Tag: Transportation Security Administration
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TSA and travel: Passengers still showing up with prohibited items, including loaded guns
Chances are that the bottle of tropical lotion you bought as a souvenir while vacationing in Hawaii and tucked into your bag without realizing it wouldn’t make it through airport security landed in the trash. Likewise, a package of mace spray or a favorite pocketknife stashed in your carry-on soon could be in the hands…
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TSA screenings just got easier for Denver airport travelers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Travelers no longer need to take their shoes off at Denver International Airport. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officially axed the need to remove shoes while passengers go through airport security screenings starting on July 6. “Ending the ‘Shoes-Off’ policy is the latest effort DHS is…
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TSA to hold DIA hiring fair Tuesday, offering $5,000 sign-on bonus
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The Transportation Security Administration will give new hires a $5,000 bonus for working as a security officer at Denver International Airport, according to a news release. The TSA offers new security officers $2,500 after being hired, then the remaining $2,500 after one year. Those interested in applying are encouraged to attend a recruiting event on…
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Denver International Airport makes slight changes to security checkpoints
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Slight changes to Denver International Airport’s security checkpoints began on Wednesday and aim to alleviate long lines. The airport in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration added a limited number of TSA PreCheck lanes at…
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6th most firearms in U.S. confiscated at Denver International Airport this year
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Transportation Security Administration personnel have confiscated a record number of firearms since the beginning of the year and many of them have been seized at Denver International Airport, officials said. As of Wednesday, the TSA reports that it has confiscated 4,654 firearms, which is the…
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Denver explosive sniffing dog featured in TSA 2021 canine calendar
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the first time, the Transportation Security Administration is making its annual canine calendar open to the public, and this year, it features one of Denver’s very own. Csoki, an explosives detection dog at Denver…
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Denver airport TSA agent dies of COVID-19
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Transportation Security Administration officer at Denver International Airport known as “Gru” from “Despicable Me” died of COVID-19 on Monday, officials said. Eduard Faktorovich, 49, worked exclusively at the northern checkpoint at the airport since…