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More than 3 million pass through US airport security in a day for the first time as travel surges
Agents for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration on Sunday screened 3 million airline passengers in a single day for the first time ever. The record topped the June 23 mark of more than 2.99 million screened passengers.
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Can you fly with wrapped gifts or holiday food? These are the TSA rules
Can you fly with wrapped Christmas presents or holiday food? Here’s what TSA officials say you can and cannot bring on planes.
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How a gov't shutdown could impact TSA and air travel
The 2018 partial government shutdown is a good case study in what a Washington shutdown can do to airports across the country.
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Lockdown lifted at RI's TF Green Airport: ‘no credible security threat'
T.F. Green Airport was on lockdown for about an hour Friday over “a potential security threat,” the Warwick, Rhode Island, airport said, but no threat was found. The lockdown was lifted at the Providence-area airport just before 12:40 p.m. While officials didn’t say publicly what the security threat was, a Warwick police officer told NBC affiliate WJAR that a...
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Frontier flight forced to divert after two women get into altercation
A flight from Philadelphia to Las Vegas was diverted on Tuesday after two passengers got into a profanity-laden screaming match.
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3 Miami TSA officers accused of stealing from airport passengers during screenings
Three Transportation Security Administration officers at Miami International Aiport were arrested after authorities said they were caught on camera stealing from passengers during security screenings.
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Don't Pack Your Ninja Knives in Carry-on Bags, TSA Reminds Travelers
An airline passenger tried to bring a set of ninja knives onto a plane in Boston this holiday weekend, which a TSA official noted is a no-no. The ninja knife set was in a carry-on bag and spotted Saturday by TSA agents at Boston Logan International Airport, said Dan Velez, a spokesman for TSA New England, in a tweet on…
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Busy Summer Travel Season Kicks Off Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day weekend is expected to kick off a busy summer travel season as the industry continues to recover from the pandemic. The TSA has screened more than 70,000 passengers per day at Logan International Airport over the last few days. Dan Velez of TSA New England said those are numbers they haven’t seen much in the last few years….
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TSA Piloting Facial Recognition at Over a Dozen Airports, Including Logan
Ahead of summer travel likely heating up, a journey through security at Logan International Airport in Boston may look a little different for travelers. TSA is testing new technology to enhance security, but it’s also raising some privacy concerns. Logan is one of 16 airports testing facial recognition cameras. So, how does it work? TSA says passengers walk up to…
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TSA Tests Facial Recognition Technology at Airports to Boost Security
The TSA is testing the use of facial recognition technology at a number of airports across the country.
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Woman Arrested for Smuggling Meth in Peanut Butter Jars at Salt Lake City Airport
In total, officers found over half a pound of crystal meth concealed inside the jars.