Miami International Airport

South Florida airports says they are seeing some increase in the number of people willing to fly. In response, they are trying to be out front when it comes to safety precautions, hoping the security will cause travelers to return to the skies.

A look at the safety measures being taken at Miami International Airport amid the coronavirus pandemic.

South Florida’s airports are ghost towns for now. But as businesses start to open next week, that may soon begin to change.   At Miami International Airport on Thursday, there’s enough space to have your own terminal. Passenger Diana Trias likes it that way. “Luckily on my flight, everyone was social distancing,” Trias said. MIA is seeing passengers drop...

As South Florida begins to reopen, NBC 6’s Willard Shepard has a look at how traveling can look like.

Tons of medical gear, medicine and N95 masks are being flown into Miami International Airport each week to help in the fight against COVID-19.

A Transportation Security Administration agent with Miami International Airport has passed away due to complications from the coronavirus, officials confirmed Sunday. Victor Chung, 65, had been with the agency for nearly two decades, and was considered a “founding officer.” Chung joined the agency just one year after the events of September 11th , according to officials. “During his 17 years…

Victor Chung, a Transportation Security Administration agent with Miami International Airport, passed away due to complications from the coronavirus officials confirmed Sunday.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez wants even less travelers at MIA, and is asking President Trump to ban incoming flights from coronavirus hotspots. NBC 6’s Alyssa Hyman reports.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez asked President Donald Trump on Thursday to immediately suspend international and domestic flights from COVID-19 hot spots to Miami International Airport.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is back to work after he quarantined himself for coronavirus. NBC 6’s Steve Litz reports.

A South Florida airport will be one of just one a dozen in the entire country to receive passengers from specific areas of Europe during travel restrictions set to start Saturday as part of efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Miami International Airport was named one of 13 airports in the United States that will be receiving flights…

NBC 6 has team coverage as one Miami-Dade school is closed amid a positive test while travelers prepare for the possibility of staying put amid a temporary ban.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. would suspend travel from Europe, with the exception of the United Kingdom, for 30 days to curb the spread of coronavirus. After Trump’s address, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the restrictions only apply to foreign nationals and not U.S. citizens, green card holders or the family of U.S. citizens. He also...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised concerns of a possible pandemic outbreak in the U.S. for the coronavirus, which has infected and killed thousands of people across the globe. According to the agency, three cases have been confirmed in Florida and they are asking the public to prepare. “We are asking the American public to work with...

A veteran airline mechanic has been sentenced to three years in prison for sabotaging an American Airlines jetliner in Miami with 150 people aboard

Officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection said they stopped a passenger at MIA Thursday who was attempting to smuggle birds in a plastic pill bottle into the country.

There are no confirmed cases in South Florida, but local agencies are preparing in the event of a potential coronavirus outbreak.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning Americans to begin preparing for a likely outbreak of coronavirus in the United States, saying that both a “community spread,” as well as disruption to work, school and life were likely in the event of a domestic outbreak.

It’s part of the drill at an airport security checkpoint to empty your pockets of any loose change. But an increasing amount of money doesn’t get picked up by passengers before they head to the gate. The Transportation Security Administration, TSA, reports $960,105.49 was unclaimed at the nation’s airports in FY 2018. The total of unclaimed money has grown 42…

Over $50,000 has been unclaimed at Miami International Airport. NBC 6 Investigator Willard Shepard reports.