Traveler tries to sneak 4 ‘deceased and dehydrated’ mummified monkeys through Boston airport security, is stopped by dog
This Customs and Border Protection dog wasn’t roaming around. A federal agency dog, and one with an unusually sensitive nose, smelled four mummified monkeys that a person was attempting to enter the United States from Africa after landing at Boston’s Logan International Airport last month. I smelled it. Officials recently revealed this. The federal department […]
California teen, 15, disappears at Denver International Airport
The teenager was on her way back to her home in California but never returned, and authorities said she was last seen during a layover at Denver International Airport. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said 15-year-old Harper Cadman went missing at Denver International Airport on January 30th. “Mr. Harper did not board […]
Border protection K-9 sniffs out mummified monkey remains at Boston airport, suspect arrested
An airline passenger was arrested this week at Boston’s Logan International Airport after attempting to illegally import four mummified monkeys from the Democratic Republic of Congo, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said. The arrest was made Thursday after a CBP K-9 unit sniffed out the monkey after the suspect’s Delta flight arrived from Paris […]
Kenya alleged murderer Kevin Kangethe, who left girlfriend’s body at Boston airport, escapes police custody in Kenya
The man, wanted for killing his girlfriend and abandoning her body at a Boston airport before fleeing to Kenya, fled police custody in the African country, authorities said. Kevin Kangete, 40, took three months for investigators to find and arrest him before he stormed out of a Kenyan police station and fled in a private […]
Delta to debut ‘premium’ airport lounges — just months after outrage over Sky Club clampdown
Delta Air Lines has announced plans to introduce a higher-end private airport lounge, just months after infuriating travelers by cracking down on Sky Club access. The first of Delta Air Lines’ newest “premium” lounges is scheduled to open in June at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Atlanta-based airline announced. press release Published […]
Two JetBlue Planes Collide at Boston Airport
Two JetBlue planes collided on the tarmac at Boston Logan International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed Thursday morning. According to the FAA, the collision occurred when one aircraft that was entering a de-icing pad collided with another aircraft in an adjacent de-icing pad lane. No injuries were reported, but both aircraft were grounded […]
Two JetBlue planes collide on the ground at Boston airport
Two JetBlue planes collided on the tarmac at Boston’s Logan International Airport Thursday morning, disrupting everyone’s travel plans. Around 6:40 a.m., Flight 777’s left winglet struck the right horizontal tail of Flight 551, which was on a de-icing pad, the Federal Aviation Administration said. No injuries were reported. One of the passengers, Dave Souter, was […]
World War II-era 1,000-pound bomb dug up at Florida airport
Construction workers working on the grounds of a Florida airport unearthed a 1,000-pound World War II-era bomb, causing an evacuation. The explosives were discovered Tuesday afternoon at the planned site of the Wilton Simpson Technical College campus at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport. Hernando County Sheriff’s Office officials rushed to the scene around 3 p.m. after […]
World War II-era bomb unearthed at Florida airport
A 1,000-pound World War II-era bomb was discovered Tuesday at a local Florida airport, authorities said, prompting an evacuation until authorities determined the weapon was inert. Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhaus said construction crews were working on the proposed Wilton Simpson Technical College campus on the northeast corner of Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport when they […]
Florida man, Martin Evtimov, arrested after walking around airport naked and drunk
TSA did not have to ask this man to remove his shoes. A naked, drunk man was arrested in Florida on Monday after he was caught casually walking through an airport terminal before attempting to go through security. Martin Eftimov, 36, parked his car on the sidewalk at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), then entered […]