21-year-old Aaron Tobey, of Charlottesville, stripped down to his underwear at a security checkpoint at Richmond International Airport on Thursday afternoon. Tobey had written a reference to the Fourth Amendment on his chest. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and released. His arraignment is scheduled for January 10. I guess it was only a matter of time until someone made this statement in protest, but I wonder what outrageous ways people will protest the Metro bag searches? I'm sure you commenters have some great ideas.
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Loudoun County Board of Supervisors representative Eugene Delgaudio is angry about the TSA pat downs that were all the rage in the media during the busy Thanksgiving travel season. But it's not because he finds the pat-downs unconstitutional, or generally objects to America going too far in its dogged attempts to prevent terrorism. Nah, Delgaudio doesn't like the new TSA security procedures because he claims they are part of a wide-scale "homosexual agenda." more ›

Going to the airport has always kind of sucked, hasn't it? Long lines, terrible food, expensive parking, people running all over the place like headless chickens with rolling luggage -- don't even get me started on what it's like if your flight gets delayed or you're running late. That said, I can only imagine how messy things might be after all the recent hubbub about the Transportation Security Administration's new screening policies. more ›

The AP reports that a Continental Express flight heading from Houston to Dulles earlier today was diverted to North Carolina after "a threatening message was written on a bathroom mirror." The plane ended up landing at Piedmont Triad International Airport near Greensboro without incident, and all passengers safely exited the plane. No word on what the message said, but a local CBS news affiliate reported that authorities described it as "a bomb threat." more ›

Dulles police confirmed reports from sources that Washington Dulles International Airport is on security lockdown. Flights are neither arriving nor departing at this time, and no passengers are passing through airport security. Police could not say at what time airport activities were put on hold, and police would not comment on the cause. Flight status as of 5:25 p.m. is still showing normal departures and arrivals. Transportation Security Administration agents said that no one at the information call center had any knowledge of the lockdown. Developing. . . . more ›

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority will vote today whether to put the Registered Traveler Program in place at Ronald Reagan Washington National and Dulles International Airports, WTOP reports. more ›