Posts Tagged ‘ security ’

Are Cupcakes a Security Threat for Airliners?

December 26, 2011
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Not the confiscated cupcake (google image)

Airport security confiscates cupcake because icing a security risk TheNewsStar.com PEABODY, Mass. – A woman who just flew back home from Las Vegas says an airport security officer confiscated her frosted cupcake because he thought the icing on it could be a security risk. Rebecca Hains said the Transportation Security Administration agent at McCarran International Airport took her cupcake Wednesday, telling her its frosting was enough like a gel to violate TSA restrictions on allowing liquids and gels onto flights to prevent them...

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Bamboo wheelchair to ease flyers through security

December 22, 2010
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JAL to introduce bamboo wheelchairs at airports for easier use through metal detectors Japan Airlines is set to introduce bamboo wheelchairs at two domestic airports next year, making it easier for wheelchair passengers to pass through metal detectors, the company has announced. The new bamboo wheelchair has been developed jointly by the air carrier, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and custom-made furniture maker Sun-so-ing based in the Oita Prefectural town of Hiji. While a...

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Businessman clears security with a loaded snub nose pistol. Apparently he’s not the only one.

December 16, 2010
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Gaping Holes in Airline Security: Loaded Gun Slips Past TSA Screeners Secret Tests At LAX, O’Hare, Newark Show TSA Screeners Missed Guns, Bombs ABCNews.go.com Last fall, as he had done hundreds of times, Iranian-American businessman Farid Seif passed through security at a Houston airport and boarded an international flight. He didn’t realize he had forgotten to remove the loaded snub nose “baby” Glock pistol from his computer bag. But TSA officers never noticed as his bag glided along the...

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010 is National Opt-Out Day. You in or out?

November 11, 2010
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010 is NATIONAL OPT-OUT DAY! What is National Opt-Out Day? It’s the day ordinary citizens stand up for their rights, stand up for liberty, and protest the federal government’s desire to virtually strip us naked or submit to an “enhanced pat down” that touches people’s breasts and genitals.  You should never have to explain to your children, “Remember that no stranger can touch or see your private area, unless it’s a government employee, then it’s OK.”...

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Flight Attendants Angry Over Invasive Pat-Down Procedures

November 10, 2010
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Flight attendants union upset over new pat-down procedures By Christopher Sign, ABCNews15 PHOENIX – A flight attendants union with 2,000 members is upset over what it calls “invasive pat-downs” recently implemented by the TSA. “We’re getting calls daily about peoples’ experiences, our members are concerned,” said Deborah Volpe, Vice President of the Association of Flight Attendants Local 66. Volpe confirmed that the union is offering advice to its flight attendants, who mostly work for Tempe-based USAirways, involving the security...

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On the go and need security wait time for a specific airport? There’s an app for that!

September 3, 2010
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MyTSA Mobile Application For Travelers To provide passengers with 24/7 access to the most commonly requested TSA information on their mobile device, TSA has developed the MyTSA mobile application. No matter where you are, you’ll have easy access to information you need to get through security and onto the plane safely and smoothly. MyTSA puts the most frequently requested information about security procedures at airport checkpoints right at their fingertips. The application has multiple functions, including allowing travelers to...

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British Tourists Carried 200 “Bangers” on Two US Flights

August 17, 2010
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Mr Jones said he did not consider the security implications of the fireworks

Rochdale man ‘took 200 fireworks on US plane’ BBC News- Manchester An airline passenger claims he was allowed to take more than 200 fireworks on two flights in the United States. Paul Jones, 29, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, flew across the US from Kansas to Houston and back to the UK with a bag of bangers – and a lighter. It was only at Heathrow Airport that officials expressed concern, he said. Continental Airlines said it did not have...

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Delta Flight Attendant Arrested For Attempting to Carry Handgun on Flight

June 4, 2010
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I'm sure there is a very logical explanation for this. Not for this pic, I mean for her packing a piece. She does look troubled. Nothing like her glamor shot on Facebook~ Martha

~Updated with news footage~ Kristi E. Swartz, Atlanta Journal-Constitution A Delta Air Lines flight attendant preparing to board a plane bound for Atlanta was arrested after authorities found a handgun in her purse. Amber Robillard, who lives in Atlanta, was stopped at the Transportation Security Administration security screening checkpoint at the Indianapolis airport and arrested after they discovered the gun, Delta spokeswoman Susan Elliott said. Robillard, 39, did not fly to Atlanta with the rest of the crew on...

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Palm Beach Airport Officials Complain of Passengers Stinky Feet

March 11, 2010
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Going through security stinks!

WEST PALM BEACH — There are a lot of stinky feet walking through the security checkpoints at Palm Beach International Airport. So many, in fact, that the county airport managers are considering replacing the carpet. County Airports Director Bruce Pelly told an advisory board Wednesday that security officials “are complaining of odor.” “They just want the carpeting changed,” said Casandra Davis, airport spokeswoman. Airport managers are working on plans to replace much of the carpet and tile in the terminal,...

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