredictable parts of air travel, but a new futuristic system in use at Raleigh-Durham International Airport may help to speed up the process. On Wednesday, RDU airport introduced CLEAR biometric security lanes. If you travel much by air, you may have already spotted […]
Atlanta GA Jan 20 2023 An Ohio woman was arrested after allegedly using a fire extinguisher to spray flight attendants and responding officers. The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. when airport security spotted Jennifer Kaye Holder, 27, of Dayton, Ohio, trying to open a secured door inside the airport, FOX5 Atlanta reported, citing police. […]
Columbus OH January 19 2023 The Transportation Security Administration detected nearly 100 firearms at Ohio airports in 2022. TSA stopped the most handguns at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, finding 40 among passengers there. It found 35 guns at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, 13 at Dayton International Airport, two at Akron-Canton Airport and two at […]
San Antonio TX January 17, 2023 Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the San Antonio International Airport said they discovered an 84 mm caliber weapon in checked luggage on Monday. TSA announced the discovery on its official Southwest division Twitter page. The administration said the owner of the luggage did not declare the firearm. […]
Atlanta Ga Jan 10 2023 Baggage claim at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is designed to be a self-contained section enclosed by a four-foot railing. So, if someone takes an unusual route attempting to leave the space, officers may see that. That is exactly how they caught one thief trying to make off with two brightly-colored duffel […]
ORLANDO, Fla. January 10, 2023 A driver was carjacked early Monday by a gunman at Orlando International Airport, according to police. Orlando police said that just after midnight Sunday a man wearing dark clothing approached the driver’s-side door of a vehicle that was curbside at the Frontier Airlines entrance. The victim was the only person in […]