| Passengers
re-enter screening after firearm found at BWI airport
Sept. 22, 2006 - Security screeners discovered a firearm in a carry-on
bag at Baltimore's main airport Friday morning and two concourses
were closed when its owner disappeared, authorities said.
Officials at BWI Airport held onto the carry-on but its owner continued
through the checkpoint and disappeared, airport spokesman Jonathan
Dean said.
Concourses A and B, which serve Southwest Airlines, reopened after
90 minutes. Passengers were being required to go through screening
again.
TSA
Issues Draft Security, Privacy and Compliance Standards for Registered
Traveler Program
Sept. 21, 2006 - The draft standards have been posted to the Registered
Traveler homepage on TSA.gov and are open for a two-week public
comment period.
Business
travelers' airfares soaring
Sept. 19, 2006 - Business travelers paid more for flights during
the second quarter this year than at any time since 2001, says a
new study to be released Tuesday by American Express Business Travel.
Feds
tell airlines fuel surcharges must be included in fares
Sept. 20, 2006 - An attempt by U.S. airlines to list fuel charges
separately from fares in advertisements was rejected by the Department
of Transportation (DOT).
Web,
phone meetings replace some business trips
Sept. 19, 2006 - More business travelers are cutting meeting costs
by using telephone, video and Web conferences instead of flying.
What
fate, the laptop? How to beat the system
Sept. 21, 2006 - Travelers limited to one "laptop-sized bag"
as their sole piece of cabin baggage - at least on flights from
Britain - have been faced with a dilemma: How can you take your
laptop along as well, short of consigning it to a dire death in
the cargo hold, or having it lost or stolen along with vital data?
Britain
relaxes rules on carry-on bags
Sept. 21, 2006 - Britain is relaxing restrictions on carry-on baggage
Friday, allowing musical instruments and larger bags to be taken
aboard aircraft, the government said.
Crisis
seen in luggage screening
Sept. 19, 2006 - The nation's airports face a looming crisis in
their ability to screen checked luggage for bombs that will require
billions of dollars to avert, a new report ordered by Congress says.
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