TSA braces for 1 million holiday travelers

TSA braces for 1 million holiday travelers

More than 1 million travelers are expected to pass through a new configuration of security screening checkpoints at Denver International Airport from Dec. 19 through Jan. 1, Transportation Security Administration officials said Thursday. TSA supervisors also are anticipating a surge of items in baggage that agents will have to confiscate. They displayed a cache of … Read more

Elon Musk Loses His $56 Billion Pay Day, Flooded McLarens In Florida And Americans Love Hybrids In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup

Elon Musk Loses His  Billion Pay Day, Flooded McLarens In Florida And Americans Love Hybrids In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup

Photo: Stefano Guidi (Getty Images) Good morning! It’s Monday, December 2, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. – Andy Kalmowitz Read More Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz … Read more

How the TSA plans to handle record air travel for Thanksgiving

How the TSA plans to handle record air travel for Thanksgiving

By DAVID KOENIG DALLAS — Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end in another record day for air travel in the United States. The people responsible for keeping security lines, boarding areas and jetliners … Read more

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wins Innovator of the Year Award in Inaugural Verified Air Travel Awards

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wins Innovator of the Year Award in Inaugural Verified Air Travel Awards

The Forbes Travel Guide-powered accolades celebrate the best in the industry. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is pleased to announce that it was named Innovator of the Year in Forbes Travel Guide’s inaugural Verified Air Travel Awards for the implementation of facial recognition technology at U.S. airports. Forbes Travel … Read more

TSA readies for busiest Labor Day travel period on record, provides top travel tips to help airline passengers prepare

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wins Innovator of the Year Award in Inaugural Verified Air Travel Awards

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to screen more than 17 million people during what is expected to be the busiest Labor Day travel period on record, which will run Thursday, August 29 through Wednesday, September 4. The peak travel day is projected to be August 30, when … Read more

'Raw-Dogging' Flights, TSA Toiletries And Giant Fire Trucks In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

'Raw-Dogging' Flights, TSA Toiletries And Giant Fire Trucks In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

If you haven’t heard about raw-dogging a flight, consider yourself lucky. Unfortunately for you, that’s exactly what this post is about, so either turn back now or buckle up. Basically, instead of listening to music, reading a book or watching a movie on a flight, some flyers are choosing to skip all that in favor … Read more

Denver airport expects record number of travelers Memorial Day weekend

Denver airport expects record number of travelers Memorial Day weekend

Denver International Airport is gearing up for a record number of Memorial Day weekend passengers, meaning travelers can expect a busy trip and long waits, airport officials said Tuesday. Between Thursday and Tuesday, airport officials expect nearly 450,000 passengers to pass through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, according to a news release from DIA. This is … Read more

Texas Man Somehow Gets On Airplane Without Ticket

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 little scheme after he hid in multiple bathrooms shortly before takeoff. Salt Lake City police arrested Wicliff Fleurizard on March 17 after he was removed … Read more

What The Hell Is Going On With Airlines Right Now?

What The Hell Is Going On With Airlines Right Now?

Photo: NASA The beloved Mars helicopter Ingenuity took its final flight in January, bringing its mission to an end after a historic three-year run on Mars. The helicopter was the first to fly on a planet other than Earth, and it racked up many other accolades before succumbing to rotor damage that prevented future flights, … Read more

Denver airport’s new security checkpoint expected to speed up lines

Denver airport’s new security checkpoint expected to speed up lines

Denver International Airport is about to get a boost in its oft-maligned efforts to keep up with sky-high passenger traffic when the first of two new state-of-the-art security checkpoints opens inside the main terminal in less than two weeks. The sleek 17-lane West Security Checkpoint is in the northwest corner of the terminal on Level … Read more