[CORRECTION, March 10] A previous version of this report indicated wait times are available in the myTSA app, however the app is not being updated during the shutdown.
As the shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security continues and some Transportation Safety Administration employees, who are not getting paid, call out, wait times at some airports have begun to skyrocket.
Multiple airports this past weekend reported TSA screening wait times of up to three hours. Some airports on Monday continued to issue warnings about potential delays.
Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport was one of those affected this past weekend. On Monday morning, it posted a warning on the social media site X that it was still experiencing extended wait times at TSA security checkpoints "as teams work through residual impacts from Friday's ground stops and ongoing staffing constraints. Travelers should plan for additional time at security and arrive at the airport early for their flights."
The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Monday also posted on X that passengers are advised to arrive at least three hours prior to their scheduled departures as there "continues to be a shortage of TSA workers at the security checkpoint" which is causing "longer-than-average lines."
The airport warned that wait times could be up to two hours, and delays could continue "through the rest of the week."
Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport also experienced major delays this past weekend and on Sunday evening published an alert on its website for passengers to arrive early and allow extra time for security. "The number of screening lanes can fluctuate shift-by-shift," according to the notice.
Airlines for America president and CEO Chris Sununu in a Sunday statement said that "we are seeing firsthand the significant strains that the current DHS shutdown is causing across the aviation system, TSA lines are two and three hours long at some airports, causing flights to be delayed and passengers to miss flights."
"We are in spring break travel season and expecting record numbers of people to take to the skies," he continued. "Airlines have done their part to prepare; now Congress and the administration must act with urgency to reach a deal that reopens DHS and ends this shutdown."
In addition to allowing extra time for security or on the websites of individual airports.
The current partial government shutdown began Feb. 14 when funding for DHS ran out. About 95 percent of TSA employees are considered essential workers and are required to show up at their jobs despite not receiving a paycheck. TSA employees' pay ran out last week.
Four U.S. travel organizations, including Airlines for America, U.S. Travel Association, the American Association of Airport Executives and the American Hotel & Lodging Association on March 5 launched a "Pay Federal Aviation Workers" campaign, designed to ensure federal aviation employees continue to be paid during government shutdowns.
The latest vote on DHS funding went before the U.S. Senate on March 5 and failed to pass.
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