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TSA shelves “shoes off” policy

07/08/25

The Department of Homeland Security formally announced on Tuesday that all commercial airline passengers passing through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at airports are now allowed to keep their shoes on. TSA first instituted a “shoes off” policy in 2006, almost five years after “Shoe Bomber” Richard Reid tried to set off explosives hidden in his […]

How many firearms did travelers bring to airport checkpoints in 2024?

01/16/25

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released its 2024 tally for the number of firearms found at airport checkpoints. And while this time around the number of “finds” isn’t a record breaker, it’s still quite shocking. In 2024, (TSA) found a total of 6,678 firearms at airport security checkpoints, a slight decrease from the 6,737 firearms […]

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Download TSA’s 2025 Canine Calendar

12/03/24

Love dogs and looking for a fun, free 2025 calendar? Then check out the 2025 Canine Calendar put out – for free – by the Transportation Security Administration. The calendar features 13 hard-working TSA canines selected from more than 80 entries submitted by TSA teams nationwide. Each month features photos, fun facts about each winning […]

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Airports celebrate National Dog Day

08/26/24

Monday, August 26, was National Dog Day and airports around the country took the opportunity to celebrate the therapy dogs and their people who volunteer to hang out in the terminals helping passengers de-stress. Here’s a sampling of some of the celebrations. Let us know if we missed yours. And, look! After all the votes […]

TSA’s 6 month gun tally + Happy Birthday SEA

07/10/24

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been screening a record number of travelers and finding lots of firearms as it does. How many firearms? For the first half of the year, which ended on June 30, TSA reports that it found 3,269 firearms at airport security checkpoints, an average of 19 firearms a day. 94% […]

Travel Tidbits from Airports Near You

06/04/24

Here’s a quick roundup of fun posts and new amenities recently spotted at airports. New York’s Albany International Airport (ALB) is getting ready for all the travelers who will be arriving for the Belmont Stakes horse race in Saratoga on June 8. They’ve set up a selfie station with a horse statue just past the […]

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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 […]

TSA’s firearm tally hits a new record

01/10/24

(‘No Guns on Planes’ photo courtesy TSA) Pop quiz: Can you take your gun on a plane in your carry-on bag? The answer is no. But the message isn’t getting through. No matter how many times and in how many ways the Transportation Security Administration crew tries to remind travelers of that fact. In 2023, […]

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Traveling for Thanksgiving?

11/13/23

Are you traveling over this Thanksgiving holiday? You won’t be alone. Not by a long shot. AAA projects 55.4 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period. That’s an increase of 2.3% over last year and marks the third-highest Thanksgiving forecast since AAA began tracking holiday travel […]

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