HOUSTON, Texas January 14 2019 An airport security checkpoint was shut down in Texas due to a shortage of tSA personnel according to authorities. Bush airport announced through Twitter that the TSA security checkpoint at Terminal B had been closed. The Houston airport said that TSA security checkpoints was closed for the rest of the […]
MIAMI FL January 14 2019 As Transportation Security Administration screeners refuse to work without pay during the government shutdown, Miami International Airport will temporarily close off a terminal to accommodate fewer staff. Airport spokesman Greg Chin told media outlets the security checkpoints in terminal G will be closed after 1 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and […]
Washington DC January 14 2019 Seeking to ease the pain of airport security agents working through the partial government shutdown, the Transportation Security Administration is compensating those on duty the day after the lapse in funding and awarding $500 bonuses for work during the holiday travel season. TSA Administrator David Pekoske announced the compensation Friday […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jan 14 2019 A day after its officers went without a paycheck for the first time during the government shutdown, the Transportation Security Administration drew in almost 200 people still interested in the airport security job during a fast-track hiring event Saturday in Tennessee. Joshua Paders, a 31-year-old who attended the event, said he […]
MEDFORD, Ore. January 12 2019 Police say a man with multiple guns was arrested after he approached the security checkpoint at a southern Oregon airport without a boarding pass or identification and asked to board an airplane. The Mail Tribune reports Anthony James Anderson arrived at the Rogue Valley International Airport in Medford Thursday carrying a […]
MINNEAPOLIS MN January 10 2019 A 31-year-old man from Richfield has been arrested after trying to get through a TSA security checkpoint without a boarding pass at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Tuesday morning. The MSP Airport police said the incident happened at about 3:15 a.m. in the northern ticketing area. Police said that Isse Dijale Ali […]
LOUISVILLE, KY January 8 2019 The nose of a police K-9 led to the discovery of marijuana in the luggage of a passenger at Louisville International Airport. Alejandro Marin II, 23, of Corning, CA, was arrested on a charge of trafficking in marijuana over five pounds. His arrest report says officers were alerted to the drugs […]
New York NY January 7 2019 It started with just six airports reporting staffing shortages and call-offs by TSA employees but as of Sunday, that number has jumped to more than 80. The federal agency tasked with guaranteeing U.S. airport security acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the […]
Washington DC December 31 2018 In its effort to make the airport security screening process faster, the Transportation Security Administration is employing new high-tech baggage scanners, facial-recognition cameras and “automated lanes” to eliminate passenger gridlock. But TSA Administrator David Pekoske said the agency is also making at least one new change to reduce traveler stress: […]
Boise ID December 30 2018 Boise Police removed a man from an airplane and arrested him Friday at the Boise Airport on suspicion of stealing a wallet at the security area. A Boise Airport passenger approached police when he couldn’t find his wallet after clearing the security area, according to Boise Police. Police officers then […]