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CPB: More than 5 pounds of “liquid ecstasy” found on traveler at Atlanta airport


CPB: More than 5 pounds of “liquid ecstasy” found on traveler at Atlanta airport

Article (US Customs and Border Protection) ATLANTA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said they seized more than 5 pounds of a chemical called “liquid ecstasy” from a traveler who landed at Atlanta airport. On Wednesday, officials stopped a 26-year-old U.S. citizen who arrived at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport on a flight from Spain. […]

Comedian Eric André claims he was ‘racially profiled’ at Melbourne Airport


Comedian Eric André claims he was ‘racially profiled’ at Melbourne Airport

Eric André claims he was the victim of racist discrimination while travelling through Australia’s Melbourne airport on Sunday (18 August). The 41-year-old comedian, who previously sued Clayton County police over alleged ethnic discrimination at Atlanta Airport in 2022, claims staff specifically targeted “black, brown and indigenous” people for additional security screening. André said he was […]

An Atlanta airport employee who was once fired for speaking out says the city is wasting money on unused equipment


An Atlanta airport employee who was once fired for speaking out says the city is wasting money on unused equipment

Expensive equipment at Atlanta Airport lies idle The interim general manager of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport says she will investigate allegations that $2 million worth of equipment is not being used, which could save the city millions of dollars. The allegation comes from an airport maintenance worker who told Atlanta City Council members he used […]

New drone inspection program at Hartsfield-Jackson to be unveiled at annual airport security exhibition


New drone inspection program at Hartsfield-Jackson to be unveiled at annual airport security exhibition

ATLANTA, Georgia (Atlanta News First) – A new drone program at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport was fully showcased Tuesday during the airport’s Operations, Safety, Security and Risk Expo. “We come together and really share knowledge,” said Jordan Biegler, deputy general manager for operations at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The expo, now in its eighth year, […]