Airports in the US are reporting longer-than-normal wait times in security lines, as
Airports, including Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, those serving Houston and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, have warned travelers that they should expect longer lines and to arrive early for their flights, as a partial government shutdown impacting the
Historically, government shutdowns have coincided with larger numbers of employees taking sick days as they work without pay. TSA is part of DHS, so the current funding lapse affects airport security screeners.
Some passengers took to social media Sunday to complain that it was taking them hours to get through security lines.
TSA in posts to social media platform X was quick to blame the delays on Democrats, which have refused to support funding for DHS until reforms are made to immigration enforcement after
“The shutdown is having very real consequences, and hardworking federal aviation workers, the airline industry and our passengers are being used as a political football once again,”
Sununu, along with the heads of the
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