Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport

SPIRIT AIRLINES jet with 162 aboard collides with US AIRWAYS plane

A Spirit Airlines plane carrying 162 passengers had a lucky escape on New Year’s Eve when it clipped another jet minutes after touching down at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida.

After a comfortable landing, the Spirit Airlines Airbus A-320 was taxiing to its gate when its left wing smashed into a US Airways Airbus A-320, which was parked in a remote area away from the gate where aircraft are stored [...]

TSA Screener Arrested On Child Porn Charges

FT. LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – A Transportation Security Administration screener at a major South Florida airport is in jail accused of possessing dozens of horrifying images of child pornography.

Andrew Smeal is facing 25 counts of possessing child pornography showing young children engaged in sexual acts.

Smeal works at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/09/12/tsa-worker-charged-with-possession-of-child-porn/

Lawsuit: TSA Claims It Can Lie To The Public

“TSA Directives” superseed Freedom of Information Act

Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
Friday, June 8, 2012

The engineer who garnered global press attention by proving the TSA’s fleet of body scanners were completely useless is causing the federal agency more embarrassment – by highlighting the fact that the TSA argues that it can lie to the public for “security” reasons.

The claim appears in a lawsuit brought by Jon Corbett over his unlawful detention [...]

The Zombie Apocalypse May Actually Be Upon Us

Here is the timeline that I can find so far since they first released the zombie guide.

May 18 2011 CDC releases manual on how to survive the Zombie Apocalypse

http://offgridsurvival.com/zombieapocalypse/

5/16/12 mysterious rashes start to appear on students at Miami McArthur High School

5/20/12 41-year-old zombie Dr. Zachary Bird arrested by the Florida Highway Patrol …. spitting blood in a patrolman’s face.

Then…. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Hazmat dispatched for “unknown chemical”….five people rushed [...]

Terminal Evacuated, 4 TSA Agents Treated For Respiratory Problems After Exposure To Aerosol Spray

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) -A major mess due to a hazardous materials scare at the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport Friday shut down a terminal and caused hundreds of passengers to be stranded for nearly two hours.

More than a dozen outbound flights were delayed and several inbound flights were also delayed, according to airport spokesperson Greg Meyer.

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/05/18/ft-lauderdale-airport-terminal-evacuated/

Florida airport could be first in US to ban naked body scanners

Ethan A. Huff
Natural News
December 18, 2011

Air travelers flying out of Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport (FTL) in Florida may soon no longer have to worry about being forced through the US Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) naked body scanners. CBS 4 in Miami reports that the commission of Broward County, where the airport is located, is considering a measure that would ban the cancer-causing devices from the popular travel hub.

If [...]

5 flight attendants ill from mystery smell aboard plane… Developing…

(NBC Miami) Five flight attendants on a plane at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport were transported to a hospital to get checked out after complaining of feeling ill from a mystery smell, authorities said.

The Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue’s Hazardous Materials Team boarded the plane and took readings, but they came back negative. No passengers were on the plane at the time.

No other information was immediately available.

Sold $50K in stolen electronics on eBay — while at work!

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Transportation Security Administration worker is accused of stealing from the luggage of travelers at Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport Monday.Broward Sheriff’s Deputies said a Continental Airlines worker saw Nelson Santiago, 30, slip an iPad out of a suitcase and into his pants.That worker reported the theft to his supervisor and Santiago was arrested.Deputies said Santiago is responsible for [...]

REPORT: TSA agent caught with passenger’s iPad in pants, $50K in stolen goods

While most Transportation Security Administration employees are busy groping people or taking naked pictures of them, the cops say one of those employees was putting fliers’ electronics down his pants.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Nelson Santiago stole around $50,000 worth of electronics over the past six months from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport’s Terminal 1.

Santiago — a TSA officer since 2009 — was caught [...]

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