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The Transportation Security Administration said travelers will be required to wear face masks through Sept. 13 in airports and on buses, trains and commercial flights.

The recovery in air travel is becoming more real

When she was arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport last November, prosecutors said 23-year-old Yaazmina Payton had attempted to stow away on an American Airlines flight so that she could go see rapper Jay-Z in Los Angeles.

If you plan on traveling anywhere you better have your face mask handy. President Biden’s executive order requiring face masks on planes, trains and buses starts on Feb. 2. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss tells what it means at our local transportation hubs.

A former Transportation Security Administration agent who was accused of tricking a traveler into showing her breasts as she went through security at Los Angeles International Airport pleaded no contest Friday to false imprisonment, authorities said.

Federal safety officials are investigating people who took part in last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol to decide whether they belong on the federal no-fly list

Nearly 1.3 million people went through U.S. airports on Sunday, the highest level of air travel in more than nine months

The TSA has screened nearly five million travelers at the nation’s airports, numbers not seen since the pandemic started stateside. Experts from the CDC said the phenomenon was “pouring gasoline on the fire,” as infections and deaths continue to rise.

How much money would you guess the nation’s airline passengers walked away from after going through airport screening last year? It’s money they took out of their pockets and left in a bin but forgot to pick up.

American Airlines said Thursday it plans to suspend service to 15 small U.S. cities with low demand in October after the terms of federal aid requiring the flights expires, a move that would cut off scheduled flights to nine destinations in as many states.

A replica military mine was detected in a woman’s checked luggage at Washington Dulles International Airport Friday afternoon, officials said. A Transportation Security Administration officer found the fake military anti-personnel device after the bag was scanned for security. The replica triggered an alarm indicating it needed to be looked at by TSA. The device, commonly referred to as a...

Air travel started picking up across the U.S. before Memorial Day, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain flew cross-country and has tips for what to expect.

The Transportation Security Administration announced a series of new rules for summer travelers to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Five hundred people who work for the Transportation Security Administration have tested positive for COVID-19, including four people who died from the disease, the agency said Wednesday. Of the 500 who tested positive, 208 TSA employees recovered from the illness, the agency said in a statement. Almost 40 percent of positive cases were found in employees working in the three major…

Travel experts are saying that with more states opening businesses, air travel could pick up. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

Air travel is shrinking, and airports are emptying, but TSA officers remain on the frontlines handling not just the remaining passengers, but the stress of working a post during a pandemic. Investigative Reporter Scott MacFarlane reports stress is flaring in some harsh language and debates on TSA “members-only” Facebook pages.

At least nine Transportation Security Administration officers around the country have caught the coronavirus. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports on what the agency is doing to protect its employees.

The nation’s airports are warning of chaos for passengers if the White House doesn’t postpone the looming Real ID deadline, NBC News reports.

A Massachusetts woman has filed a class action lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Transportation Security Administration. Rebecca Brown says she had taken about $82,000 in cash from her father’s Pennsylvania home and was bringing it to Massachusetts because the time had come for her to take charge of his finances. The money was confiscated before her flight…