/tags/tsa TSA en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2025-04-07/austin-tx-real-id-tsa-airport-lines-waits-deadline-may-7-dps-texas-abia At least 98% of Texas driver's licenses are REAL ID compliant, but a low national rate could slow TSA screening. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2025-04-07/austin-tx-real-id-tsa-airport-lines-waits-deadline-may-7-dps-texas-abia Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-12-11/austin-tx-airport-abia-aus-christmas-new-years-travel-delays Controller staffing, already worryingly low last year, has dipped even further, leading to travel delays and fears of near-misses or worse. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:24:26 GMT /transportation/2024-12-11/austin-tx-airport-abia-aus-christmas-new-years-travel-delays Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-02-06/austin-airports-tsa-checkpoint-3-closed-till-2026 The two screening lanes are being shifted to a different TSA checkpoint to make room for a construction project to add 75,000 square feet to the Barbara Jordan Terminal. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:22:09 GMT /transportation/2024-02-06/austin-airports-tsa-checkpoint-3-closed-till-2026 Nathan Bernier /transportation/2023-03-14/austin-airports-tsa-checkpoints-could-be-getting-a-lot-faster Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is introducing tech upgrades so passengers won’t have to remove electronics or liquids from their carry-on bags. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 18:21:59 GMT /transportation/2023-03-14/austin-airports-tsa-checkpoints-could-be-getting-a-lot-faster Haya Panjwani /transportation/2023-01-20/austins-airport-confiscated-a-record-number-of-guns-in-2022 Security found 150 firearms in carry-on luggage at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in 2022. If travelers are caught with a firearm in their carry-on, local police are called and a fine of up to $15,000 could be administered. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:48:33 GMT /transportation/2023-01-20/austins-airport-confiscated-a-record-number-of-guns-in-2022 Haya Panjwani /transportation/2022-05-18/austins-airport-now-wants-people-to-arrive-three-or-more-hours-before-departure With a crush of passengers expected over Memorial Day weekend, Congressman Lloyd Doggett blasts TSA as "thoroughly unprepared." Wed, 18 May 2022 23:33:52 GMT /transportation/2022-05-18/austins-airport-now-wants-people-to-arrive-three-or-more-hours-before-departure Nathan Bernier /transportation/2022-05-16/tsa-lines-out-the-door-return-to-abia The Saturday morning mess came just days after airport officials said TSA had improved wait times. Mon, 16 May 2022 23:15:18 GMT /transportation/2022-05-16/tsa-lines-out-the-door-return-to-abia Nathan Bernier /2022-03-10/tsa-extends-the-travel-mask-mandate-through-april-18 The monthlong extension comes as the CDC said it would work on a "revised policy framework for when, and under what circumstances, masks should be required in the public transportation corridor." Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:45:45 GMT /2022-03-10/tsa-extends-the-travel-mask-mandate-through-april-18 Alana Wise /transportation/2021-09-10/the-tsa-is-doubling-fines-for-those-who-refuse-to-wear-a-mask-while-flying President Biden says, "If you break the rules, be prepared to pay." He calls the harassment aimed at airline employees over masks "wrong" and "ugly." Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:30:59 GMT /transportation/2021-09-10/the-tsa-is-doubling-fines-for-those-who-refuse-to-wear-a-mask-while-flying Sharon Pruitt-Young /transportation/2019-02-11/austins-airport-seized-more-guns-per-traveler-than-any-other-in-the-u-s-last-year Austin Bergstrom International Airport passengers attempted to bring 93 guns onto flights in 2018, according to the Transportation Security Administration's annual tally. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 22:51:13 GMT /transportation/2019-02-11/austins-airport-seized-more-guns-per-traveler-than-any-other-in-the-u-s-last-year Andrew Weber