Canada s strict new COVID-19 travel restrictions could affect Arizonans. Here s how Melissa Yeager, Arizona Republic
Sweeping new international travel restrictions announced Friday in Canada could affect at least one route to Phoenix as the United States northern neighbor works to prevent the spread of new variants of the novel coronavirus arriving from abroad.
During an address to his country on Jan. 29, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Air Canada, West Jet, Sunwing and Air Transat airlines would voluntarily suspend flights to sun destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean through April 30.
In addition, international travelers are required to arrive in Canada through just four cities: Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Calgary.
Rate of guns seized at airport checkpoints jumped in 2020
January 26, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2020 file photo, a TSA agent assist a traveler at a security checkpoint at Love Field Airport in Dallas. There were fewer air travelers in the United States last year, but a higher percentage of them were carrying guns. The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, that screeners found 3,257 firearms on passengers or in their carry-on bags in 2020, or about 10 for every million travelers. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2020 file photo, a TSA agent assist a traveler at a security checkpoint at Love Field Airport in Dallas. There were fewer air travelers in the United States last year, but a higher percentage of them were carrying guns. The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, that screeners found 3,257 firearms on passengers or in their carry-on bags in 2020, or about 10 for every million travel
Despite the decrease in air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers confiscated more guns from passengers in 2020 than in 2019.
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Gun confiscations at US airports spike while passenger numbers fall
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Security screeners confiscated guns at airport checkpoints at a record pace last year although the total number of guns dropped along with the steep plunge in travelers because of the pandemic.
The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday that screeners found 3,257 firearms on passengers or in their carry-on bags in 2020, or about 10 for every million travelers. About 83% of the guns were loaded.
The rate was double that in 2019, when screeners found 5 guns for every million passengers. However, with 500 million more travelers screened in 2019, TSA officers found a record 4,432 guns that year.