January 27, 2021 Woman screams when asked to exit Southwest Airlines flight, viral video shows A woman has gone viral online for inexplicably screaming when asked to deplane a Southwest Airlines flight after landing.
January 27, 2021 Number of firearms found at Tennessee airports in 2020 was nearly triple national average, TSA says The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered nearly triple the national average of firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage at Tennessee airports in 2020.
January 26, 2021 TSA firearm catch rate doubles in 2020, highest in agency’s history Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers found twice as many firearms per million passengers screened at airport security checkpoints in 2020 compared to the prior year, the agency said Tuesday.
January 25, 2021 Man arrested after making false security threat on Alaska Airlines flight A man was arrested after calling in a false security threat ahead of an Alaska Airlines flight departing Seattle over the weekend.
January 25, 2021 Former TSA officer sentenced for tricking LAX traveler into showing her breasts In addition to jail time, ex-TSA officer Johnathon Lomeli has also been sentenced to two years of felony probation, 52 classes to address sexual compulsion, and has been prohibited from holding a position in security ever again.
January 22, 2021 Wheel falls off plane landing at O'Hare Airport, lands with 'boom' in Chicago family's yard Fortunately, the wheel did not inflict any injury to the residents of the Jefferson Park neighborhood where it crashed down
January 21, 2021 President Biden signs mask mandate via executive order for planes, trains, buses President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday that makes face masks mandatory for air travel and other modes of commercial transportation.
January 21, 2021 President Biden expected to mandate masks on planes, in airports as part of executive order President Joe Biden is expected to sign another slew of executive orders on Thursday, including one mandating the wearing of masks or face coverings in airports and commercial airplanes.
January 19, 2021 Traveler at NYC's LaGuardia airport had bullets inside gum container, TSA says A New York City airport traveler surprised Tranportation Security Administration officers with ammunition that was found stored inside a chewing gum container.
January 19, 2021 Three Spirit Airlines passengers arrested for allegedly attacking agents over baggage dispute Three people flying with Spirit Airlines were arrested and banned from the carrier after allegedly attacking two agents before a flight.