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TSA Finds Anti-Tank Weapon in Checked Luggage at Texas Airport
The TSA says Tuesday a passenger who brought a large-caliber weapon to the San Antonio Airport did declare the weapon with the airline but that they weren’t told.
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Firearm in Your Carry-On? TSA Increasing Fines After Record Number Found
The Transportation Security Administration is raising the fine for people caught with a firearm in their carry-on bag.
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TSA Agents Find Dog Inside Backpack at Wisconsin Airport
The incident occurred at the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wis.
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TSA Discovers Dog Inside Backpack During X-Ray Screening at Wisconsin Airport
The bizarre discovery took place at the Dane County Regional Airport in December, when the dog was “accidentally” left in the backpack by its owner during a security scan.
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TSA Sees ‘Concerning' Rise in Number of Firearms at Security Checkpoints – and Most Are Loaded
Of the 5,832 firearms stopped so far this year, as of Monday, nearly 88% were loaded, according to the TSA. That’s about 17 guns a day.
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Your Guide to What Looks Like a Hectic Thanksgiving Travel Season
Thanksgiving travel is expected to ramp up this coming week at Boston’s Logan International Airport, with nearly 64,000 travelers anticipated during peak days. That’s about 20,000 more travelers per day than at the same time in 2021. The TSA has issued a warning for travelers, saying they should expect long lines at Logan, particularly next Tuesday and Wednesday, and the…
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Flying With Food? See Which Thanksgiving Dishes TSA Will Allow On Planes
TSA officials released a list of Thanksgiving dishes that are allowed through airport security checkpoints. See the latest food and liquid rules.
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TSA: Handgun Found Inside Raw Chicken in Luggage at Airport
TSA officers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport were stunned Monday when they found that one passenger got the “greasy” idea to pack a firearm inside a raw chicken for their flight out of Florida.
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TSA Agents Find Gun Inside Raw Chicken at Florida Airport
“The plot chickens as we barrel our way closer to Thanksgiving,” the TSA winked in its Instagram post Monday after finding a firearm inside a raw chicken at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
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Man Stopped at Logan Airport With 9 Throwing Stars, 2 Daggers in Carry-on
A man with a dozen sharp weapons in his bag at Boston’s Logan International Airport this weekend was informed that he couldn’t bring them in his carry-on bag, according to the TSA, in what the agency deemed a “#travelfail.” An image of the weapons shared by TSA New England Monday shows a wide variety of throwing stars, with between...
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American Airlines Testing Face-Scanning for Passengers at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport
American Airlines said Wednesday that customers with PreCheck can go through security checkpoints at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport with a face scan and phone app instead of showing their driver’s license or passport.
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MBTA, Massport No Longer Requiring Travelers to Mask Up
Masks will no longer be required on MBTA vehicles and properties, Massachusetts Department of Transportation officials announced Tuesday afternoon, a day after a federal judge in Florida struck down a nationwide masking mandate on public transportation systems. “The commonwealth has followed federal guidance in terms of face coverings and to be consistent with that, we are lifting the face covering…
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Mask Mandates End on Planes, Public Transit in Mass.: Here's Where to Wear One
Masks are no longer required on airplanes, trains and rideshare services in Massachusetts after a federal judge in Florida struck down the mandate for methods of public transportation. The Biden administration’s mask requirement covered airlines, airports, mass transit and taxis, and was the biggest vestige of pandemic restrictions that were once the norm across the country. “What this court...
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Some Cities Are Still Keeping Transit Mask Mandates. What Travelers Need to Know
A decision by a federal judge in Florida to throw out a national mask mandate in public transportation across the U.S. created a patchwork of rules Monday that vary by city and mode of transit.
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TSA Won't Enforce Travel Mask Mandate After Federal Judge's Ruling
Travelers will now have to check with their airlines because it’s now up to each company to decide whether or not to require masks — at least for now.
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TSA No Longer Enforcing Void Mask Mandate
The announcement from the TSA came hours after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the CDC overstepped its authority when it issued a mask mandate for public transportation.
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TSA Will Not Enforce Transportation Mask Mandate
A federal judge in Florida struck down the national mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation Monday, and the Biden administration said the rule would not be enforced while federal agencies decide how to respond to the judge’s order.
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CDC Extends Travel Mask Requirement by 2 Weeks
The CDC announced Wednesday that it was extending the national mask requirement for public transportation systems through May 3 as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases in parts of the country.
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US Passport Applicants Can Select Gender ‘X' Starting Monday
American citizens are now able to select a new “X” gender marker on U.S. passport applications, even if it doesn’t match the gender on their birth certificate or other documents.
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US Airport Security Screening to Become More Gender-Neutral Through ‘X' Pronoun
The Biden administration says U.S. airport security procedures will become more gender-neutral.