Plane door opens in midair moments after takeoff, leaving flight passengers stunned and social media buzzing
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Cape Air flight was forced to return to Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Monday shortly after takeoff when part of its cabin door opened in midair. The small plane had just departed from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) and was on its way to Boston when the issue […]
Dem lawmaker calls for TSA to bring back shoes-off airport security policy
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is demanding that the Transportation Security Administration reintroduce its controversial policy requiring travelers to take off their shoes before going through airport security checkpoints. Duckworth called on the TSA to immediately reverse its move to end the “shoes-off” policy, calling former Department […]
Travelers reveal who they blame for miles-long Houston airport lines as Trump rescues TSA pay
[ad_1] Neither party escaped travelers’ ire as some estimated they had to walk miles to reach the back of the security line and wait several hours to catch their flights at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Fox News Digital asked travelers waiting in line at Bush who they believed was to blame for the massive wait […]
Trump declares national emergency at airports, will sign order instructing DHS to ‘immediately pay’ TSA agents
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order to address airport disruptions, announcing the move in a Truth Social post Thursday that framed the situation as a national emergency. “Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities […]
TSA airport chaos should be illegal — because flyers already pay for security
[ad_1] For weeks now, frustrated travelers trying to catch flights all over the United States have been caught in hours-long security-check lines as overwhelmed Transportation Security Administration agents were forced to work without pay. It’s not the first time that federal funding for TSA — a highly visible service that impacts millions of Americans daily […]
TSA warns shutdown is forcing some workers to draw blood to pay for gas
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Some Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents are selling their blood plasma to make ends meet as the 38-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown drags on, acting Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl told reporters Tuesday. “We got folks sleeping in cars,” Stahl told reporters at Washington’s Reagan […]
Brenda Song blasts Alaska Airlines for splitting her, fiancé Macaulay Culkin from their young kids during nightmare flight
[ad_1] Actress Brenda Song is taking major turbulence with Alaska Airlines. The 37-year-old star blasted the airline for wrecking a family getaway alongside fiancé Macaulay Culkin, claiming the carrier split her from her sons — Dakota, 4, and Carson, 3 — despite booking first-class seats together months in advance. In a fiery Instagram rant, the […]
Kansas City International Airport evacuated over ‘threat’ as FBI, cops swarm terminal
[ad_1] The FBI is investigating a potential “threat” at Kansas City International Airport in Missouri, which was partially evacuated Sunday afternoon, the Kansas City Aviation Department said. Airport spokesperson Jackson Overstreet told the Associated Press in an email that the threat was reported at 11:50 a.m. local time, at which point the entire terminal was […]
‘Explosions in the sky’ —passengers recount scenes of war as first flight from Dubai to West Coast lands at SFO
[ad_1] San Francisco International Airport welcomed its first non-stop Emirates flight from the Middle East since the start of the Iran war. Thursday marked long-awaited reunions as passengers from Dubai finally embraced their loved ones. Thursday marked long-awaited reunions as passengers from Dubai finally embraced their loved ones. dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Several travelers […]
Vancouver airport ties Nexus outage to U.S. partial government shutdown | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Several Canadian airports say people wanting to use Nexus or Global Entry at U.S. pre-clearance are out of luck, as both programs are currently unavailable. On Sunday, the X accounts for multiple airports including Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and Ottawa posted advisories that access to the programs for U.S.-bound flights were closed. “Passengers travelling through […]