The New York Times – Travel:
Case counts of Covid, the flu and R.S.V. are ticking up. Here’s what you need to know if you’re planning on flying during the holiday season.
Category: Transportation Security Administration
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Flying Alone With Your Kids? Make Sure You Have Proof of Your Relationship
The New York Times – Travel:
Recent incidents at airports suggest that carrying your child’s birth certificate, passport or other documents will help mitigate alarming, and often time-consuming, incidents in security.
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T.S.A. Says Screening Missteps Allowed Box Cutters on Flight
The New York Times – Travel:
Two box cutters that were brought on a plane by a passenger who later threatened to stab people were not identified during a scan, a Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman said.
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Guns Found at Airport Checkpoints Are On Track to Break Record
The New York Times – Travel:
This year, Transportation Security Administration officers have already discovered more than 4,600 guns at airport security checkpoints, and about 87 percent of them were loaded.
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What Can You Travel With in Your Carry-On Luggage?
The New York Times – Travel:
Can you bring safety pins in your carry-on? What about a pool cue? Or how about a snow globe? The answers to those questions, in order, are yes, no and it’s complicated.
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Who Ended the Travel Mask Mandate? A Vaccine Skeptic, a Judge, and 2 Others
The New York Times – Travel:
The mask rule on planes and public transportation has been targeted by the travel industry and Republican lawmakers. In the end, it was brought down by a little-known nonprofit, a conservative judge and chance.
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State Dept. Will Allow Americans to Mark Their Gender as ‘X’ on Passports
The New York Times – Travel:
The change is aimed at providing transgender, nonbinary or gender-nonconforming Americans a way to accurately identify themselves.
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Kip Hawley, Transportation Security Administrator, Dies at 68
The New York Times – Travel:
He sought to overhaul a much-maligned federal agency by enhancing security procedures, bolstering morale and taking a common-sense approach to the job.