Spring Break Travel Delays Hit TSA Lines as Shutdown Drags On
TL;DR
As a partial federal shutdown continues, Houston’s Hobby and New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong airports faced hours-long security lines with limited staffing and closed PreCheck, prompting airport advisories to arrive 3–4 hours before flights and raising the risk of missed travel during the spring-break rush.
- Thousands Waited for Hours in Security Lines at Airports in New Orleans and Houston The New York Times
- Security lines at some U.S. airports hit 3 hours as TSA absences rise Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- New Orleans passengers see long security lines Sunday; Armstrong Airport blames government shutdown fox8live.com
- New Orleans airport seeing long lines, delays due to partial government shutdown WDSU
- Travelers experiencing long lines at TSA checkpoint at New Orleans International WWLTV.com
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