The top federal Transportation Safety Administration official in Kansas says he raised concerns about the need for coronavirus precautions at airports early during the pandemic and pushed the agency to put them in place nationally.
Wichita-based TSA Federal Security Director Jay Brainard moved to make sure that employees used masks and hand sanitizer in Kansas airports by March. He said that when he didn't see those practices adopted nationally, he used whistleblower complaints to push the issue.
TSA spokesman Mark Howell said in a statement that coronavirus precautions were in the works before Brainard raised his concerns.
