TSA officer arrested for bringing gun past security checkpoint at Atlanta airport A lot of people think the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is security theatre. At times, it might be but overall, they do catch their fair share of criminals. In fact,… Johnny Jet , January 25, 2025
2024 Holiday travel airport survival guide If you saw the TSA security checkpoint numbers over the last year, then you already knew that this holiday season was going to be crazy busy. First of all, the… Johnny Jet , December 24, 2024
Woman vanishes after brief layover at LAX en route to New York I’m not sure what to make of this story because not everything seems to be adding up. However, ABC News is reporting that “a 30-year-old woman from Maui has gone… Johnny Jet , November 25, 2024
This TSA Hack Can Save You Time, Money and Headaches My sister Georgette once asked me if she could bring an orchid plant as a carry-on on her flight from Florida to New York. I said, “I’m not sure why… Johnny Jet , November 23, 2024
U.S. government warns travelers not to fall for this TSA PreCheck scam If you’re a seasoned traveler from the U.S. then hopefully you already have TSA PreCheck. If you don’t, what are you waiting for? TSA PreCheck and Global Entry are definitely… Johnny Jet , November 15, 2024
TSA shares video of prohibited items bin and it’s everything you would expect I get emails, phone calls and text messages all the time from friends and family asking if they can take certain things aboard a plane. Even if I know the… Johnny Jet , October 25, 2024
Pete Buttigieg announces $1 billion in grants to modernize 125 airports across the country Earlier this week, Forbes named the best U.S. airline and airport as well as international winners. If you haven’t traveled in a while, you might be surprised by some of… Johnny Jet , October 24, 2024
Best U.S. airline and airport announced in Forbes’ Air Travel Awards Forbes Travel Guide just launched its first-ever Verified Air Travel Awards, celebrating excellence in air travel across a range of categories, from luxury lounges to the best in-flight dining. They… Natalie DiScala , October 22, 2024
How to find out if the TSA PreCheck lane will be open when you travel If you’ve been following my advice for years, then you know that one of my best travel tips for speeding through U.S. airports is to get TSA PreCheck. It’s $78… Johnny Jet , October 18, 2024
Is it OK to take food from an airline lounge to-go? How much? A woman who goes by zaftpunjab on Reddit posted a thread titled “Distress at MSP lounge!” She claimed that while in a Delta Air Lines lounge, she “got reported for… Johnny Jet , October 7, 2024
Arizona woman sentenced to prison for assaulting TSA officer who confiscated her apple juice On April 25, 2023, Ma’Kiah Cherae Coleman, who was 19 at the time of the incident, and is from Glendale, Arizona, assaulted a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Phoenix’s… Johnny Jet , September 21, 2024
Juggler or smuggler? TSA officer makes passenger juggle five balls at security checkpoint Here’s something new: A traveler was asked to prove he was not smuggling drugs by juggling. According to a post on the social networking site Threads, Bennett Santora, who goes… Johnny Jet , September 8, 2024
TSA tackles traveler at LaGuardia Airport after he flees with loaded gun in backpack A month ago, I wrote a post about the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) catching a prominent member of Congress and others with guns in carry-on luggage at DC airports. Victoria… Johnny Jet , August 3, 2024
How I avoid the chaos at LAX and a review my Alaska Airlines flight to STS After I sent yesterday’s newsletter, I hopped on an Alaska Airlines flight from LAX to STS (Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport). Today, I’m writing about how I avoided the madness… Johnny Jet , July 22, 2024
If you flew yesterday, you were part of history: TSA sets record for most passengers screened in a single day If you subscribe to my free travel newsletter (here’s the link), then you know that I’ve been predicting that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would break their single-day record for… Johnny Jet , July 8, 2024
