Federal airport security screeners on Monday called out of work at the highest rate since the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security began more than a month ago.
About 10.2% of Transportation Security Administration checkpoint agents skipped work Monday at airports across the US, according to data from the department. Call-out rates were even higher at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports, which saw roughly 30% and 21% stay off the job, respectively.
The situation was most dire at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and William P. Hobby ...
