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TSA apologizes for searching elderly women

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Transportation Security Administration has acknowledged that its agents violated procedures by inspecting an elderly woman's colostomy bag and screening another's back brace, and expressed regret, according to a letter released on Wednesday. The agency, which handles security screenings at U.S. airports, denied claims that the two elderly women were strip searched at New ...

TSA: Agents erred in search of elderly passengers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Transportation Security Administration said its agents violated procedures by inspecting an elderly woman's colostomy bag screening another's back brace but denied claims the women were strip searched. The women, Ruth Sherman, 88, of Sunrise, Florida, and Lenore Zimmerman, 85, of Long Beach, New York, complained they were strip searched by agents at New York's John F ...

TSA regrets 'discomfort' of elderly fliers

The Transportation Security Administration has apologized for the actions of some airport screeners, and that its officers did not follow standard procedures when they asked to see a colostomy device on one woman and put another woman's back brace through an X-ray machine. But the agency stands by its earlier statements that neither woman was strip searched or asked to remove any clothing.

TSA regrets 'discomfort,' but says elderly fliers weren't strip-searched

The Transportation Security Administration has apologized for the actions of some airport screeners, and that its officers did not follow standard procedures when they asked to see a colostomy device on one woman and put another woman's back brace through an X-ray machine. But the agency stands by its earlier statements that neither woman was strip searched or asked to remove any clothing.

TSA: Elderly fliers weren't strip-searched

The Transportation Security Administration has apologized for the actions of some airport screeners, and that its officers did not follow standard procedures when they asked to see a colostomy device on one woman and put another woman's back brace through an X-ray machine. But the agency stands by its earlier statements that neither woman was strip searched or asked to remove any clothing.