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A man carrying a fully loaded gun boarded a commercial flight in Barbados and flew to Miami with the firearm in the plane’s cabin after a security lapse at the Grantley Adams International airport, where he took off from, NBC 6 Investigators learned.

A man brought a loaded pistol to Boston Logan International Airport on Friday, which became the second gun to be confiscated at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the airport over the Thanksgiving holiday rush, the agency said. The latest incident took place about 5:30 a.m. Friday at Terminal B, according to a TSA news release. The man, from Maine,…

State police were called and cited the woman.

A woman with a loaded handgun in her carry-on bag was stopped at a security checkpoint at Logan International Airport in Boston on the day before Thanksgiving, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The handgun had five rounds when it was found in the bag on Wednesday, TSA spokesperson Dan Velez said in a tweet. State police were called and…

If you want to fly home with your favorite Thanksgiving dish and don’t know if you should pack it or not, here are a few tips from the TSA on getting through security.

Airplane cuisine may not be the best thing on a flight, but that doesn’t matter when there is a delicious turkey meal waiting at your destination. Thanksgiving travel is on the rise and more people are going to the airport to fly over to their loved ones this holiday season. In fact, NPR reports that Thanksgiving week flights are...

The TSA has a list of holiday staples you can bring onto an airplane, and which have to be stowed in checked luggage.

TSA workers will have to be fully vaccinated by Monday or submit to COVID-19 testing, but the agency believes it will be prepared for heavy Thanksgiving travel.

The number of airline passengers traveling for Thanksgiving this year is expected to rebound to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, but the Transportation Security Administration says it is ready to handle the surge

A woman tried to get onto a plane in Boston with what appeared to be a rifle on Tuesday — though it was really just an elaborate cane, according to the Transportation Security Administration. TSA officers stopped the woman at a security checkpoint at Boston Logan International Airport for what they thought was a weapon. As it turned out, the…

Ahead of what’s expected to be a busy holiday travel season amid the pandemic, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is raising concerns because of the number of Transportation Security Administration agents who have yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Olympian Shawn Johnson recently detailed “one of the worst experiences” she had at the airport and accused a TSA agent of inappropriately touching her.

Flight attendants have long been tasked with policing safety rules and regulations in flight, but they’ve experienced an uptick in conflicts over masks.

Two of the four planes used in the September 11 attacks left from Boston’s Logan airport. Twenty years later, security is tighter and agencies are now working more closely to help stop threats.

Two of the four planes used in the September 11 attacks left from Boston’s Logan airport. Twenty years later, security is tighter and agencies are now working more closely to help stop threats. Hank Shaw, the chief security officer for Massport, spoke with NBC10 Boston in a rare one-on-one interview. “A significant change since 9/11 is our reliance on teamwork,…

The Sept. 11 terror attacks changed a lot about the way we live in America — but nowhere are those changes more apparent than in air travel. The creation of the Transportation Security Administration put airport security under government control for the first time, and lax security and flimsy cockpit doors became a thing of the past. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway explains.

If you’re flying on a plane or taking a train, be ready to keep wearing that face mask for a few more months

Transportation Security Administration officers made an unusual discovery at Boston Logan International Airport this week — a glass replica of a firearm.

Fewer officers mean slower checkpoints, and travelers have taken to social media to vent about the long wait times.

The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020.