DAILYCALLER (Alexander Pease) - TSA Rolls Out New Policy That Could Change Family Travel Forever
The program is available at 13 airports
The program is available at 13 airports
TSA says it's prepared to screen 18.7 million air travelers between Tuesday, June 30, and Monday, July 6.
The TSA is warning travelers to prepare for major crowds over the holiday weekend, especially on Sunday, as more than 3 million passengers pass through security nationwide.
Replacements require four to six months of training before they can perform regular duties at airports.
Security lines are shorter, but the shutdown continues and pay is unresolved. With the World Cup around the corner, T.S.A. agents are tempering their expectations.
Major U.S. airports were still urging travelers to arrive hours early despite President Trump ordering emergency pay for airport workers.
The hourslong waits at airports appear to be easing after the president signed an order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers.
Travelers have faced hours-long security lines and missed flights as a partial government shutdown has continued for weeks.
Some of the nation's airports are still seeing long wait lines as Transportation Security Administration officers continued to call out sick over the weekend.
Extreme TSA lines at airports have left many passengers scrambling to rebook flights missed due to delays. But while airlines say they're helping flyers, they're not obligated to do so.