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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Flashback: Locals on TSA Regulations, 'My Kids Are Off Limits'

Holly Springs and Hickory Flat residents weigh in on more aggressive screening techniques at airports.

This story originally ran on Dec. 1, 2010. The American Automobile Association reports that at least 1.6 million people are expected to fly over the holidays. Now that the Transportation Security Administration has enforced top security in the airports, will local holiday travelers hit the roads or stick to the breezy airways? Salvation Army volunteer and mother of two Kelly Turner says she does not mind being patted down in the airport; however, her children are off limits. "Some things are necessary and some things aren't," Turner said. According to the TSA website, transportation security officers will work with parents to resolve any alarms at the checkpoint. It also says a child may receive a modified pat-down and that parents are …

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Safety Breach on Atlanta-Bound Flight

A Nigerian man boards one flight and almost got on another to Atlanta before authorities caught up with him. Do you feel safe on planes?

A security breach out of LAX almost landed a Nigerian man using a fake boarding pass in Atlanta. Here’s how he wasn’t caught on his earlier flight out of New York. FBI investigators have arrested Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi, 24, of Nigeria after he was caught trying to board a plane for Atlanta using a boarding pass that was outdated and under someone else’s name. According to this CNN report, Noibi was found with more than 10 other false boarding passes in his name. Noibi flew from New York to Los Angeles on Friday. Mid-flight, Virgin American flight officials discovered the man, identified as Noibi, was not on the passnger manifest. However, he was not arrested until Wednesday when he returned to LAX and tried to board a Delta flight to …

KELLI

10:56 am on Friday, July 1, 2011

Isn't Nigeria where most of the SCAMs come from... Although he doesn't look like a criminal - he is.... It is ciminal to do what he did.. (taking advantage of TSAs security loopholes)..... What to do about this....?   more ›

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