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An unknown substance found on a Southwest Airlines flight out of Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport was deemed not hazardous, but led to delays and a new flight.

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport’s security Checkpoint A has reopened Tuesday, after closing due to “excessive call-outs” by TSA agents who have not been paid in weeks because of the federal government shutdown, an airport spokesman said.

Computer network problems caused travelers using Southwest Airlines major delays and flight cancellations Tuesday out of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

An “unknown substance” found in a restroom of a Southwest Airlines plane at BWI Marshall Airport Monday night prompted the BWI Airport Fire & Rescue Department to meet the aircraft when it landed, the airline said Tuesday.

Southwest Airlines' CEO thanks Baltimore, and the management of BWI, for making its success here possible.

Governor Hogan has no problem coming up with millions of dollars for BWI hangars but retirees get no help with prescription drugs.

Baltimore has benefited greatly from having Southwest Airlines at BWI for the last 25 years.

When Southwest arrived at BWI, it was a novelty with $39 fares to Cleveland. Twenty-five years later, it's applying a jet engine-scale boost to the regional economy.

Southwest Airlines announced Thursday that it plans to build its first maintenance hangar in the Northeast at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, a move that further cements its ties to the airport and signals more growth for the airline in the region.

The airline was dealing with an outage at the domestic ticket counter, according to a tweet from the BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport account. The issue has since been resolved.

Twenty-five years after its debut at BWI Airport, Southwest — now the largest single carrier in the U.S. — offers more than 240 departures per day from Baltimore to 64 other cities. It now accounts for roughly 70 percent of the passenger volume through the airport.

An officer with the Maryland Transportation Authority has been suspended after attempted to fly with a gun in April.

Emotional support peacocks are not allowed on Southwest Airlines.

Gov. Larry Hogan, Franchot and Treasurer Nancy Kopp, who make up the board, all voiced concerns about low-flying Southwest Airlines planes in new Federal Aviation Administration flight patterns that have irritated Marylanders who live beneath the paths of the planes.

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is planning a $60 million expansion to Concourse A to meet Southwest Airlines’ existing and projected demand.

Passengers on board a Southwest Airlines flight from South Florida say a pickup truck hit their plane on the runway at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

A Southwest Airlines was forced to land in Philadelphia after engine failure. Here's what you need to know.

A Southwest Airlines plane was taxiing before takeoff at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Wednesday morning, when the Boeing 737 skidded while turning and came to rest with the front end of the plane hanging over the grass, according to a passenger aboard.

The Midshipmen will be on an airplane during the Super Bowl, and the sophomore goalie and a few other teammates who are Eagles fans are desperate to watch the game.

Here’s a roundup of more recent, positive, national nods for Charm City.

Southwest Airlines kicked off its annual fall fare sale Tuesday, with one-way fares going for as low $49.

Program at BWI Airport aims to help entrepreneur grow into airport retailers.

A viral video that ricocheted worldwide last month may not be what it seemed, according to the woman shown being dragged off a Southwest Airlines flight.

A lawyer for a woman seen on video being dragged off a Southwest Airlines flight in Maryland says she never claimed her allergy to dogs was life-threatening.

What this leaves me wondering is how far our individual and collective sense of entitlement will take us.

Police removed a woman from a Southwest Airlines flight before it left BWI Airport Tuesday night, after she reported a life-threatening allergy to two animals aboard.

Purchase one-way tickets on Southwest Airlines for as low as $49.

Southwest Airlines plans to stop overbooking flights — an industry practice implicated in an ugly incident on a United Airlines flight that has damaged

Lilly Santiago, 8, was curious: She asked her father, William, who works at Southwest Airlines, whether any women worked down on the tarmac, guiding the planes and loading and unloading checked bags.

More than 25 million people traveled through Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in 2016, surpassing a previous record by more than 1.29 million, Governor Larry Hogan announced Tuesday.

BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport is poised to begin work on the next phase of its international terminal expansion.

Thousands of Marylanders and others mobbed Penn Station in Baltimore en route to the Women's March in Washington, overwhelming the regular train service.

A Maryland man allegedly said he was going to "blow the plane up" while on a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland, Calif. to Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport on Tuesday, California authorities said.

Possibly the nation's longest commute to school begins as the sun rises over the home of Stephanie Clarkson and husband Dan Gale in Locust Point, because their Southwest Airlines flight out of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport normally leaves at 6 a.m. They have done it so often, six times now this fall, Gale jokes about being on a first-name basis with a stewardess.

Diehard Orioles fans making last-minute travel plans to Toronto for Tuesday’s one-game wild card playoff are facing a harsh reality: Booking an international

Southwest Airlines Co. announced Monday it has reached a tentative agreement with pilots on terms of a new contract, approaching the end of negotiations on the contract that became amendable four years ago.

Numerous Southwest Airlines flights were canceled or delayed in and out of Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport for the third day in a row as the airline struggled to resume normal operations on Friday.

Southwest Airlines is experiencing some residual delays after problems with its computer system Wednesday afternoon caused "significant flight delays" at airports across the country, including Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, the airline said.

If you have insatiable wanderlust or have been contemplating a quick trip, today is your lucky day.

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Monday unveiled a new kiosk designed to teach passengers hands-only CPR.

When Democratic mayoral nominee Catherine E. Pugh visited Las Vegas for a convention last weekend, she didn't fly Southwest. She hopped a ride on a Maryland businessman's private jet.

Flights in and out of Baltimore have resumed after inbound flights were in a holding pattern over BWI Airport Tuesday following the evacuation of the traffic control tower.

Passengers will soon be able to fly direct between Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Asheville, N.C.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Tulsa, Okla.; and San Jose, Calif.

A civil liberties group is calling for an investigation after a Muslim woman from Maryland said she was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight "without any credible explanation" Wednesday.

A civil liberties group is calling for an investigation after a Muslim woman from Maryland said she was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight "without any credible explanation" Wednesday.

Southwest Airlines on Wednesday added new seasonal flights to Denver, Seattle, Portland, New Orleans and Minneapolis from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

As the crowds converged along Pratt and Light streets for the Light City Baltimore spectacle, I was reminded of its colorful past.

More than 1.6 million passengers traveled through Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in January, setting a record for the month with a 6 percent increase from the previous year, officials said.

Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, announced Monday it will add additional flights to eight cities around the country – and plans to add more flights in the future.

Southwest Airlines says a possible bird strike prompted pilots to return a flight to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after takeoff.