More than 3 million travelers screened at US airports in a single day. That’s a record The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that it handled 3.09 million travelers on Sunday The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024
Thanksgiving Travel Surge Expected At Major US Airports Get ready for a busy Thanksgiving travel season with TSA expecting 18.3 million screenings and identifying the busiest travel days. Top News · Nov 27, 2024
Will TSA's New Self-Screening Service Save You Time At The Airport? The Transportation Security Administration is prototyping a self-screening module at Harry Reid airport in Las Vegas. Kiplinger · Mar 8, 2024
Authorities Prepare for Super Bowl with Security Measures Against Counterfeit Goods, Human Trafficking, and Drones Federal, state, and local security officials in Las Vegas are preparing for the Super Bowl, highlighting concerns about counterfeit goods, human traffickin... Top News · Feb 6, 2024
A passenger hid bullets in a baby diaper at New York's LaGuardia Airport. TSA officers caught him The Transportation Security Administration says security officers found 17 bullets concealed inside a disposable baby diaper at New York’s LaGuardia Airport The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023
Holiday travel period to be one of the busiest in recent memory About 5.9 million Illinoisans will travel more than 50 miles over the holidays. That’s 3.5% more people traveling than the same period last year. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2023
Holiday hordes? Record number of Thanksgiving travelers expected at O’Hare and Midway: ‘Travel’s coming back’ With 2.4 million travelers hitting the roads, Illinois is also nearing a record number of people traveling by car this Thanksgiving season, according to AAA. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2023
Pilot threatened to shoot captain over passenger medical emergency on flight Jonathan Dunn allegedly used a weapon to ‘assault and intimidate’ the aircraft’s captain and warned that they would be shot ‘multiple times’ if the flight was diverted The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023
Commentary: Should the TSA end the 3-ounce liquid restriction? The plot to bring liquid explosives onto flights from London to the U.S. and Canada in 2006 prompted the Transportation Security Administration to institute a limitation of 3 ounces on all liquid and gel containers placed in carry-on bags. Chicago Tribune · Jul 7, 2023
TSA will let younger teens use PreCheck lanes with their parents Teenagers from 13 to 17 years old will be allowed to use the TSA PreCheck lane at U.S. airports with their parents who are enrolled in the screening program, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday. Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023
Government mulls unified airport security akin to Transportation Security Administration in U.S. The government is considering the creation of a unified security force for all airports in the country — along the lines of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the U.S. — which will also combine immigration and customs. The Hindu · Apr 28, 2023
TSA chief sees record number of US airline passengers this summer U.S. airline passenger levels this summer are projected to be “comfortably above” pre-pandemic numbers, the head of the Transportation Security Administration said. Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2023