Woman caught with loaded gun boarding plane at Bradley airport, TSA says

WINDSOR LOCKS — A woman carrying a fanny pack containing a loaded gun attempted to board a plane at Bradley International Airport last week, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

TSA officials said they discovered the weapon, a .9 mm firearm holding a chambered round, during a security screening on Nov. 30. Staff notified the

Connecticut State Police, who arrested the woman on a state charge of circumventing security.

Officials did not release the woman’s identity.

“Our TSA officers once again prove why they are vital to airport security,” said William Csontos, the TSA’s federal security director for Connecticut. “Passengers who are traveling with firearms need to ensure they declare them with the airline and that they are properly packed in their checked baggage.”

The incident is the fifth of its kind reported at Bradley and the 40th at a New England airport in 2022, according to officials. Boston’s Logan International Airport has the most with 26 firearm incidents. Rhode Island’s T.F. Green International Airport and Maine’s Bangor International Airport each have seen three incidents.