Southwest pilot busted with loaded gun in carry-on at airport
A pilot for Southwest Airlines was busted Monday after entering an Albany airport with a loaded firearm in his carry-on bag, officials said.
The pilot was arrested on weapons charges when an X-ray machine at the airport’s security checkpoint spotted a .380-caliber handgun loaded with six bullets inside his bag, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
The pilot was taken into custody and charged with criminal possession of a weapon, the TSA said. His name was not released Monday.
The incident was the second time in recent weeks that the TSA has discover a loaded firearm in a passenger’s luggage at Albany International Airport.