US Air Travel Issues from Government Shutdowns

[serfty]

They'll be assisting with TSA screening due to Congressional funding impasse.

 

[DC3]

putting them into airport seems like letting the fox into the henhouse.

There’ll be first-hand reports soon enough

 

[Quickstatus]

They'll be assisting with TSA screening due to Congressional funding impasse.

My understanding is they will not be doing TSA screening but other TSA related non screening duties.

 

[serfty]

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Off topic posts, some bordering on Partisan/Political have been deleted.

Please confine commentary to the reasons for such assistance, flow on effects for Passengers and related issues and avoid further commentary on unrelated issues.
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[Ansett Nostalgic]

Good to see the US Administration taking action to normalise airport operations. Politics should not interfere with airport security.

 

[jrfsp]

IAH and ATL seem very badly hit
3 hour waits seems the norm now