Politics March 9, 2022 Republicans demand TSA allow COVID mask mandate to expire Republicans are demanding the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to end its mask mandate on March 18 — the date its mandate was set to expire when it was initially extended in August 2021.
Crime February 18, 2022 Frontier Airlines passenger charged with making threats that diverted Florida-bound flight A man who allegedly threatened crew members on an Orlando-bound Frontier Airlines flight that forced the pilots to divert to North Carolina appeared in federal court this week, the Justice Department said Wednesday. .
Crime February 15, 2022 American Airlines employee stabs co-worker in Boston airport, police say An American Airlines employee stabbed a co-worker at Boston Logan International Airport following a dispute between the pair, authorities said Tuesday.
Airlines February 10, 2022 Frontier flight diverted to Raleigh after unruly passenger's meltdown caught on video An allegedly unruly passenger forced a plane to be diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Wednesday evening.
Missouri January 27, 2022 Missouri AG calls on Mayorkas to end TSA policy allowing migrants to use civil arrest warrants at airports Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday to end a policy allowing migrants to use civil immigration arrest warrants as identification at U.S. airports, accusing the department of a “willful disregard for the safety of the American people.”
Airports January 24, 2022 Stowaway flew in cargo plane's wheel well for 11 hours, landed safe in Amsterdam Military police in Amsterdam arrested the man, but reported he has applied for asylum.
TRAVEL January 23, 2022 Man on British Airways flight says he ended up on near-empty plane, TikTok videos show unclaimed seats Kai Forsyth took to TikTok to share that he was apparently the only ticketed passenger on an international British Airways flight.
Border security January 21, 2022 TSA confirms it lets illegal immigrants use arrest warrants as ID in airports The Transportation Security Administration confirmed to ӣƵ on Friday that it allows illegal immigrants to use arrest warrants as an alternative form of ID to board airplanes.
TECH January 14, 2022 Biometric data at US airports calls for tighter controls, senators from both parties say In a letter to CBP earlier this week, two U.S. senators called for authorities to allow Americans to opt out of facial recognition at airports.
US January 14, 2022 3 women charged with beating airline security officer at JFK Three women charged with attacking an airline security worker reportedly ordered nine alcoholic drinks over four hours at airport bars.
Airports January 11, 2022 Flights at West Coast airports briefly grounded around same time North Korea fires apparent ballistic missile The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reportedly ordered a full ground stop at airports in the western U.S. on Monday around the same time that North Korea was believed to have launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan.