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Montana Woman Arrested With Concealed Handgun At Airport

Erin Phillips — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:27:47 +0000

A Bozeman local, Loretta Quayle is grabbing headlines this morning – for carrying a LOADED concealed handgun on a plane! The worst part, SHE MADE IT THRU SECURITY with it in her purse!! Authorities say Quayle passed through security in Bozeman and boarded the plane – forgetting she had the weapon. She was stopped while [...]

TSA Searches Woman's Afro at Atlanta Airport [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:48:05 +0000

Headed down an escalator at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Dallas-based hairdresser Isis Brantley (who counts neo-soul singer Erykah Badu as a client) was stopped by TSA agents who insisted on checking her ample Afro hairstyle for explosives. Brantley, who is a noted advocate of natural hair and has been wearing hers this way for 20 years, says [...]

Will American Airlines' New Boarding Method Save Time or Create Chaos?

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:11:26 +0000

For about a decade, airlines and academics have tried to figure out the fastest way to load passengers onto a plane. The less time spent on boarding, the more revenue-generating flights airlines can squeeze into a day. In fact, according to a 2008 study in the Journal of Transport Management, every minute cut on boarding can save $30 per flight.

Now American Airlines is trying out a new boarding method, and reaction is mixed.

Guys Stuck at Airport Overnight Make Their Own Fun [VIDEO]

Jordan Breindel — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:32:12 +0000

When friends Joe and Larry got stuck at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport overnight, they embraced their confinement like two kids in an empty candy store. Once the airport cleared out for evening, they were off to the wheelchair races. They also hit the escalators, the kitchen, the shoe shine chair and the airport bar, filming the whole adventure in HD for the internet to see. Check out this short film below:

Measles At The Airport

XL Country — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:12:07 +0000

A passenger that flew through BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport near Baltimore to Denver, Colo., and then flew to Albuquerque, N.M. this last week was found to have measles. While most Americans are immune or have been vaccinated, officials are still taking the proper precautions by informing all that may have come into contact aboard the planes or in the airport.

East Coast Storm Causing Holiday Travel Nightmare

XL Country — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:31:52 +0000

The weather at Gallatin Field might be delightful, but that doesn’t mean Southwest Montana travelers won’t face travel difficulties as they return home for the holidays. A major east coast snow storm is causing a ripple-effect of travel woes across the country. A winter storm that brought a rare white Christmas to parts of the [...]

Trace Adkins' TSA Parody Song

Cole — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:26:53 +0000

Tom and Colleen played it for you this morning and due to popular demand, here it is. You can download Trace Adkins’ TSA Parady Song right here in this post. TSA Parady Song.(Right click and choose save or download file to save it to your computer)