Airport disruptions abound
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One airline is temporarily revoking perks for members of Congress amid the partial government shutdown that's causing chaos at airports.
We’ll be laughing about this when it’s through,” Ms. Thompson assured Angela Macfarlane, 50, and Shelley Blair, 49, who all work for a veterinary practice in the Houston area. “We’ll be laughing once we get a cocktail,
Travelers are facing wait times exceeding one hour at airport security checkpoints as the system struggles under pressure, with hundreds of TSA employees quitting after not receiving pay for weeks.
A video circulating on social media shows the congresswoman being escorted to the front of an airport security line.
President Trump said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will assist TSA agents at airports as delays and security staffing shortages continue to worsen.
Alive's Sefenech Henok was at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday morning, where the TSA crunch appeared to ease up a bit.
Wait times vary widely from airport to airport as TSA agents call out during the ongoing DHS shutdown. A top Transportation Security Administration official said today that “the situation is dire” for TSA agents and warned that there would be a significant impact on staffing in the future,
Lines outside the terminal at Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport were outside the building at 4 a.m., according to reports from the busy air terminal. The ongoing federal standoff over Transportation Security Administration funding has resulted in long lines snaking through the busy airport throughout the weekend.