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Travel Tidbits from an airport near you

03/28/20

SFO Airport consolidates international flights to a single concourse So many international flights have been temporarily canceled that some airports are closing down parts of concourses and terminals. One example: San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Because the schedule for international flights from SFO will be reduced by 52% by April 1, the airport will temporarily […]

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TSA maps its COVID-19 cases

03/24/20

Airports are getting quieter and quieter, but some people are still flying. So Transportation Security Administration officers are among the workers who must still show up for work. Unfortunately, it turns out TSA workers aren’t immune to COVID-19 and there are have been some TSA officers who have tested positive for the virus. So it’s […]

Fewer flights, but TSA + airports still fighting germs

03/13/20

Pretty much every airline is spooling out schedule cuts in response to reduced passenger demand, concerns about coronavirus and government-imposed restriction. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Etihad, Norwegian and Singapore Airlines are just a few carriers that have made serious schedule adjustments in the past few days. Fewer planes will be in the skies, but […]

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How are airports & the TSA dealing with COVID-19 fears?

03/03/20

All the head-spinning news about the Coronavirus (COVID-19), may have you wondering what to do if, like us, you have plane tickets and travel plans booked for the next few days, weeks or months. If your airline cancels your flight or your organization cancels its event, your decision about whether to go or stay home […]

Health

Super Bowl-bound? Airports and TSA ready.

01/28/20

Airports and TSA bracing for Super Bowl travelers Long before the final matchup was set for Super Bowl LIV on February 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, South Florida airports and security officials were making game plans. The task: deal with record-setting numbers of arriving and departing fans. FLL, MIA and PBI Airports […]

Sports

How many firearms did TSA find at airport checkpoints in 2019?

01/15/20

It’s a number we anxiously wait for each year. And it’s a number that sadly keeps going up. In its annual Year in Review, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today shared the tally of the number of firearms its officers found at airport checkpoints around the country all last year. The total: an alarming and […]

Don’t leave your stuff at the TSA checkpoint

01/05/20

Resolved to fly more in 2020? How to keep your stuff. In 2019, airline passengers tried to take hundreds of thousands of prohibited and banned items through airport security checkpoints in the United States. Transportation Security Administration officers found hatchets, inert grenades, fireworks, firearms (most of them loaded) and so many knives that the […]

TSA takes on Star Wars, pups and checkpoint firearms.

08/28/19

Today’s tidbits come from some of the social media notices shared by the folks at Transportation Security Administration (TSA). First: On its @askTSA site, TSA is answering questions from Star Wars fans heading to a Disney park to visit the Galaxy’s Edge attraction. People are curious about how TSA will deal wtih some of the […]

Security

Travel Tune-up: “Ask TSA” offers answers.

08/05/19

Travel Tune-Up: Pickles? Cantaloupes? Kittens? Find out what you may - and may not - take in your carry-on bags.

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