US EditionAs airport delays persist, travelers and TSA workers call for end to shutdown: "Get it passed, work together"
About 50,000 TSA officers work unpaid during the partial DHS shutdown, causing staffing shortages and wait times up to 120 minutes at major airports, officials said.
- On Friday, TSA officers were working without pay as checkpoints experienced severe delays, with 120-minute waits at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston during a DHS funding lapse that began on Feb. 14.
- Congressional divisions over immigration funding have stalled a DHS funding deal, and a group of senators met with border czar Tom Homan on Thursday as negotiations continued.
- Callouts and resignations have left some checkpoints understaffed and temporarily closed, with more than 10% of officers called out nationwide Wednesday and at least 376 quitting since the shutdown began.
- Volatile wait times have altered traveler routines and prompted earlier arrivals, with many passengers now arriving up to four hours early and Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport waits spiking to 90 minutes on Saturday before easing to 25 minutes.
- Amid prolonged pay delays, airport screeners have spent nearly half of 171 days without pay, and travelers and TSA officers are urging lawmakers in Washington to end the shutdown that began on Feb. 14.
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For airline travelers, the shutdown answer is simple: Pay TSA officers
Airline passengers are saying that Transportation Security Administration workers need to get paid. At Atlanta's mammoth airport, travelers are arriving up to four hours ahead of their flight departures.
For airline passengers, the shutdown answer is simple: Pay TSA officers
ATLANTA (AP) — Regardless of politics or destination, passengers at Atlanta’s airport were unified by one desire Saturday — it’s time to pay Transportation Security Administration employees. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport — one of the world’s busiest airports — is a machine for moving people. But the shutdown is clogging TSA checkpoints that screen passengers and luggage for hazardous items. Many passengers leaving Atlanta are …
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Workers in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), who are not paid, are struggling to stay afloat—and in their jobs. These employees are some of the most harmed by a partial government shutdown that has thwarted travelers who are slowly advancing into the security ranks that are extending for hours. Waiting times are expected to get worse this weekend. “I feel sorry for everyone except for the people of Washington…
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