The pilot was later charged with driving under the influence, records from the local sheriff's office show.
The 22-year-old travels with her mother, Julie, in the second episode of her TLC series, which airs on Monday, Jan. 20 at 9 p.m. EST
In 2024, TSA officials stopped 7 firearms from getting on planes, an increase from 2023. That year only 4 guns were caught and confiscated by the TSA.
More than 6,600 firearms were detected at airport security checkpoints by the Transportation Security Administration in 2024, and about 94% were loaded with ammunition.
The volume of firearms intercepted at U.S. airports has surged 152% over the past decade. The TSA sees a connection to the rise of permitless carry laws.
A spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) previously told Newsweek: "TSA is working to avoid checkpoint delays by encouraging all travelers to obtain a REAL ID compliant ID or another form of acceptable ID before the May 7, 2025 deadline.
Pensacola International Airport is inviting passengers to enroll in the TSA PreCheck expedited screening program at a TSA PreCheck Temporary
George Bush Intercontinental Airport ranked among the top 10 airports for the number of firearms the Transportation Security Administration intercepted in 2024.
Watch video of the capsule from the Russian Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft that suffered a coolant leak in space had to land in Kazakhstan after undocking from the International Space Station. Credit: Rosmosmos | edited by Space.
On Friday the Transportation Security Administration released the number of firearms they intercepted at security checkpoints in 2024.
In a year where the Transportation Security Administration found a record number of firearms in South Carolina airports, the Myrtle Beach International Airport saw the opposite.