Get to the airport early: shutdown could double security lines
By Kari Paul
Published: Jan 4, 2019 4:48 p.m. ET
When AJ Johnson, a teacher in the United Arab Emirates, arrived at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport for his flight to Dubai on Thursday, he was greeted with what he described as a mess. He has flown out of the airport before but hadnt seen such a crowd.
The lines were exceptionally longer than normal, especially for a peak departure time frame of 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., he said, adding that only two of three security lines in the terminal were staffed ...
Throughout the country, other passengers similarly tweeted complaints about long TSA lines in recent days. TSA agents been working without pay since the government shut down on Dec. 21 with no end in sight and that could lead to travel delays for air passengers, said Christopher R. Bidwell senior vice president for security at Airports Council International, a non-profit representing airport owners and operators in the U.S. and Canada ...
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/get-to-the-airport-early-government-shutdown-could-double-security-lines-2019-01-04