Houston Airports See Highest TSA Callout Rates in the Nation, Straining Security Lines | What Travelers Need to Know

TSA worker shortage impacts airport security checks

Travelers are being urged to plan ahead as a shortage of TSA workers continues to impact security checkpoint operations due to the federal government’s partial shutdown.

Airport officials tell travelers to prepare for 3, 4 hour security waits, depending on destination

Ongoing delays with airport security lines, resulting from an ongoing partial government shutdown, are reported to be as long as five hours.

Houston airports see highest TSA callout rates in the nation, straining security lines | What travelers need to know

Travelers in Houston face long security lines at airports due to a staffing shortage among TSA officers amid the DHS shutdown, federal officials report.

Airport security lines are long. Here's what to know if you're flying

It’s spring break season in the U.S. — and travelers are facing long airport lines as security screeners work without pay while the Department of Homeland security is shut down.Congressional Democrats have declined to fund the agency in an attempt to force reforms of federal immigration enforcement practices.Wait times at major hubs in Houston and Atlanta reached two hours on Friday, while New Orleans’s Louis Armstrong International Airport advi…

New Orleans airport urges travelers to arrive 3 hours early due to shortage of TSA workers

NEW ORLEANS — Airport officials in New Orleans are urging passengers to arrive as early as possible, as travelers flying out of Louis Armstrong International Airport are facing long TSA checkpoint lines for the third week due to the government shutdown.