Airport News & Updates - Page 103

January 22, 2021

Wheel falls off plane landing at O'Hare Airport, lands with 'boom' in Chicago family's yard

Fortunately, the wheel did not inflict any injury to the residents of the Jefferson Park neighborhood where it crashed down

January 21, 2021

President Biden signs mask mandate via executive order for planes, trains, buses

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday that makes face masks mandatory for air travel and other modes of commercial transportation.

January 21, 2021

President Biden expected to mandate masks on planes, in airports as part of executive order

President Joe Biden is expected to sign another slew of executive orders on Thursday, including one mandating the wearing of masks or face coverings in airports and commercial airplanes.

January 19, 2021

Traveler at NYC's LaGuardia airport had bullets inside gum container, TSA says

A New York City airport traveler surprised Tranportation Security Administration officers with ammunition that was found stored inside a chewing gum container.

January 19, 2021

Three Spirit Airlines passengers arrested for allegedly attacking agents over baggage dispute

Three people flying with Spirit Airlines were arrested and banned from the carrier after allegedly attacking two agents before a flight.

January 19, 2021

More than 1.6M passengers screened at airports nationwide over past 3 days

More than 1.6 million people have passed through airports nationwide over the past three days, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

January 19, 2021

Flight attendant claims you should never drink these beverages on an airplane

A flight attendant popular on social media for sharing travel tips and tricks most recently enlightened the TikTok community on which drinks to avoid ordering on airplanes, for sanitation’s sake.

January 15, 2021

Delta adds new 'clean ambassadors' team to review US airports

Delta Air Lines is stepping up its sanitization system with the debut of a new "clean ambassadors" team.

January 15, 2021

Authorities seize 723 pounds of cocaine at Miami-area airport

Federal authorities seized over 700 pounds of cocaine packed in nearly 300 bricks off a private plane at an airport in the Miami area on Tuesday night.

January 14, 2021

Airlines banning checked firearms on flights to DC ahead of inauguration

The moves come amid heightened security concerns following the violent riot by supporters of President Trump Jan. 6 at the Capitol.