Airports

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How Many People Fly Every Day In The U.S. Without Valid ID

by Gary Leff on March 19, 2022

Mar 19 2022

For years TSA has been warning that if you don’t get a ‘REAL ID’-compliant drivers license you won’t be able to fly and I’ve explained that isn’t true because you can fly without ID, in fact people do it all the time.

The requirement of an ID to fly began as a ‘do something’ policy after the explosion of TWA flight 800. President Clinton demanded to be able to immediately announce new airline security measures, and told his National Security Council team to come up with some. Yet to this day around 700,000 people per year fly without showing valid ID.

Congressman Wants To Fight For The Rights Of People Who Bring Guns To The Airport

by Gary Leff on March 5, 2022

Mar 05 2022

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) has vowed to fight for people who bring firearms to the airport in their carry on bags.

FAA Hands Out Slot Subsidy To Delta, American and United

by Gary Leff on March 3, 2022

Mar 03 2022

The U.S. will extend slot waivers at New York JFK, LaGuardia and Washington National through October. United, Delta, and American asked for this jointly, to protect their turf without actually having to fly full schedules.

Among other reasons for agreeing, the FAA cites “global vaccination rates” as well as “continued unpredictability of [international] travel restrictions” and “the disparity between demand for domestic air travel and demand for international air travel” despite the fact that only one of the three slot-controlled airports in the U.S. (New York JFK) carries much international traffic at all.

Ex-Detroit Airport Manager Now A Fugitive After $6 Million Bribery Conviction

by Gary Leff on February 12, 2022

Feb 12 2022

There’s a never-ending debate within aviation circles: is the most corrupt airport authority in Atlanta or Detroit, or is it the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority or the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey?

Detroit has an aggressive new entry in the race, as a former manager is now a fugitive after being convicted in one of the nation’s largest-every bribery cases.

TSA Now Accepts Arrest Warrants From Undocumented Immigrants As ID For Airport Security

by Gary Leff on January 19, 2022

Jan 19 2022

Now this just seems like next-level trolling by the Biden Administration Department of Homeland Security. The Transportation Security Administration says that undocumented immigrants “who are unable to obtain proper identification” can “pass through security using an arrest warrant to prove their identity.”

“If You Act Out Of Line, You’ll Wait In Line” TSA To Pull PreCheck From Unruly Passengers

by Gary Leff on December 21, 2021

Dec 21 2021

The FAA and TSA have a new partnership where people facing fines for unruly behavior will have PreCheck revoked. As the FAA Administrator puts it, “If you act out of line, you will wait in line.”

Group Of Women Pregame At Airport Security, Since TSA Won’t Allow Their Alcohol Through Checkpoint

by Gary Leff on December 16, 2021

Dec 16 2021

A group of young women flying to Miami tried to bring a bottle of alcohol through the TSA checkpoint. The bottle was flagged because it was more than 100 milliliters of liquid, and not inside a plastic freedom baggie.

In my experience when TSA stops someone with a bottle of water they’ll ask the passenger if they want to drink it or throw it away? These women weren’t going to let a perfectly good buzz go to waste.

Police Seize $100,000 From Southwest Passenger At Dallas Airport, Claim It’s Illegal To Carry That Much Cash

by Gary Leff on December 11, 2021

Dec 11 2021

A woman traveling through Dallas Love Field had $100,000 seized by Dallas police. She wasn’t charged with any crime, but the money is being taken from her. The Dallas Police Department mistakenly claimed that it’s illegal to carry more than $10,000 cash on a domestic flight without declaring it first.

United Passenger Stuck At Chicago O’Hare Has Epic Overnight Adventure

by Gary Leff on December 4, 2021

Dec 04 2021

One man lived inside Chicago O’Hare for three months. Like a Richard Linklater film though, Allison Robicelli had just one night, and she made the most of it.

Chaos At Atlanta Airport As Gun Went Off At TSA Checkpoint

by Gary Leff on November 20, 2021

Nov 20 2021

There was briefly a ground stop at the Atlanta airport as a loud bang caused mass chaos and mistaken reports of an active shooter on Saturday afternoon. The sound was an accidental discharge from a gun, but it appears no one was harmed.

Reportedly the gun discharged near a security checkpoint around 1:30 p.m. Eastern time and TSA screnners yelled “he’s got a gun” sending passengers into a panic.