Five-Hour Airport Waits and ‘Utter Chaos’ for Spring Break Travelers over US Shutdown

Five-hour airport waits and ‘utter chaos’ for Spring Break travelers over US shutdown

Frustrated passengers traveling for Spring Break said they were not aware of the partial government shutdown until they stepped foot in airport terminals, where they waited hours to get through TSA

Going on Spring Break? Prep for an Airport Wait

Spring breakers hoping for a smooth escape to warmer climes are instead walking into a travel thicket of long lines, higher prices, and shifting flight maps. A partial government shutdown is leaving TSA officers unpaid and resulting in some checkpoints being badly understaffed, producing hourslong waits at airports nationwide, reports...