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Fliers Running Into Long Lines, Travel Headaches Amid Partial Government Shutdown
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport faces TSA staffing shortages due to a partial federal shutdown, causing wait times up to two hours during peak travel periods, officials said.
- Travelers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport are facing long security lines during the spring festival season, resulting from ongoing Transportation Security Administration staffing shortages.
- The partial federal government shutdown affecting Department of Homeland Security funding has left over 100,000 federal employees, including TSA workers, without pay for the third time in six months.
- Criticizing the ongoing shutdown, Airlines for America President and CEO Chris Sununu noted that 300 TSA employees have quit, with the shutdown amounting to $1 billion in unpaid wages monthly.
- With about 30,000 departing passengers expected Saturday, airport officials warned that wait times may remain elevated through Sunday and Monday, advising travelers to arrive at least 2.5 hours early.
- Congress remains deadlocked over Department of Homeland Security funding, leaving airport security operations in limbo as the TSA website has paused wait-time updates until funding is enacted.
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Austin airport gridlock: Security lines stretch outdoors as DHS shutdown hits one-month mark
Airport security lines in Austin stretched outside the door early Friday with passengers waiting hours to board their flights amid pressure on Congressional lawmakers to reach a deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Video footage posted online showed Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lines at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport well outside at least one terminal building."Thanks to the Democrats' reckless shutdo…
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