Government Shutdown Might Cause 3-Hour Wait At Airport Security
America’s busiest airport is warning passengers that they might want to arrive very early for their flight. Because of the government shutdown, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport says travelers may need…
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 22: A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker screens passengers at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) on the day before Thanksgiving, the nation’s busiest travel day on November 22, 2017 in New York City. According to the American Automobile Association, 50.9 million Americans are expected to travel over this year’s Thanksgiving holiday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)America's busiest airport is warning passengers that they might want to arrive very early for their flight.
Because of the government shutdown, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport says travelers may need three hours to clear TSA.
Transportation Security Administration agents are working without pay during the shutdown. There have been nationwide reports of agents calling in sick.
Some U.S. airports have closed terminals because of the shutdown.
