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Boston Logan is running a June–August pilot that screens Delta and JetBlue passengers at a remote Framingham facility 22 miles from the airport, allowing bag check, TSA screening, and a shuttle directly to the airside gate with PreCheck accepted, in a bid to ease congestion by moving security away from the terminal.
Massport is piloting off-airport TSA screening at a Framingham facility about 25 miles from Logan, where selected passengers check in, drop bags, and clear security before boarding a shuttle to a special Logan entrance. The $9 one-way bus and $7 daily parking service runs for Delta and JetBlue flights from 5:30 am–4 pm, with reservations possible from 90 days to 90 minutes before departure. The aim is to reduce security lines and city traffic, with expansion possible if successful.
Massport will open the first-in-the-nation remote TSA terminal in Framingham, allowing travelers to clear security before heading to Logan and aiming to ease congestion and emissions; Logan recently rolled out real-time security wait times.
A new Landline-operated remote terminal in Framingham will let Delta and JetBlue travelers check in, drop bags, and clear TSA before taking an hourly coach to Boston Logan; fares start as low as $9 one-way, with bags transferred directly to planes, though the bus portion does not earn airline loyalty points.
A Somerville family is in quarantine after exposure to measles on a Boston-bound flight. They have no symptoms yet and will remain isolated through May 5 as health officials monitor for potential cases amid rising measles activity. The parents were vaccinated as children, but their two young children are not yet eligible for vaccination.
Two young children in Somerville are in a 21-day home quarantine after a JetBlue flight from Florida exposed them to measles at Logan Airport's Terminal C; the 11-month-old and 2-year-old are not fully vaccinated due to age, their father says, and health officials report three other Massachusetts households quarantined in connection with the same exposure.
A Rhode Island man in his 40s who was traveling internationally and connected in Fort Lauderdale before flying JetBlue to Boston’s Logan International Airport on April 13 may have exposed other travelers to measles, according to health officials.
As the Senate weighs reopening the DHS, about 300 TSA agents have walked off nationwide due to the ongoing shutdown, with Logan Airport seeing limited delays so far but unions warning the staffing crisis could worsen as pay remains suspended and replacements would take months to train; CEOs of major airlines have urged Congress to ensure TSA workers are paid so the aviation system isn’t jeopardized.
A JetBlue flight from Boston Logan to Vero Beach was held on the tarmac for hours after an unidentified person claimed there was a bomb aboard; FBI and Massachusetts State Police, with firefighters and dogs, searched the plane and removed and checked luggage before the threat was deemed not credible, and no arrests were reported.
A bomb threat on a JetBlue flight from Logan Airport in Boston to Vero Beach, Florida, was deemed not credible by authorities; the aircraft taxied to a remote area after landing and passengers endured a nearly three-hour delay on the tarmac while investigators cleared the plane.
Boston's Logan Airport is facing major travel disruption as a nor'easter brings blizzard conditions; as of 6 a.m., 968 flights were canceled or delayed in and out of Boston per FlightAware, leaving travelers scrambling to rebook and adjust plans ahead of the storm.
Massachusetts faced a fresh snow event on Feb. 7, with plowable totals across the state—from about half an inch in some areas to double-digit inches in parts of the North Shore (e.g., Beverly 12.0 inches)—while Logan Airport logged 4.2 inches and Beacon Hill 4.4 inches by Saturday afternoon, ahead of a bitter cold spell for Super Bowl Sunday.
Massachusetts woke to fresh powder from a weekend blizzard, with well over a foot of snow in many areas and some towns approaching 2 feet as the storm continues into Monday. Logan Airport faced major disruption with hundreds of flights canceled; authorities reported at least one storm-related death in Norwood, while power outages declined as the day progressed. Officials urged residents to stay off the roads, schools and many businesses closed, warming shelters opened, and the MBTA kept trains running overnight to keep tracks clear amid frigid temperatures and wind chills well below freezing.
Massport is planning a pilot program to allow travelers to go through TSA security in Framingham before taking a secure bus to Logan Airport, aiming to reduce congestion and stress, with a potential start in summer 2026.
A JetBlue Airbus A220 from Chicago went off the runway into the grass at Boston Logan Airport, causing a temporary closure and ground stop, with no injuries reported. Passengers were bused to the terminal, and delays are expected to continue as authorities investigate the incident.