A pilot program starting June 1, will allow some passengers flying out of Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to go through TSA screening at a remote terminal 25 miles from Boston. Operated by the Massachusetts Port Authority’s (Massport’), the Logan Airport Remote Terminal at Framingham is a pilot program allow travelers to go through TSA […]
What will airport security lines be like this week? The short answer is: Who knows? The longer, but equally iffy, answer? There’s a hope for a return to normal at most airports. But at airports that have been in news for hours-long TSA lines (looking at you IAH, ATL and MSY) and high staff shortages, […]
We’ll see if it really happens. And how fast it happens. At week’s end, lawmakers were still at an impasse over funding for the Department of Homeland Security – which includes the budget for the Transportation Security Administration. But on Thursday, President Trump said he would sign an emergency order to get paychecks to TSA […]
It’s smooth sailing for travelers at the security checkpoints at some airports. Elsewhere, the partial government shutdown and staffing shortages are creating hours long waits on security lines snaking through the terminals and, in some cases out onto sidewalks and into parking garages. At some airports, TSA Precheck, TSA Precheck Touchess ID and Clear lanes […]
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have been working without pay since February 14th due to the ongoing partial government shutdown. The result is severe staffing shortages, reduced screening capacity and extremely long (in some cases, hours long) security lines at many airports. Rather than pay the TSA workers, the Trump Administration announced over the weekend […]
A pilot program starting June 1, will allow some passengers flying out of Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to go through TSA screening at a remote terminal 25 miles from Boston. Operated by the Massachusetts Port Authority’s (Massport’), the Logan Airport Remote Terminal at Framingham is a pilot program allow travelers to go through TSA […]
What will airport security lines be like this week? The short answer is: Who knows? The longer, but equally iffy, answer? There’s a hope for a return to normal at most airports. But at airports that have been in news for hours-long TSA lines (looking at you IAH, ATL and MSY) and high staff shortages, […]
We’ll see if it really happens. And how fast it happens. At week’s end, lawmakers were still at an impasse over funding for the Department of Homeland Security – which includes the budget for the Transportation Security Administration. But on Thursday, President Trump said he would sign an emergency order to get paychecks to TSA […]
It’s smooth sailing for travelers at the security checkpoints at some airports. Elsewhere, the partial government shutdown and staffing shortages are creating hours long waits on security lines snaking through the terminals and, in some cases out onto sidewalks and into parking garages. At some airports, TSA Precheck, TSA Precheck Touchess ID and Clear lanes […]
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have been working without pay since February 14th due to the ongoing partial government shutdown. The result is severe staffing shortages, reduced screening capacity and extremely long (in some cases, hours long) security lines at many airports. Rather than pay the TSA workers, the Trump Administration announced over the weekend […]
Higher passenger numbers at many airports due to spring break travel and the continuation of the partial government shutdown that requires TSA workers to work without paychecks is taking a toll on the travel experience at many airports. The security checkpoint lines continue to move smoothly at some airports. But staffing shortages mean that at […]
Here’s good news for international travelers. Global Entry is back in business as of this morning. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is rebooting the program that allows pre-approved travelers who pay $120 for a 5-year membership to receive expedited clearance when returning to the US. DHS closed the fast-track program on February 22 after […]
Bullets hidden in strawberry Nesquik and tinfoil, a shot gun concealed in a golf bag and, the classic – drugs tucked inside shoes – all made it onto the Transportation Security Administration’s recently released Top 10 list of best ‘catches’ for 2025. Here’s the full list, in countdown order, along with airport where the offending […]
A few weeks ago, the Transportation Security Admnistration announced in the Federal Register that it would be setting up a verification program for passengers who show up at the TSA checkpoint without a Real ID, passport or some other acceptable form of identification. To cover the costs of the alt-ID program, which is set to […]