February 3, 2021 First US cruise lines announce COVID-19 vaccination mandate for passengers, crew American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines have become the first cruise lines in the U.S. to mandate a coronavirus vaccine requirement for passengers and crew to set sail this summer.
February 1, 2021 Passenger at Oakland Airport issued bomb threat because he was 'upset' by delay, police say The man, who was not identified, had apparently told an airline staffer that he had a bomb in his luggage because he was "irate" over a delayed flight, according to the Alameda County Sherriff’s Office.
January 27, 2021 Number of firearms found at Tennessee airports in 2020 was nearly triple national average, TSA says The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered nearly triple the national average of firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage at Tennessee airports in 2020.
January 25, 2021 Norwegian making COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for crew Norwegian Cruise Line is the latest travel company to require vaccines for employees.
January 25, 2021 United Airlines launches 'Travel-Ready' tool to help passengers schedule COVID tests, upload results Using a new tool included with the United Airlines app, international passengers will be able to schedule a COVID-19 test at one of more than 15,000 testing sites globally.
January 25, 2021 Man arrested after making false security threat on Alaska Airlines flight A man was arrested after calling in a false security threat ahead of an Alaska Airlines flight departing Seattle over the weekend.
January 25, 2021 Frontier Airlines passenger is told he should be on 'no-fly list' after complaining of coughing traveler A flight attendant with Frontier Airlines has been accused of telling a passenger that he “should be on a no-fly list” — and suggesting that he should instead "walk" to his destination.
January 25, 2021 Former TSA officer sentenced for tricking LAX traveler into showing her breasts In addition to jail time, ex-TSA officer Johnathon Lomeli has also been sentenced to two years of felony probation, 52 classes to address sexual compulsion, and has been prohibited from holding a position in security ever again.
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.
