Police arrest a TSA officer who was allegedly carrying a firearm beyond the security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, a major travel hub.

Police said they responded to the main TSA security checkpoint for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport about the firearm.

Airport officials say the combination of agents calling out and higher than normal number of travelers led to major delays.

A TSA worker was arrested for carrying an unlicensed gun at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, raising concerns about airport security and highlighting a trend of unauthorized firearms among airport staff.

Travelers have also been forced to wait for extended periods of time to pass through security and endure long waits for flights.

More than 6,600 firearms were intercepted at airport security checkpoints in the year and nearly all of them were loaded, the Transportation Safety Administration said.

Atlanta once again had the busiest airport in the world for 2024 with more than 62 million travelers flying in and out of its terminals.

A report from the Congressional Research Service said that as of last month, there are 79,686 non-military federal employees in Georgia.

A motion has been granted by the Fulton County Superior Court to allow Atlanta rap titan Young Thug to travel through metro Atlanta.

A Transportation Security Administration officer was arrested Tuesday at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, police said.

Atlanta police caught a Transportation Security Administration officer who brought a gun past a security checkpoint.