Transportation Security Administration
TSA will resume defense training for airline employees

By David Koenig Jun. 26, 2021 11:20 AM EDT
DALLAS (AP) — Federal officials cited the surge of incidents involving disruptive and sometimes violent passengers in resuming self-defense training for...

FILE - In this May 28, 2021 file photo, travelers wait for their luggage at a baggage carousel at Miami International Airport in Miami. The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Travel rebound: 2 million people go through US airports

By David Koenig Jun. 12, 2021 10:59 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 17, 2021 file photo, travelers walk through the Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City. Mother's Day weekend meant bigger crowds at U.S. airports. The Transportation Security Administration said its agents screened slightly more than 1.7 million people on Sunday, May 9 the highest number since March 2020, when travel was collapsing because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Americans set another pandemic-era record for air travel

By The Associated Press May. 10, 2021 11:12 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, a TSA staff wears mask as he walks past flight information screens show flight status information at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Federal officials keep seeing cases of airline passengers getting into confrontations with flight attendants or other passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday, April 27, 2021, that it is seeking fines ranging from $14,500 to $31,750 against three recent passengers.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
US sets pandemic-era high for air travel, over 1.6 million

By The Associated Press May. 03, 2021 10:52 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2020 file photo, a woman walks into the international airport in Honolulu amid a quarantine rule that effectively shut down the tourism industry in the state. A requirement that people on planes and other forms of transportation in the U.S. wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will remain in place through at least Sept. 13, the Transportation Security Administration said Friday, April 30, 2021 (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
US extends face-mask requirement on planes until September

Apr. 30, 2021 07:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, March 19, 2021 file photo, an airliner lands at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla. On Sunday, March 21, more than 1.5 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints, the largest number since the pandemic tightened its grip on the United States more than a year ago. However, passenger traffic remains far below 2019 levels. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Air travelers top 1.5 million for first time in over a year

By The Associated Press Mar. 22, 2021 01:09 PM EDT

Number of guns found in Tennessee airports drops in 2020

Jan. 27, 2021 04:13 AM EST
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Security officers at Tennessee's five largest airports found 162 guns in carry-on luggage in 2020, a decrease of only 19 incidents from...

Family members wave goodbye to nursing home resident Barbara Farrior, 85, at the end of their visit at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, in New York. The home offered drive-up visits for families of residents struggling with celebrating the holiday alone. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
A pandemic atlas: USA by the numbers, telling and horrifying

By Adam Geller Dec. 16, 2020 12:12 AM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 file photo, a traveler wears a mask as she walks through Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The Transportation Security Administration said nearly 1.2 million people went through U.S. airports on Sunday, the highest number since the coronavirus pandemic gripped the country back in March, despite the pleadings of public health experts for people to stay home over Thanksgiving. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Holiday air travel surges despite dire health warnings

By David Koenig Nov. 30, 2020 12:15 PM EST

FILE - In this June 17, 2020 file photo, a TSA worker, right, checks a passenger before entering a security screening at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Fla. A high-ranking Transportation Security Administration official says the agency is falling short when it comes to protecting airport screeners and the public from the new coronavirus, according to published reports. A federal office that handles whistleblower complaints has ordered an investigation. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Air traffic is down, gun seizures up at US airports

By David Koenig Aug. 10, 2020 10:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 24, 2020, file photo, TSA agents help travelers as they clear security for flights out of Love Field in Dallas. The TSA has made some changes at airport security checkpoints after a whistleblower inside the agency complained about poor protection against the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Lawyer: TSA makes changes after whistleblower's complaint

By David Koenig Jul. 08, 2020 07:36 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 17, 2020 file photo, a TSA worker, right, checks a passenger before entering a security screening at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Fla. A high-ranking Transportation Security Administration official says the agency is falling short when it comes to protecting airport screeners and the public from the new coronavirus, according to published reports. A federal office that handles whistleblower complaints has ordered an investigation. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
TSA insider faults agency's response to coronavirus

By David Koenig Jun. 19, 2020 12:52 PM EDT

Gary Henderson installs an awning near the Giant Sky Wheel while preparing Canobie Lake Park for guests, Thursday, June 18, 2020 in Salem, New Hampshire. The amusement park plans to reopen on July 16th with capacity limitations and safety precautions for guests and workers as a some of the state restrictions due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak are lifted. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Wall Street eyes alternative data to track economy reopening

By Alex Veiga Jun. 18, 2020 02:42 PM EDT

People holding Spanish flags protest against the Spanish government amid the lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Alcorcon, Spain, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. The regional authority of Madrid is appealing to Spain's Supreme Court over the Spanish government's refusal to ease its lockdown. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Retailers reopening more stores, tourism expanding

May. 21, 2020 10:04 AM EDT

As fewer people fly, rate of guns found in bags by TSA jumps

By David Koenig Apr. 27, 2020 05:18 PM EDT
With far fewer people flying because of travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, airport security screeners are naturally finding fewer guns in...

FILE - In this April 1, 2020, file photo, several dozen mothballed Delta Air Lines jets are parked at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Mo. The number of Americans getting on airplanes has sunk to a level not seen in more than 60 years as people shelter in their homes to avoid catching or spreading the new coronavirus. The Transportation Security Administration screened fewer than 100,000 people on Tuesday, April 7, a drop of 95% from a year ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Pandemic has set the number of air travelers back decades

By David Koenig Apr. 09, 2020 12:01 AM EDT