TSA now enforcing President Biden’s mask mandate
Beginning Tuesday, the TSA will start enforcing President Joe Biden’s mask mandate for mass transit.
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Consumer News: Import alert on hand sanitizer, record low numbers at the airport and more!
The Food and Drug Administration has placed alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on a countrywide import alert.
Airport security heightened following attack on the Capitol
The Transportation Security Administration is on high alert at Washington’s three airports leading up to Inauguration Day, saying there will be additional law enforcement and K9 presence.
Experts report 61% drop in air travel from 2019 to 2020
Transportation officials report more than 300 million people flew in 2020. Experts say about half of those travelers flew during the first three months of the year before the coronavirus pandemic set in. It’s a 61% drop from 2019.
TSA reports highest number of passengers traveling since beginning of pandemic on Sunday
The number of people of passing through U.S. airports on Sunday was the highest since the pandemic began.
The TSA screened over one million passengers on Saturday
The Transportation Security Administraton says it screened more than one million people on Saturday, the day after Christmas.
TSA sees highest volume of travelers since the beginning of the pandemic on Wednesday
The TSA says it screened about 1.2 million people at airport checkpoints nationwide on Wednesday, making it the highest single day total since the pandemic started.
TSA reports millions of people are traveling for the holidays
The holiday travel rush seems to be starting despite the pandemic. According to the TSA, on Monday it screened more than one million people at airport security for the third day in a row, a first during the pandemic.
Delays at major airports due to air traffic control staffing shortages
The FAA says there were delays in Washington and Jacksonville related to staffing issues because of the government shutdown.
Woman Says TSA Searched Her Braids
Karen Scruggs says she was stopped by TSA personnel at O’Hare Airport Saturday so they could go through her thickly-braided hair.
