Man stopped at Virginia airport security checkpoint with 23 weapons in carry-on
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped an Alexandria man who had 23 knives stashed in a carry-on bag at a Virginia airport security checkpoint on Wednesday, according to a press release by the agency.
Airport crowds, airline ticket sales show travel recovering
An American Airlines jet sits parked at a gate as light snow falls at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Arlington, Va. American Airlines says bookings are coming back they're nearly at pre-pandemic levels. Gasoline demand is up too, as more Americans travel by car. โI would just sort of reiterate the recommendations from CDC, saying please limit travel to essential travel for the time being.โNew reported cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have increased 18% in the past two weeks. However, deaths declined 29% over that same period, to an average of 1,363 per day to 970 per day by Sunday. White House officials said Monday that more than 50 million Americans โ nearly one in five adults โ are now fully vaccinated.