TSA’s decision to no longer require shoes to be removed at checkpoints by passengers going through regular (non-PreCheck) security applies only to passengers with REAL ID, which reportedly comprises more than 90% of passengers. Those without REAL ID get extra screening.
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Can You Go to Jail For Memeing Your Boarding Pass? JFK Passenger’s ‘Bald Baby J.D. Vance’ Tests TSA
Transforming J.D. Vance’s face has been a meme for several months, and someone took ‘bald, bearded infant J.D. Vance’ and created an app to do that to your boarding pass. TSA has gotten big mad at boarding pass generators in the past.
Here’s What Your Airport Routine Reveals About Your Personality
What does your airport routine say about your personality?
Whether you show up super early ‘just in case’ or cut it close says something about how they ‘manage anxiety’. But I’m not sure it says what the experts think it says.
Oakland Airport Is Changing Its Name Again—Can They Get Away With “San Francisco Bay”?
Oakland airport is changing its name again – this time to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport. Last year they sought to change it from Oakland International Airport to San Francsico Bay Oakland International Airport. SFO sued to block that, and a judge agreed (which was dumb).
‘Kicked So Hard He Flew’: Egyptian Man Arrested At Dulles Airport After Brutally Attacking Customs Beagle Who Found His 100-Pound Smuggling Stash
A 70 year old Egyptian man was arrested and denied entry to the United States after kicking a Customs dog who found more than 100 pounds of undeclared food in hs bags at Washington Dulles ariport. He was arrested on Tuesday and pled guilty the next day to misdemeanor harming animals used in law enforcement. The dog was five year old beagle Freddie, who was kicked “so hard that he was lifted off of the ground” according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. A search of the man’s luggage after the dog alerted uncovered 55 pounds of meat, 44 pounds of rice, and 15 pounds of vegetables (eggplant, cucumbers, and bell peppers) along with 2 pounds of corn seeds and one pound of herbs. CBP prohibited their…
Southwest & American’s Worst Fear: McKinney Airport Targets 1-in-8 DFW And Love Field Passengers
McKinney National Airport is still just a general aviation airport in Collin County, Texas, that is being positioned as a potential third commercial airport in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. McKinney leaders are working to develop ‘TKI’ into a regional alternative to DFW and Love Field.
FOIA Cache Reveals Delta Plan For 30,000 Sq Ft Jet Bridge Sky Club In Austin, United Scheme To Grab American Lounge Space
I FOIA’d the airport for correspondence with airlines and potential other lounge operators to see what interest there is, matching the airport’s internal plans that I was first to reveal. Here is their responsive material.
Don’t Get Caught Off Guard: TSA Now Requires IDs For Kids Using PreCheck Alone
If your unaccompanied minor is a seasoned enough traveler to be on their own, they may be seasoned enough to have PreCheck! Make sure they pack their ID, even though they do not usually need one for domestic travel.
You Thought You Were Tipping Staff At New York JFK Airport Restaurants—But It Can Be Used To Cut Their Pay
Reader Aaron shares receipts from a recent trip through American Airlines terminal 8 at New York JFK, where concessions giant HMS Host is finding new creative ways to separate you from your money. They’re stacking on fees and inflated suggested tips – and, it appears, pocketing some of the money for themselves.
Tanks Over Takeoffs: Trump 79th Birthday Military Spectacle To Shut Reagan Nationa Airport, Delay 100 Flights
When two runways were shut down at LAX so then-President Clinton could get a haircut it was a nationwide scandal. I look forward to people who were outraged at that incident defending this one.