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 […]
Here’s a packing tip: check your pockets, your purse, your briefcase, duffel, or carry-on bag to make sure you aren’t taking your gun – your loaded gun (!) – with you to the airport. As travel returns to ‘normal,’ the Transporation Security Administration reports an uptick in the number of guns, and – we repeat […]
Winter weather and pandemic-related staffing issues are creating a nightmare for travelers. Thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed – or delayed and then canceled – over the holiday weekend and now into this week. On Tuesday, more than 1,000 flights across the country were canceled, while thousands more experienced delays. When we checked […]
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 […]
Here’s a packing tip: check your pockets, your purse, your briefcase, duffel, or carry-on bag to make sure you aren’t taking your gun – your loaded gun (!) – with you to the airport. As travel returns to ‘normal,’ the Transporation Security Administration reports an uptick in the number of guns, and – we repeat […]
Winter weather and pandemic-related staffing issues are creating a nightmare for travelers. Thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed – or delayed and then canceled – over the holiday weekend and now into this week. On Tuesday, more than 1,000 flights across the country were canceled, while thousands more experienced delays. When we checked […]
No balloons fell from the ceiling last week when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security celebrated the fact that over 500,000 travelers have handed over personal data – and $85 – to join the Transportation Security Administration’s expedited airport screening program since the first public enrollment center opened at Indianapolis International Airport in December […]
The TSA’s plan to allow passengers to once again carry small knives on board airplanes got nixed a while back. But even if it had gone forward the knife pictured above would never had made the, uh, cut. Made around 1880 as an advertising item for a store window in New York City, the knife’s […]