Denver International Airport officials are preparing for a rush of travelers during Labor Day, which begins Thursday as Americans extend their record-breaking summer travel season. DIA officials have predicted that a record 444,500 passengers will pass through the airport’s checkpoints between Thursday (August 29) and Tuesday (September 3), with the busiest times of day being […]
MASON CITY – Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson of Iowa was unable to attend the grand opening of the new terminal at Mason City Municipal Airport in July, so she came for a tour Thursday. “I wanted to come and see what they’ve done,” she said. “Maintaining air service to rural areas and allowing people […]
The flight map shows the 16 destinations in nine states served by Denver Air Connection. Beginning December 1, passengers will have access to nonstop direct flights to Atlanta from Jackson’s McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) thanks to the newest Essential Air Service provider, Denver Air Connection (DAC). The Colorado-based airline will offer 12 nonstop round-trip flights […]
A Shawsville man was prevented from taking his loaded gun through a security checkpoint at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport on Wednesday, according to the Transportation Security Administration The weapon was a 9mm gun loaded with nine bullets, according to a TSA press release. This firearm was discovered by TSA officers at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport security […]
ORLANDO, Florida. – Orlando International Airport (MCO) tops a nationwide list of airports that a lot of TSA complaints, according to a recent study. It ranks second in Florida and third in the country. Travel website UpgradedPoints combed through TSA complaint data from 2015 to 2023 to find out which airports across the country received […]
There are some Important rules to follow when flying: Buy your snacks before you get to the airport, always book a window seat and remember to pack your toiletries in 100 ml bottles. Although the latter has been required by law for almost 20 years, people still forget it and the Transportation Security Administration confiscated […]
Dallas and Bruno, two black Labrador retrievers at the Jackson airport, wagged their tails and strutted happily for the media crowd at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport on Wednesday as they received their official introduction to Mississippi. While these fluffy young dogs may look like the perfect pet, they’re not there to play with or […]
A 26-year-old Central Florida man was convicted of bringing a loaded firearm into the Tampa International Airport terminal. This was the second time he brought a firearm into a Florida airport. His first incident occurred in Miami in late 2020. U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced 26-year-old Abraham Othman Yacoub of Lakeland to […]
FORT LAUDERDALE – The employees of the Transportation Safety Administration at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport say you never know what’s in a person’s carry-on baggage until it goes through the x-ray machine. “So here we have grenades. Some are replicas, some are real,” TSA officer Ravyn Williams told Ted Scouten of CBS News Miami. “One […]
