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American Airlines Flight Delayed Amid Suspected Bomb Threat
An American Airlines flight was delayed last week for over four hours after a passenger at the Austin Airport had a Wi-Fi Hotspot named “I have a bomb.”
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TSA Bans Transgender Officers From Performing Security Pat-Downs
Transgender Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees will not be allowed to conduct pat-downs of travelers anymore, the Trump administration announced.
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Christmas Eve Travel Chaos: American Airlines Grounded Flights Cause Massive Delays Nationwide
After a brief outage that grounded and delayed all American Airlines flights during one of the most popular travel periods of the year, the airline says it has resumed normal service operations Tuesday morning.
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‘Carry-On’ film conjures airport anxieties of the holiday season
For actor Taron Egerton, “Carry-On” pays homage to TSA workers and the on-the-job struggles they encounter, especially during the holiday season.
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Charlotte Airport Service Workers Strike Amid Potential Record-Breaking Thanksgiving Travel
Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in Charlotte, North Carolina, went on strike Monday morning after an overnight vote in favor of the move.
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TSA Breaks Records With Over 3M People Screened In A Single Day
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has broken screening records, with the most people being scanned in a single day.
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TSA testing facial recognition tech to tighten airport security
Picture this. A traveler approaches a security checkpoint at the airport, inserts their identification card into a slot, and faces a camera on a small screen. Without having to present their identity to the TSA agent, the screen then reads “Photo Complete,” and the person passes through.