airport security
Woman dragged off flight after boarding without ID, ticket
A woman somehow managed to get on a Delta flight without identification or a boarding pass, causing a three-hour delay in Florida over the weekend, officials said. The airline apologized...
TSA makes you suffer because it's afraid to do security right
Two airport experiences over 24 hours tell us all we need to know about America’s misplaced security priorities. On Sunday, a multiple-sclerosis-afflicted friend in her 60s who walks with a...
American Airlines accused of racially profiling two Muslim men who waved at each other
Two Muslim men are accusing American Airlines of racial profiling -- saying uncomfortable crew members canceled a flight partly because one of them flushed a toilet twice, they said. The...
Young Indian guy disguises as old man to sneak onto New York-bound flight
An Indian man dressed up as a white-haired, wheelchair-bound senior in his 80s to try to sneak onto a flight to New York City, according to authorities. Jayesh Patel, 32,...
TSA had its 9 busiest days ever this summer
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration says the nine busiest days in its history occurred this summer as travelers jammed airports. TSA Acting Deputy Administrator Patricia Cogswell said Thursday that...
Record number of people screened at US airports over July 4 holiday: TSA
The number of people screened at airport checkpoints last Sunday set a record as people streamed home after a four-day holiday weekend.
Wife puts sex toys in man’s suitcase in this airport security prank
Strap in for this hilarious prank. When security searched this man's suitcase at Luton Airport in London, UK, they found two embarrassing objects tied to a water bottle: a gimp...
Cellphone, laptop searches have nearly quadrupled at US airports and border crossings
US government searches of travelers’ cellphones and laptops at airports and border crossings have nearly quadrupled since 2015, and are being done for reasons beyond customs and immigration enforcement, according...
Australian man found guilty in plane bomb plot involving meat grinder
MELBOURNE — An Australian court on Wednesday found a man guilty of plotting to blow up an Etihad Airways flight out of Sydney at the behest of the Islamic State...
TSA scanners may discriminate against black women
While TSA agents say they’re not discriminating against women of color, their equipment has been doing otherwise, according to new report from ProPublica. Those futuristic full-body scanners — the ones...
Man caught transporting invasive stingrays at airport
One man is in hot water after he was caught transporting several illegal fish through Texas. The Kansas man has been charged for shipping two types of live invasive species...
Over 1,500 exotic turtles found inside luggage in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities said Monday that they found more than 1,500 live exotic turtles stuffed inside luggage at Manila’s airport. The various types of turtles were found Sunday...
TSA confiscates record number of guns in 2018
The number of firearms discovered by the Transportation Security Administration in carry-on luggage rose by 7 percent in 2018.
Passenger with gun slips past security in Atlanta during shutdown
A passenger managed to slip a gun past a security checkpoint at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport earlier this month — but Transportation Security Administration officials insist the weeks-long government shutdown...
Very good Customs dog sniffs out roasted pig in airport luggage
A roasted pig was discovered by a beagle from the US Customs and Border Protection’s K-9 unit on Thursday at Atlanta’s airport, reports said. Hardy, an upstanding member of the...
Travelers shocked as authorities blow up suitcase in middle of airport
Police at Rome’s Fiumicino airport were in for a surprise when the suspicious suitcase they reportedly blew up contained nothing more than personal belongings — and coconuts. Journalist Ned Donovan,...
TSA chief confirms 150 smaller airports will not ditch screenings
The head of the Transportation Security Administration has officially shut down reports that the agency will shutter checkpoints at 150 smaller airports across the nation, though a recent study found...
Schumer: TSA plan to stop screening is 'disaster waiting to happen'
Sen. Chuck Schumer is worried about the TSA’s proposal to stop screening passengers at some airports across the country. The plan would get rid of passenger screenings at some small...
TSA may stop screening passengers at 150 airports
The TSA is considering nixing passenger screening at more than 150 airports across the country, a new report reveals. The proposal, laid out in documents by a TSA working group,...
Hackers are selling access to critical airport systems for $10
Digital security is something that’s on the mind of every company that owns any device more modern than a typewriter these days and for good reason. A breach of information...