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Here are TSA’s Top Ten Catches from 2024

01/07/25
Sharp objects, firearms, ammunition and axes are just a few of the things you can’t take on airplanes in your carry-on bags or on your person. For a list of other items, including cattle prods, saws and dynamite, consult the Transportation Security Administration’s “What Can I Bring? list. The list is long. But there’s a →

Self-service security screening? It’s being tested

03/06/24
Self-service checkout works at the grocery store. So why not self-service screening at the airport? That’s what the Transportation Security Administration has in mind. For the next six months, TSA and the Department of Homeland Security will be testing a self-service checkpoint at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas. Starting in mid-March, travelers →

It’s here! TSA’s Top 10 Best Catches of 2023

01/09/24
Throwing knives, replica rockets, a knife hidden in a loaf of bread, meth tucked inside a jar of crab boil spices, and a 35mm projectile. These are just some of the weird and prohibited items found by the TSA in travelers’ carry-on bags last year. But wait, there’s more. A knife hidden in the shoe →

Did you mean to tip the TSA?

09/18/23
At airports, it’s not unusual to hear an announcement asking a traveler to return to the security checkpoint to retrieve a left-behind item. On Sunday, for example, while waiting for an early morning flight, we heard repeated announcements asking the person who left their wedding band behind at the checkpoint to come and get it. →

TSA’s Cutest Canine Contest

08/21/23
Move over airport therapy dogs. For just a moment. It’s time to give some love to some of the more than 1000 dogs that work for the Transportation Security Administration sniffing out explosives and the components for explosives in airports around the country. For several years now, TSA has been hosting an annual Cutest Canine →

Why do people bring guns to the airport?

07/10/23
TSA shares half-year tally of firearms found at airport checkpoints Travelers are returning to airports and airplanes in record numbers. And for some reason, many of those travelers are packing guns in their carry-on bags. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reports that its officers found 3,251 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the first half of 2023, which ended June 30. →

TSA finds lots more guns & so many sharp things

04/26/23
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) not only stops travelers from bringing dangerous and prohibited items onto airplanes, but it also tallies the finds. And the agency shares information about some of the more unusual items that show up at the security checkpoints on social media. For some reason, many travelers pack guns in their carry-on →
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