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A monkey, missed meals and a record-setting week for TSA firearm "finds" at airport checkpoints.
You know summer is a busy time for air travel. But which days are traditionally the worst days to fly? And what are airports doing to plan for those days this summer? We've got some answers.
There are lots of ideas being floated to fix the problem with long TSA lines at airports. Some may work.
Long TSA lines are all over the news. Here's a run down of the creative ways some airports are trying to help ease tension on the lines.
Passengers left behind more than $765,000 in loose change at airport checkpoints in 2015. And the TSA gets to keep it.
The things they bring: a look at firearms and other prohibited items travelers try to bring with them on planes.
A monkey, missed meals and a record-setting week for TSA firearm "finds" at airport checkpoints.
You know summer is a busy time for air travel. But which days are traditionally the worst days to fly? And what are airports doing to plan for those days this summer? We've got some answers.
There are lots of ideas being floated to fix the problem with long TSA lines at airports. Some may work.
Long TSA lines are all over the news. Here's a run down of the creative ways some airports are trying to help ease tension on the lines.
Passengers left behind more than $765,000 in loose change at airport checkpoints in 2015. And the TSA gets to keep it.
The things they bring: a look at firearms and other prohibited items travelers try to bring with them on planes.
My At the Airport column on USA TODAY for January 2016 takes a look at TSA's 2015 Year in Review and the record number of guns found at airport checkpoints.
From my unofficial count of all the guns found by TSA at airport checkpoint last year, it looks like 2015 will be another record year. Plus... how a chihuahua get in a checked bag?
Don't worry: you can still use your driver's license as ID at airport checkpoints all over the country. The Department of Homeland Security finally issued a timetable for the date when the Real ID Act goes into effect - and states not yet in compliance have two years to work it out.