Delta and JetBlue have quietly begun charging passengers to check bags curbside at some airports, turning what used to be a convenience into yet another fee. The change looks small at $3.50, but it is part of a bigger shift: outsourcing a once-premium service, lowering labor costs, and monetizing the airport curb instead of treating it as part of the ticket.
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DHS Secretary Floats Pulling Customs From Sanctuary City Airports — JFK, LAX, O’Hare And SFO Lose All International Flights
The new DHS secretary says the administration is “looking at” pulling Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in sanctuary cities, which would shut those airports off from international arrivals. The idea is absurd by the standards of the administration’s own policy goals. Many of the airports are not even in the cities being targeted, and cutting off major hubs like JFK, LAX, or O’Hare would ripple far beyond red-blue politics into the entire U.S. air travel system and economy.
Jakarta Airport Ceiling Collapses — Heavy Rainstorm Disrupts 40 Flights
Heavy rain turned part of Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport into a waterfall on Monday when the ceiling near Gate 7 gave way, sending passengers scrambling clear just before the collapse. The same storm also hammered flight operations, forcing diversions, holds, go-arounds, and one return to the apron for a total of 40 affected flights.
The Best And Worst Airports In America — Why LaGuardia Is The Most Overrated
The best airports in America are the ones that get you there quickly, move you through efficiently, and get you on your way without making the terminal itself the main event. That is why some of the country’s most praised airports, especially LaGuardia, look better than they actually function.
Key Senate Aviation Democrat Demands TSA Bring Back Shoe Removal — That’s Dangerous Security Theater
A key Senate aviation Democrat wants TSA to make Americans take their shoes off again at security checkpoints, reviving one of the most visible rituals of post-9/11 airport screening even though there is no clear evidence the policy ever stopped another plot. It’s a distraction when the agency still misses dangerous items and regulates itself.
DFW Chapel Hosts Muslim Prayer — Conservative Influencer Calls It ‘Basically A Mosque’
A conservative influencer walked into a Dallas–Fort Worth airport chapel during Muslim prayer and emerged claiming the space was “basically a mosque,” pointing to prayer rugs and the lack of Christian symbols. But the bigger reality is less dramatic: DFW’s chapels are multi-faith spaces, Friday Muslim services there are longstanding, and in an era when relatively few Americans pray while traveling, the people most likely to make regular use of airport worship space are often the ones most visibly committed to doing so.
Florida Just Renamed Palm Beach Airport For Trump — But It Won’t Actually Happen For Months
Florida just renamed Palm Beach airport for Trump.
But the new name will not actually take effect for months. The law does not kick in until July 1, and there is still federal approval and a naming agreement to get through first.
Man Hands Out Vodka Shots In 4-Hour TSA Line At Houston Airport
A man started handing out vodka shots in a four-hour TSA line at Houston airport. With airport security waits spiraling during the shutdown, passengers stranded in one of the country’s worst lines got an unexpected morale boost from a traveler sharing the bottle he would never make it through the checkpoint with anyway.
Trump Orders TSA Paid Without Congress — Screeners Get Paychecks Monday
President Trump ordered the government to pay TSA screeners even though House Republicans refused to take up a Senate funding bill, and DHS now says officers will get paychecks on Monday. The move may ease the immediate airport staffing crisis after weeks of unpaid work, rising absences, and hundreds of TSA resignations, but it’s also probably illegal – though may not be challenged.
Secret Service Agent On Jill Biden Detail Accidentally Shoots Himself At Philadelphia Airport
On Friday morning around 8:30–8:45 a.m., March 27, 2026, a U.S. Secret Service special agent assigned to Jill Biden’s protective detail shot himself in the leg at the Philadelphia airport.











