Press Releases
July 11, 2019 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON - The July fourth holiday weekend proved to be another record-breaking travel period for the Transportation Security Administration. Nationwide from July 3 to 7, more than 11.9 million passengers and crew went through security checkpoints…
July 11, 2019 | Local Press Release
HUNTINGTON, WV – A Wood County, West Virginia, man was caught by Transportation Security Administration officers with a loaded .38 caliber revolver in his carry-on bag at the Huntington Tri-State Airport (HTS) May 18. It marked the fourth gun caught…
July 11, 2019 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration today hosted the first Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee meeting, which was established in accordance with the TSA Modernization Act of 2018. The STSAC joins representatives of…
July 11, 2019 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE - 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 security…
July 10, 2019 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Cabell County, West Virginia, woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Yeager Airport this morning, July 10, when they detected a loaded gun in her carry-on bag. The .357-caliber handgun was…
July 10, 2019 | Local Press Release
PASCO, Wash. - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) discovered a loaded firearm in the carry-on luggage of a male traveler ticketed for travel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday…
July 9, 2019 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK — Transportation Security Administration officers at LaGuardia Airport stopped a Kansas resident from bringing the trigger and body of a 3D imprinted handgun past the security checkpoint on Wednesday, July 3.A TSA officer spotted the…
July 9, 2019 | Local Press Release
BOISE, Idaho - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered two firearms in the carry-on luggage of two travelers departing Idaho airports over the past few days. Both firearms were detected during the routine screening…
July 8, 2019 | Local Press Release
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Harrisburg International Airport after they caught him trying to bring box cutters and a utility knife past the checkpoint on Sunday, July 7, including one…
July 8, 2019 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON – An Arlington, Virginia, resident was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration officers detected a loaded handgun in the man’s carry-on bag at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Sunday, July 7. It was…
July 2, 2019 | Local Press Release
BURBANK, Calif. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now offering full TSA Pre✓® screening benefits to eligible travelers departing Hollywood Burbank Airport’s Terminal B during peak travel times.
TSA Pre✓® screening allows…
June 27, 2019 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va. - An Alabama man who works in Virginia was issued a summons by police at Richmond International Airport yesterday, June 26, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag.The .…
June 27, 2019
RICHMOND, Va. - Transportation Security Administration officers screened more passengers last week, Sunday, June 16 to Saturday, June 22, at Richmond International Airport (RIC) than ever before in TSA’s history.
TSA officers screened 53,378…
June 27, 2019 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH - An Indiana County, Pennsylvania, woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) when they spotted a loaded handgun in her purse while she was escorting her son to his…
June 27, 2019 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — If you’ve been flying during the past few weeks and it feels busier in the airport, you’re not imagining it. The upcoming July fourth holiday is expected to continue the trend with an estimated 12.1 million people traveling…
June 26, 2019 | Local Press Release
BALTIMORE – The number of passengers expected to fly this summer out of Baltimore and airports across the nation is expected to be the highest in years with 263 million passengers and crew projected to pass through Transportation Security…
June 26, 2019 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. – A Baltimore man was caught with a handgun by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) on Tuesday, June 25. It marked the 18th gun caught at a BWI…
June 24, 2019 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. – A Florida resident was caught with a handgun by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) on Saturday, June 22. It marked the 17th gun caught at a BWI…
June 24, 2019 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester County, Pennsylvania, woman and a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, man were stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) this past weekend, when they detected a…
June 21, 2019 | Local Press Release
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – The Connecticut State Police has teamed up with the Transportation Security Administration to place several passenger screening canine teams at Bradley International Airport, serving as a key asset to enhance airport security…
June 20, 2019 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, the Transportation Security Administration in collaboration with the Government Technology & Services Coalition is hosting the 2019 Industry Day with focused discussions on “Raising the Baseline.” TSA Acting Deputy…
June 19, 2019 | Local Press Release
SAN DIEGO - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in San Diego is prepared for what is projected to be the busiest summer travel season ever when a record number of passengers will depart San Diego International Airport (SAN) between…
June 18, 2019 | Local Press Release
HELENA, Mont. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week began offering full TSA Pre✓® screening benefits to eligible travelers departing Helena Regional Airport (HLN) during peak travel times.
TSA Pre✓® screening allows…
June 18, 2019 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE – An officer with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac Airport) discovered a loaded firearm in the carry-on bag of a male traveler ticketed for travel to Orlando International…
June 17, 2019 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. — Transportation Security Administration officers at Newark Liberty International Airport stopped a man from bringing six smoke grenades onto an airplane when they were detected in his carry-on bag at one of the airport checkpoints…
