Shutdown Sparks Long TSA Lines at Major U.S. Airports
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TSA staff unpaid due to the partial federal shutdown are prompting longer security lines at several U.S. airports during spring travel, with Houston Hobby, New Orleans Louis Armstrong, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson, and George Bush Intercontinental among those affected. Airports are advising travelers to arrive three hours early and expect waits of 120 minutes or more as lanes are reduced; DHS has called the situation 'spring break under siege' while the disruption continues.
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- Airports see hours-long delays due to TSA shortages as Homeland Security shutdown shows no sign of ending CNN
- Spring break travelers at Houston’s Hobby Airport face hours-long wait times amid government shutdown Houston Public Media
- Thousands Waiting in Security Lines at Airports in New Orleans and Houston - The New York Times The New York Times
- TSA absences fuel long airport lines ahead of spring break USA Today
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