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TSA demonstrates proper way for FLL passengers to pack, travel with firearm
Read full article: TSA demonstrates proper way for FLL passengers to pack, travel with firearmTransportation Security Administration (TSA) officials at Fort Lauderdale Airport spent Friday morning demonstrating and describing how to properly travel with a firearm.
Video evidence shows TSA agents allegedly stealing from passengers at Miami International Airport
Read full article: Video evidence shows TSA agents allegedly stealing from passengers at Miami International AirportSurveillance video has been released in the case of three TSA agents who were arrested for stealing from passengers as they went through security at Miami International Airport.
Florida pilots in favor of lawsuit towards Biden administration’s public transportation mask mandate
Read full article: Florida pilots in favor of lawsuit towards Biden administration’s public transportation mask mandateGov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Tuesday that Moody will be leading 20 other states in taking legal action against the Biden administration over the federal mask mandate on public transportation.
Little girl wants ‘bad guy’ who killed her mother in Miami-Dade caught
Read full article: Little girl wants ‘bad guy’ who killed her mother in Miami-Dade caughtDetectives have yet to make an arrest in the murder of 24-year-old TSA Officer LeShonte Jones in Miami-Dade County. Her three-year-old daughter was injured during the shooting and thinks about her mother and the killer every day.
Record number of passengers have attempted to take guns through Fort Lauderdale airport security checkpoints this year
Read full article: Record number of passengers have attempted to take guns through Fort Lauderdale airport security checkpoints this yearThree loaded guns were found on Thursday, bringing the total for this year to 103.
CLEAR or TSA PreCheck? How each works, and which might be a better fit for you
Read full article: CLEAR or TSA PreCheck? How each works, and which might be a better fit for youWe all know how the process works when you’re going to the airport: Check in, get your boarding passes, check luggage (if that’s what you’ve decided on) and then head to security to make your way to your gate.
Mother begs for answers one month after Miami TSA employee murdered in front of 3-year-old daughter
Read full article: Mother begs for answers one month after Miami TSA employee murdered in front of 3-year-old daughterOn May 3, Le’Shonte Jones was fatally shot while her three-year-old daughter stood by her side.
Airport changes name after years of fighting over ‘Orlando’
Read full article: Airport changes name after years of fighting over ‘Orlando’After years of fighting and litigation over who can include “Orlando” in the name of their central Florida airport, Orlando International Airport officials and Orlando Melbourne International Airport officials have tentatively agreed that Orlando Melbourne International Airport will change its name to Melbourne Orlando International Airport.
Officers arrest 2 teens after shooting near unsolved murder in Naranja
Read full article: Officers arrest 2 teens after shooting near unsolved murder in NaranjaAs detectives investigated the murder of a TSA officer in Miami-Dade County’s Naranja neighborhood, police officers arrested two teenage boys in relation to a shooting nearby.
Most major US airlines ban guns in luggage for DC flights
Read full article: Most major US airlines ban guns in luggage for DC flightsDelta, United and Alaska airlines said Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 they will bar passengers flying to Washington from putting guns in checked bags. The moves follow the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and politically tinged confrontations on some flights. American Airlines is bringing back a ban on serving alcohol on flights to and from the Washington area — flights go dry starting Saturday through next Thursday. Price also said that it is “a good idea” to prohibit passengers from putting guns in checked bags if they are flying to Washington. Federal law allows passengers to put guns in checked baggage if they are unloaded and in a locked, hard-sided case, although airlines have the discretion to ban guns.
Families arrive back to South Florida after traveling for Thanksgiving
Read full article: Families arrive back to South Florida after traveling for ThanksgivingMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The Sunday after Thanksgiving is usually the busiest travel day of the year, but the pandemic may have changed that. Families were seen returning home Monday at Miami International Airport after flying out for the holiday, including Julien Weckering and his parents, who just came back from Washington, D.C.“I feel very safe and secure. Compared to Washington, D.C., Weckering said the Miami airport was more crowded. Despite the rush, lines at MIA were not too bad on Sunday during what’s normally one of the busiest travel weeks. We gotta keep living.”Officials at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport said this weekend was their busiest this year, with about 80,000 passengers passing through each day.
TSA worker at Orlando International Airport tests positive for coronavirus
Read full article: TSA worker at Orlando International Airport tests positive for coronavirusA Transportation Security Officer at Orlando International Airport has received an initial positive test for the coronavirus, according to the TSA. Federal Security Director Pete Garcia also identified the officers who were in close contact with the impacted officer, and has advised them to stay home and self-observe for the next 14 days. The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority has performed enhanced cleaning of all areas where the officer worked.
TSA stopped a traveler after finding a toilet-paper 'gun' in his bag
Read full article: TSA stopped a traveler after finding a toilet-paper 'gun' in his bagJohn Moore/Getty Images(CNN) - TSA agents at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport were prepared to give a traveler crap when they spotted a revolver in his carry-on bag. But upon closer inspection, what they thought was a gun was really a gun-shaped toilet paper holder. "Yes, this most unusual revolver was not designed to spin bullets," TSA joked in a press release on Thursday. "It was designed to spin toilet paper." The "realistic replica gun" triggered an alarm when the bag it was in went through an X-ray machine.
TSA trauma for transgender travelers
Read full article: TSA trauma for transgender travelersStill, he recalls one instance a few years ago in which TSA agents waved the phallus in the air in plain view of other travelers. When asked whether TSA agents asking passengers to show their genitals was against protocol, Burke relayed, "TSA does not conduct strip searches." According to Burke, TSA agents also undergo official sensitivity training as part of their annual requirement. The TSA said in April it is exploring updating the body scanners to help streamline security for all travelers. The TSA offers some information for transgender travelers on its website, including a note saying the agency is committed to ensuring transgender travelers are met with courtesy and respect.
TSA bans Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge 'thermal detonator' Coke bottles
Read full article: TSA bans Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge 'thermal detonator' Coke bottlesDisney and Coca Cola partnered to make these specialty soda cans for the new Star Wars land. (CNN) - To commemorate your visit to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, you can bring home a $200 lightsaber, a Chewbacca backpack, or a puppet Porg. The bottles, which are for sale exclusively inside Star Wars lands in Anaheim and Orlando, are shaped like small orbs that resemble either a droid or a thermal detonator, depending on your point of view. Scott Trowbridge, the lead Imagineer on the Galaxy's Edge project, said the design of the bottle looked "cool, kind of thermal detonator-ish" on a panel earlier this year. At $5.49, the bottles are one of the cheapest souvenirs available at Galaxy's Edge -- and popular: Disney has limited guests to three bottles per transaction to prevent hoarding.
Strange TSA finds
Read full article: Strange TSA findsMovie prop at HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport: TSA agents said this is definitely one of the more unusual things they've handled. It's a prop from the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" series and was allowed through after a successful trip through the X-ray. He even had his own ticket for a seat! Hide Caption
Traveler in wheelchair says she was 'humiliated' at TSA checkpoint
Read full article: Traveler in wheelchair says she was 'humiliated' at TSA checkpointNASHVILLE, Tenn. - She came to Nashville just for a doctor's visit, but when she left she said she was humiliated by TSA agents at Nashville International Airport. She says she was leaving Nashville after a doctor visit when she was at the TSA checkpoint at BNA on July 3. It was there that Coulston says an agent explained they needed to inspect her wheelchair seat cushion before letting her through, in addition to her typical pat-down. The incident was caught on camera, and she said that kind of experience has never happened to her before at a TSA checkpoint. Two years ago, police in Knoxville arrested a man after TSA agents found a handgun hidden inside his wheelchair seat cushion at a TSA Checkpoint.
Boy takes ride on Atlanta airport baggage conveyor belt
Read full article: Boy takes ride on Atlanta airport baggage conveyor beltA toddler was injured after he climbed onto a baggage conveyor belt behind a ticket counter at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport and rode it all the way to the TSA bag room, authorities said.
Toddler injured after ride down airport baggage conveyor belt
Read full article: Toddler injured after ride down airport baggage conveyor belt(CNN) - A toddler was injured after he climbed onto a baggage conveyor belt behind a ticket counter at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport and rode it all the way to the TSA bag room, authorities said. The boy had climbed onto the conveyor belt and was taken back to the TSA bag room, where agents saw him and stopped the belt. Vega said she was told her son was on the belt for about five minutes. "He just went a long ride away, I couldn't even catch up," Vega told CNN affiliate WSB. "The child was able to access a back baggage area via a bag belt and sustained some injuries.