Passengers Flying to RIC From Atlanta ‘Banded Together’ in Long Security Lines

Airport chaos puts U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in political hot seat

The Democratic U.S. senator is facing a tough reelection fight. His Republican rivals are blaming him for a funding lapse that has snarled airport security lines.

Chaos at Atlanta Airport, Thanks to Jon Ossoff

Thanks to Jon Ossoff’s DHS shutdown, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is in complete chaos. Security lines are taking as long as five hours and TSA officers working without pay are short-staffed. Jon Ossoff and Senate Democrats have rejected Republican efforts to fund the Department of Homeland Security and TSA 14 times.

Passengers flying to RIC from Atlanta ‘banded together’ in long security lines

CBS News reports more than 11.5 percent of TSA agents nationwide called out on Saturday when they failed to receive a second paycheck.

Extremely long TSA lines await travelers at Atlanta airport

Several people said it took them nearly half an hour just to find where the line ended.