Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a male passenger from carrying a firearm onto an airplane at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) on Wednesday, October 16. This was the second firearm detection this year by TSA officers at an MHT security checkpoint.
Last Wednesday morning, at the main security checkpoint, TSA officers detected a firearm in a male passenger’s carry-on bag. TSA immediately notified the Londonderry Police Department who responded, and discovered a loaded 9mm firearm.
Police secured the firearm and the 53-year-old New Hampshire man ended up missing his flight.
“Our TSA officers continue to prevent firearms from entering the secure area of the airport,” said Kieran Flynn, TSA’s Federal Security Director for New Hampshire. “Passengers traveling with firearms must properly pack them in their checked bag. Firearm detections slow or shut down security screening until the police resolve the incident.”
TSA detected two firearms in 2023 and one in 2022 at MHT security checkpoints.