TSA Absences Double During Shutdown, 300 Officers Quit, as some Airports See Longer Security Lines

Lawmakers vent frustration over DHS shutdown as lines grow at nation&#

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic senators vented their frustrations Wednesday with the lack of progress in funding the Department of Homeland Security, which is resulting in more Americans enduring long lines at airports around the country. It’s a problem that is expected to intensify as the impasse enters its fourth week. Democrats stressed they were willing to fund some of DHS, but not Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as …

More than 300 TSA staff have quit since latest DHS shutdown

Around 50,000 employees will be required to work without pay until the end of the DHS shutdown, according to internal TSA statistics

TSA absences double during shutdown, 300 officers quit, as some airports see longer security lines

TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including half the officers at Houston's Hobby Airport, straining screening operations and contributing to longer security lines.

Here's how to check TSA wait times before your flight

Passengers wait for security screening at Houston's William P. Hobby Airport on Sunday.Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty ImagesSome travelers are facing long TSA lines amid a partial government shutdown.On Monday, some airports warned of lines up to three hours long due to staffing shortages.Here's how you can check the length of security lines before you travel.Air travel is facing disruption due to long lines at airport security checkpo…

Houston's Hobby Airport experiences 3-hour TSA lines

The airport recommended that passengers arrive four to five hours early.

How to check TSA wait times at Texas airports

Airport officials are currently recommending that passengers arrive up to five hours before their scheduled departures.