Thousands Face Long Queues at US Airports Amid Government Shutdown
Thousands of travelers experienced hours-long queues at airports in Houston and New Orleans on Sunday. The delays were attributed to increased spring travel combined with limited security personnel working without pay during a partial US government shutdown.
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Travelers face long waits at some US airports amid DHS shutdown
Wait times at security checkpoints in Houston and New Orleans as long as three hours due to shortage of TSA agents Travelers complained of long waits Sunday – lasting hours in some cases – at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans, which officials blamed on a government shutdown of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The estimated wait time at the standard security checkpoint at the William P Hobby airport in Houston early Sunday evening was at one point three h...
By Associated Press
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Thousands of travellers waited in hours-long queues at US airports on Sunday due to increased spring travel and limited security personnel who have been working without pay during a partial US government shutdown.
By Emmanuel Tetteh
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