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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. →

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Flying for the 4th? Pack Patience.

06/29/23

Given the promise of packed airports and airplanes and all the cancelations and delays this past week due to weather and a host of other issues (see: finger-pointing, below), a hot air balloon may be a better way to get where you need to be this holiday weekend. Or maybe space ship. Finger-pointing: Who’s to →

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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 →

TSA finds a gun hidden in a chicken at a Florida Airport

11/08/22

Let’s give credit to the TSA officers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) who cracked the case of the passenger whose carry-on luggage contained a raw chicken with a gun hidden inside. TSA takes offenses like this seriously. But the agency isn’t above cackling and crowing about finds like this on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. →

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Travel Tidbits From An Airport Near You

11/02/22

TSA May Still Make You Wear A Mask The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that allows the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to require mask-wearing on planes, trains, and other forms of transport. The TSA stopped enforcing a mask mandate in April of this year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s →

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Crazy scary!? TSA found 3000+ guns at airport checkpoints so far this year

07/12/22

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 →

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TSA’s first airport checkpoint turns 20

05/02/22

It feels as if the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has always been in charge of security at airports. But TSA was created in November 2001, in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. And, beginning on April 30, 2002, Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI) became the very first airport in the →

Mask mandate off. For now.

04/18/22

On Monday a federal judge in Florida struck down the Biden administration’s mandate requiring masks to be worn in airports, on airplanes, trains, buses, and on other forms of public transportation. The ruling is being reviewed. But late Monday, the Transportation Security Administration issued a statement informing the public that: “Due to today’s court ruling, effective →

Health

The scary and entertaining TSA Top 10 Catches of 2021

01/11/22

2021 was an odd one for travel, with so many COVID-related unknowns throughout the year. But that didn’t stop passengers from bringing along some odd things in their carry-ons and checked baggage. See the video above for the TSA’s Top Ten Catches of 2021. →

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