Ottawa’s proposal to increase air travel security fees by 33 percent will cost passengers more than a quarter billion dollars next year, according to estimates from a report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO). Budget 2023 released by the federal government in March proposed to increase the Air Travellers Security Charge (ATSC) by 32.85 percent,…
Canadian Air Passengers to Pay Additional $264 Million in Security Fees Next Year: PBO
TSA Intercepted 6,542 Guns at US Airport Security in 2022
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted a record 6,542 guns last year at airport checkpoints across the country. The number—roughly 18 per day—is an all-time high for gun interceptions at U.S. airports. That’s a nearly 10 percent increase from the 2021 record level of 5,972 guns detected at airport checkouts. Eighty-eight percent of the weapons…
EpochTV Review: Looting Sprees in California and Our Nation’s Air Travel Security
Commentary In this episode of The Nation Speaks titled, “The Truth Behind California’s Looting Spree; Airport Security Report Card,” host Cindy Drukier explores what is behind the bizarre string of looters raiding luxury stores and then takes a look at the TSA’s successes and failures within the last 20 years. The video begins with a…
Ottawa Eyes Charging Airport Security With Vaccine Verification for Travellers
OTTAWA—Airport security agents may soon be screening more than your luggage. The federal government is mulling handing responsibility for verifying passengers’ vaccination status to airport officers, rather than airlines —which hope to skip the headache. Canadian carriers received three consultation papers from Transport Canada this week asking for feedback on putting an agency in charge…
Airport and Port Security To Be Ramped Up: Home Affairs
The federal government is tightening the rules for airport baggage handlers and port workers to bar people with criminal convictions from accessing secure areas. The changes to eligibility criteria for people holding aviation or maritime security identification cards means “serious criminals” will no longer be able to import illicit goods through airports, seaports or offshore…
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