Jul
16
2025
TSA lifted the requirement to remove shoes at security checkpoints. But they may not be done.
Trump’s DHS Floats Ending TSA’s 3 Ounce Liquid Rule—Why Traditional Limits Suddenly Don’t Matter
Airports
Category Archives for Airports.
LAX Is Spending $57,000 Per Resident—One Guy Keeps Pressing A Noise Complaint Button, And You’re Paying For It
Jul
12
2025
A single person accounted for half the noise complaints about LAX. Three people accounted for 88% of LAX noise complaints. And guess what? There’s actually a button that automates noise complaint submissions about airports.
You Can Finally Keep Your Shoes On—TSA’s 23-Year Airport Security Rule Ended Today
Jul
07
2025
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.
Can You Go to Jail For Memeing Your Boarding Pass? JFK Passenger’s ‘Bald Baby J.D. Vance’ Tests TSA
Jul
07
2025
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
Jul
04
2025
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”?
Jun
28
2025
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
Jun
28
2025
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
Jun
20
2025
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
Jun
15
2025
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
Jun
12
2025
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.
