Press Releases

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The number of passengers expected to fly this summer out of Charlottesville and airports across the nation is expected to be the highest in years with 263 million passengers and crew projected to pass through Transportation…

CHICAGO – Transportation Security Administration officers working at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) checkpoints screened 109,639 passengers and crew on Friday, July 19, breaking the previous single-day record of 108,360 set on March 22,…

ROANOKE, Va. – A Lexington, Virginia, man was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration with a handgun loaded with six bullets at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport checkpoint on Monday, July 22. The TSA officer who was staffing the…

PITTSBURGH – A Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) when they spotted a handgun loaded with 10 bullets in his carry-on bag on Sunday, July 21.…

PITTSBURGH – A Tennessee man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) with a 9 mm gun loaded with two bullets in his carry-on bag this morning, July 23. It was the second gun caught in…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Lynchburg, Virginia, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO) when they spotted a 9 mm handgun loaded with six bullets, including one in the chamber, in…

LINTHICUM, Md. – A resident of Georgia was caught with a handgun in his carry-on bag by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) on Saturday, July 20. It marked the…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Chesterfield, Virginia, man was issued a summons by police at Richmond International Airport yesterday, July 21, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a handgun loaded with eight bullets in the traveler…

Burlington, Vt. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day recruitment event on Wednesday, July 24, to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a TSA officer at Burlington International Airport (BTV). The…

PITTSBURGH - An Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) when they spotted a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag on Wednesday, July 17.   …

ELMIRA, N.Y. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day recruitment event on Thursday, July 25, to assist individuals applying for a job as a TSA officer to work at Elmira-Corning Regional Airport. Starting pay is $15.…

Austin, Texas — This morning, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted three loaded firearms--two carried by the same passenger--in carry-on bags at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) security checkpoints.  …

EAST ELMHURST, N.Y. – A North Carolina woman was arrested this morning, July 15, after Transportation Security Administration officers at LaGuardia Airport caught her carrying a loaded gun into the security checkpoint.TSA officers spotted the…

NEW YORK – A West Virginia man was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) this morning, July 16, when Transportation Security Administration officers detected a loaded gun in his carry-on bag at one of the airport’s checkpoints. The…

SALT LAKE CITY - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today reminded Utah residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant form of identification to board a commercial flight. To determine if a Utah driver…

LINTHICUM, Md. – Future guide dogs had an opportunity to practice going through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) last night (July 15) so that they would be more…

SALT LAKE CITY - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) announced that today marks the beginning of the peak summer travel period. TSA projects it will screen more than 851,000 people through…

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – A Linden, Pennsylvania, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers when they spotted a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag at University Park Airport on Monday, July 15. The 9 mm caliber gun was loaded…

LINTHICUM, Md. – A Prince George’s County, Maryland, woman was caught with a loaded handgun in her carry-on bag by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) on Friday…

HUNTINGTON, WV – A Pinellas County, Florida, man was caught by Transportation Security Administration officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport (HTS) on Sunday, July 14, with a loaded .380 caliber handgun, marking the sixth gun caught at the airport’…

PHILADELPHIA – It seems all-too-common for Transportation Security Administration officers to detect guns at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).So far during the first half of this year, TSA has detected 10 guns at PHL security checkpoints,…

PITTSBURGH – A Butler County, Pennsylvania, woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) when they spotted a loaded handgun in her carry-on bag yesterday, July 10.    …

PHILADELPHIA —  A device that had the makings of what appeared to be a pipe bomb was discovered by Transportation Security Administration officers in a checked bag at Philadelphia International Airport yesterday, July 10, resulting in the…

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Transportation Security Administration is seeing a decline in the number of guns that travelers are bringing to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) this year, with only one traveler attempting to bring a firearm through…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The 2019 Fourth of July holiday weekend proved to be another record-breaking travel period for the Transportation Security Administration. Nationwide, from July 3 to July 7, more than 11.9 million passengers and crew went through…