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TSA Workers Face Reality of Working without Pay as Passengers Unaware of the Shutdown See Long Lines
About 34% of TSA officers called out amid a partial government shutdown causing up to two-hour waits and over 140 flight delays at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
- On Tuesday, travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson faced security lines with waits up to two hours, while FlightAware recorded 141 delays and 180 cancellations.
- Staffing shortfalls driven by the partial shutdown have left around 34% of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's TSA officers absent after missing two paychecks as the shutdown reached Day 31.
- Passengers said long lines and closed gates at Atlanta's security checkpoints, with wait times over an hour and a half, due to staffing shortages during the shutdown.
- Mayor Andre Dickens said 'These dedicated professionals continue to report for duty every day to ensure the safety of the millions of travelers passing through the world's busiest airport', urging support as the shutdown nears one month.
- With negotiations stalled, lawmakers returned offers but no resolution has emerged while at least 366 transportation security officers have quit and CEOs of major airlines urged Congress to restore DHS funding as U.S. airlines expect 171 million passengers this spring.
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More than a third of security officers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport failed to show up for work Tuesday, the airport's general manager said, causing long lines for passengers…
Long TSA lines and hundreds of flight cancellations continue to disrupt travel at Atlanta airport
Travelers passing through the world's busiest airport faced significant delays Tuesday as long security lines and staffing shortages disrupted travel at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
UK warns its travelers of US airport delays amid TSA government shutdown | Tech, Entertainment, Sport, Fashion, Travel News
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As American airports and travelers continue to suffer the impacts of the DHS shutdown — and as TSA officers continue to go without paychecks — some European countries are warning those who would potentially visit the U.S. The United Kingdom, for example, updated its foreign travel advice for those looking to travel to the U.S. — calling out the “travel disruption.” Its advisory says, “There could be lo…
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