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Denver Airport Asked Passengers To Drop Off Gift Cards For TSA Screeners — That Is Illegal

by Gary Leff on March 12, 2026

Mar 12 2026

Denver International Airport asked passengers to donate $10 and $20 grocery and gas gift cards for TSA screeners working through the partial government shutdown with their pay deferred. The problem is that federal ethics rules and TSA’s own code of conduct bar screeners from soliciting or accepting gifts from travelers – or airports – and changing the type of card or moving the dropoff point away from the checkpoint does not fix that. ❗DONATIONS NEEDED❗ Support the dedicated TSA employees working without pay by donating $10 and $20 grocery store and gas gift cards. Visa gift cards cannot be accepted. Drop off locations can be found at Final Approach cell phone lot and in the Jeppesen Terminal. pic.twitter.com/DZPs5gMuoV — Denver Int'l Airport (@DENAirport) March 11, 2026 Now, they’re (1) asking for grocery story and gas…

LAX Wants to Make Rideshares Even More Expensive — After Building One of the Worst Pickup Systems in the Country [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on March 11, 2026

Mar 11 2026

LAX wants to make rideshares even more expensive—after building one of the worst pickup systems in the country.

Also Southwest crews win stricter jumpseat access that hurts employee commuting, Hilton quietly devalues Honors again without changing the published cap, Hyatt Regency Hill Country finishes a $100 million renovation, and IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers resigns amid operational chaos.

Kansas City Airport Evacuated After Reported Bomb Threat — Passengers Ordered Onto the Tarmac as Planes Were Held

by Gary Leff on March 8, 2026

Mar 08 2026

Kansas City International Airport was evacuated Sunday after a reported bomb threat, with police and K-9 units sweeping the terminal as passengers were rushed out onto the tarmac. Aircraft already on the ground were held on taxiways and some passengers were offloaded, triggering widespread delays across the airport.

Iran Hits Dubai Airport Again — Flights Suspended, Then Resumed as Tehran Signals De-Escalation

by Gary Leff on March 7, 2026

Mar 07 2026

Dubai International briefly suspended flights again after another Iran-linked incident near the airport, prompting diversions to Al Maktoum before Emirates resumed operations shortly afterward. In a notable shift, Tehran is now publicly signaling de-escalation, apologizing to neighboring states and saying these cross-border strikes will stop unless Iran itself is attacked—after repeated hits on civilian infrastructure started raising the risk of a wider regional coalition against it.

JetBlue CEO Says LaGuardia Is Too Expensive to Fly From — We Built the Empire State Building in 410 Days But New Gates Take a Decade

by Gary Leff on March 6, 2026

Mar 06 2026

JetBlue’s CEO says New York LaGuardia is now simply too expensive to operate from after the airport’s stunning rebuild—an admission that should worry anyone who cares about cheap fares and real competition. The problem isn’t that airports are getting nicer; it’s that America builds infrastructure slowly and at enormous cost, then forces airlines to absorb it through higher per-passenger fees that low fare carriers can’t make work.

Iranian Drones Hit an Azerbaijani Airport — Threatens One of Europe’s Last Open Air Corridors to Asia

by Gary Leff on March 5, 2026

Mar 05 2026

Iranian drones struck Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan International Airport on Thursday, with one drone hitting the terminal, forcing flight suspensions and a temporary closure of Azerbaijan’s southern airspace. As European carriers avoid Russian airspace, routes to Asia are already being squeezed into narrower corridors—and disrupting Azerbaijan’s airspace would push flights onto longer, costlier detours and strain the remaining Europe–Asia pathways.

Iran Air A319 Destroyed on the Ground at Bushehr — Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport Was Hit Too

by Gary Leff on March 3, 2026

Mar 03 2026

An Iran Air Airbus A319 was reportedly destroyed on the ground at Bushehr Airport as strikes hit Iranian aviation infrastructure. Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport was also struck, underscoring that these targets are tied to military activity as well as civilian traffic—while early statements indicate the nearby Bushehr nuclear power plant itself has not been hit.

After Strikes Reportedly Kill Iran’s Supreme Leader, Here’s Why Tehran’s Drones Targeted Dubai’s Airport, Burj Al Arab Hotel

by Gary Leff on February 28, 2026

Feb 28 2026

U.S. and Israeli strikes have killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior military figures, prompting Iran to retaliate aggressively with drone attacks hitting major civilian landmarks, including Dubai International Airport, the Burj Al Arab hotel, and Kuwait International Airport.

Iran Hits Kuwait Int’l Airport With Drone Strike, Injures Staff And Forces Closure Of Country’s Airspace—Conflict Spreads To Civilian Targets

by Gary Leff on February 28, 2026

Feb 28 2026

A drone strike by Iran hit Kuwait International Airport on Sunday, injuring airport employees, forcing an immediate shutdown of Kuwaiti airspace, and marking a dangerous escalation in Iran’s retaliation for U.S.-Israeli attacks.

FAA Will Order Significant Flight Cuts At Chicago O’Hare—American vs. United Battle Hits Breaking Point

by Gary Leff on February 27, 2026

Feb 27 2026

United and American Airlines have scheduled so many flights into Chicago O’Hare that the FAA is now stepping in, forcing both carriers to slash flights this summer to prevent massive delays and chaos at one of America’s busiest airports.