PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – New video obtained by FOX 12 reveals how a passenger carrying a meat cleaver made it through security screening at Portland International Airport last fall and boarded a commercial flight — a serious security breach that reignited questions about how effective TSA screening really is.
The incident happened just before 8 p.m. on the night of Nov. 13, 2025, as Delta Flight 3233 prepared to depart from Portland to Salt Lake City.
Video from inside the terminal shows that passengers boarded as usual and took their seats. Then they waited. And waited…