This Is What Happens To All The Toiletries That TSA Confiscates
There are a few essential rules to remember when flying: buy your snacks before getting to the airport, always book a window seat and remember to pack your toiletries in …
Transportation in the United States
Facial Recognition Software Used By TSA Is Useless And Dangerous: Senators
Photo: Ting Shen/Bloomberg (Getty Images) The Transportation Security Administration is seeking to significantly expand the use of facial recognition technology at airport checkpoints and legislators are rightfully concerned. A letter …
TSA Throws Most Adorable Retirement Party For 8-Year-Old Bomb Dog
Image: TSA One of the Transportation Safety Administration’s “bomb-sniffing” dogs at Reagan National Airport was thrown a retirement party last week after working his final shift and leaving the force …
California May End CLEAR For Airline Travelers
Photo: Bing Guan/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Who would have guessed that eliminating privatized airport security line-cutting would be a topic that would have Democrats and Republicans reaching across the aisle? California …
Texas Man Somehow Gets On Airplane Without Ticket
A Delta passenger from Texas somehow managed to use a child’s boarding pass to get on a flight from Salt Lake City, Utah to Austin, Texas; flight attendants caught onto his …
Can We Just Throw In The Towel On Airport Security Theater Already?
Photo: Al Drago (Getty Images) The Transportation Security Administration is testing new self-screening checkpoint lanes at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. The new process promises passengers shorter wait …
Passenger Walks Through Empty Security Checkpoint To Board Flight Without Ticket
Photo: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images (Getty Images) A woman got to trip to Los Angeles free of charge after she apparently strolled through an empty portion of an airport security checkpoint in …
Record-Breaking Number Of Guns Found At Airports For Third Year Running
Image: Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times (Getty Images) The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it found 6,737 firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2023, beating a record that …
Airports Are Replacing TSA Checks With Self Checkout Systems
The Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nev. has installed a new self-service screening lane in an effort to speed up the TSA check process. This pilot program — …
Please Do Not Bring Anti-Aircraft Ammunition Through Airport Security
I don’t know how many times we’re going to have to tell you folks this, but please do not try to bring anti-aircraft ammunition through airport security. Apparently, a traveler …