Airport News & Updates - Page 105

January 11, 2021

Airport security increasing for members of Congress traveling to, from DC: report

The U.S. Capitol Police, House Sergeant at Arms, Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority and the U.S. Air Marshals are said to have teamed up.

January 10, 2021

Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea

Indonesian divers on Sunday located parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth of 75 feet in the Java Sea, a day after the aircraft with 62 people onboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta.

January 6, 2021

Arizona police seek airplane stolen from airport

The thieves broke into the airport just before midnight on Dec. 31 by disabling the main gate and forcing it open.

January 6, 2021

Police seize 162 pounds of smuggled gold at South African airport

Police in South Africa are investigating a possible international gold smuggling ring.

January 6, 2021

Spirit Airlines passenger charged after punching woman whose children kept kicking her seat, police say

Daydrena Jaslin Walker-Williams, 29, reportedly admitted that she hit Nataly Hernandez “2 to 3 times with her fist” after their flight landed in Portland, Ore., on Sunday.

January 5, 2021

Customs agents seize mystery 'bushmeat' at NJ airport

Here’s some bad news if you were planning to celebrate the new year by dining on a hodgepodge of “bushmeat.”

January 5, 2021

Flights delayed at Dallas airport after worker tests positive for coronavirus, second time in less than a week

The airspace briefly closed on Monday night after an air traffic controller testing positive for COVID-19.

December 30, 2020

Man fled JFK airport TSA after loaded gun was found in his carry-on bag

A man reportedly fled John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York after a loaded handgun was discovered in his carry-on bag.

December 30, 2020

Winter storm pummels Midwestern states ahead of New Year's Eve holiday

A forceful winter storm plowed through the Midwestern U.S. on Tuesday, canceling hundreds of flights, shuttering coronavirus testing sites and creating impossible conditions for drivers. 

December 28, 2020

Man punches fellow passenger at Florida airport over canceled flight, racist remark: report

A traveler at a Florida airport was arrested after punching another traveler after reportedly becoming upset that his flight was canceled and then being told to quiet down by the victim.