Safety key at Oakland Airport
The usually crowded summer airports are set to surge for the upcoming July 4 celebrations and officials at Oakland Airport are stepping up their security in response. Police patrols have increased and are often accompanied by explosive-sniffing dogs both inside the ...
by Andrew Mayer July 4th, 2007
Europeans to be subject to US fingerprinting
The department of Homeland Security in the United States has been tightening the collar of the countries laws to protect it from supposed outside threats. From new passport laws to eye scans, landing at an American airport has become a ...
by Dave Bess June 26th, 2007
City mayors blame visa policies for low tourist numbers
While the United States can still call itself the number one tourist destination in the world, new policies both with visa requirements and increased security at the country’s airports are being blamed for a lower tourist turnout these last years. The ...
by Charlotte Fellows June 26th, 2007
Visas, registrations and how to get in to the United States
The Department of Homeland Security recently proposed that travelers from 27 countries, mainly located in Western Europe, would have to register their travel plans 48 hours before departure on the internet. The requirement would apply to those travelers entering the United ...
by Rosie Vaughan-Jones June 20th, 2007
Passport rush refund available for Americans
Recent regulations requiring Americans to carry a passport even when travelling within North America flooded the US State Department with passport requests, severely overloading their capacity to cope. People paid an additional $60 for express service and
by Jennifer Jones June 15th, 2007
Your mum was right about honesty being the best policy
It was a regular day at the cargo bay in Kansas City Airport for Robert Lewis this past Monday. That is until he stumbled upon a cargo bag that seemed to have been misplaced. On inspection, Lewis found the bag to contain individually wrapped wedding bands and diamond rings, which he
by Dave Bess June 15th, 2007
Passport backlog leads to relaxed restrictions for Americans
After introducing new regulations requiring American citizens to carry passports even on visits to neighboring Canada and Mexico, the U.S. State Department is so backlogged with applications that it is unable to cope. In the face of a flood of ...
by Jennifer Jones June 14th, 2007
Baggage free flights?
A new plan for baggage-free flying was discussed at a recent parliamentary conference in the UK. Transport Department officials met with members of the airport operator BAA and Members of Parliament to discuss the proposed scheme. The plan would involve a ...
by Jennifer Jones June 14th, 2007
New technology helps those with prosthetics
Security personnel in Nashville have finally found a way to eliminate the daunting threat caused by … amputees. Seriously though, for people with prosthetic limbs, casts and braces, going through security can be exceptionally difficult, often taking up to ten or fifteen minutes longer than most people’s security check. One local marine
by Emily Welch June 13th, 2007
Longing for the good old days?
It’s true, flying today isn’t like it used to be. But since when did we start sitting around complaining, lying back in our rocking chairs, talking about the ‘good old days’? The world is a place of constant change and ...
by Paul Fenrich June 8th, 2007
Don’t forget to pack that gun, cowboy
Forget the nail clippers; officials at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) say that a common oversight committed by passengers going through security at airports in Arkansas is people forgetting to leave their guns behind. Federal Security Director Jerry Henderson said a ...
by Andrew Mayer June 7th, 2007
Locks: don’t leave home without them
The Sunday Times recently reported more than 1,100 suitcase thefts at Heathrow Airport in 2006. Paul Seery, the chief inspector fo the Metropolitan Police, was interviewed by the newspaper. “The vast majority could be prevented with a little thought,” he said. "It's important that passengers do not leave property unattended, not
by Bobby V-Jones June 6th, 2007