The 19-year-old bald eagle drew attention at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina on Thursday, when he was spotted perched on his handler’s arm at a TSA checkpoint.
The TSA is so understaffed that it’s asking office employees to work at airports for up to 45 days.
No federal agency has been more impacted by the coronavirus than the TSA.
The TSA said Thursday it will begin requiring employees to wear “facial protection” at screening checkpoints, more than two months after the outbreak in the U.S.
Pointy-ear dogs are sometimes scaring airline passengers, especially children, so the TSA is looking for more floppy-ear canines to engage with people in airports.
The TSA is beginning to conduct more invasive physical pat-downs at airports nationwide, but it’s not entirely clear what that will entail.
The TSA is researching ways to speed up airport lines and improve security.
Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, airport security is naturally cautious and wants to ensure no weapons get on airplanes.
