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February 4, 2025 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Football fans planning to head to New Orleans to cheer on the Eagles can fly like winners if they follow a few travel tips before their flight to the big game and back home with their stash of Super Bowl souvenirs.Transportation…
January 29, 2025 | Local Press Release
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Missouri airports discovered a total of 192 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage last year, a statewide decrease of nearly ten percent from the 2023 total. Each of the…
January 29, 2025 | Local Press Release
HEBRON, Ky. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Kentucky airports discovered 107 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2024, a decrease of more than ten percent from the 2023 total. Each of the firearms was…
January 21, 2025 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. –  A Lackawanna County, Pa., man was arrested by police yesterday, Jan. 20, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport intercepted a handgun in the man’s carry-on bag at one…
January 16, 2025 | Local Press Release
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers across the state of Mississippi intercepted 49 firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2024.  The largest number in Mississippi was at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (…
January 15, 2025 | Local Press Release
BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at eight New England airports detected 48 firearms in 2024.In 2024, TSA New England screened more than 33.4 million individuals, which indicates the agency intercepted 1.44 firearms per…
December 13, 2024 | Local Press Release
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Colorado Springs International Airport (COS) anticipates screening more than 100,000 people during the official end-of-the-year holiday season. Nationwide, TSA…
December 13, 2024 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va.--The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for holiday travelers who are planning to fly out of Washington Dulles International Airport during the Christmas, Hanukkah and new year holidays as passenger volume is…
December 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
Read this story in EnglishSan Juan, Puerto Rico – La Administración de Seguridad en el Transporte (TSA, por sus siglas en inglés), en…
December 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
Lea esta noticia en Español.San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in collaboration with the Government…
December 10, 2024 | Local Press Release
“We are seeing a lot of travelers arrive at our checkpoints with beverages and a variety of knives,” Spero said. “It’s important to remember that liquids, gels, aerosols and spreadables are limited to 3.4 ounces in one clear quart-sized bag in carry…
December 2, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today released the 2025 TSA Canine Calendar, an annual tradition honoring the agency’s more than 1,000 explosives detection canines working across the United States. The …
November 21, 2024 | Local Press Release
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for Thanksgiving travel and will screen millions of passengers during the holiday period. Historically the three busiest travel days are the Tuesday and Wednesday prior to…
November 21, 2024 | Local Press Release
LAS VEGAS - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas is prepared for thousands of travelers expected to depart the airport following the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix taking place this…
November 19, 2024 | Local Press Release
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) will hold a press conference on the importance of Louisiana residents becoming REAL ID ready and OMV representatives will be at the Shreveport Regional…
November 18, 2024 | Local Press Release
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) will hold a press conference on the importance of Louisiana residents becoming REAL ID ready and OMV representatives will be at the Baton Rouge…
November 6, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to…
October 24, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — Consistent with the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) efforts to enhance the passenger experience, TSA published a final rule in the …
October 10, 2024 | Local Press Release
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) as well as their flight information in real time is now in use at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security main checkpoint at…
October 1, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today its TSA PreCheck® program added Caribbean Airlines and RED Air to the nearly 100 airlines now participating in the program.TSA PreCheck is an expedited screening program…
September 30, 2024 | Local Press Release
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a passenger from bringing a handgun onboard an airplane at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) Sunday. This was the second incident in five days. A gun was…
September 27, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport intercepted a handgun at one of the security checkpoints on Wednesday (September 25). It was the…
September 26, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted a firearm at the main security checkpoint yesterday, September 15. The 9mm firearm was loaded with 10 bullets. When TSA officers…
September 25, 2024 | Local Press Release
SPOKANE - The next time you depart Spokane International Airport (GEG), you will have the option of having your identity verified by the latest generation of Credential Authentication Technology (CAT). The Transportation Security Administration (TSA…
September 12, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a…

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