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Airport bottlenecks ease as TSA workers get paid, but shutdown continues

Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 2 developments

Frustrating security lines dwindled at U.S. airports on Monday, removing some of the worst bottlenecks as Transportation Safety Administration officers began receiving backpay for working during the g

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  1. Don’t Expect Shorter Airport Lines This Weekend

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    Airport bottlenecks ease as TSA workers get paid, but shutdown continues

    Headline from The Columbian ·

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26 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al Jazeera

    Long lines, unpaid TSA workers: Experts say US air travel system in crisis (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    TSA workers face unpaid wages, causing long lines and staffing shortages at key US airports during shutdown chaos.

  2. New York Post

    Hours-long security lines are creating airport havoc — travel experts reveal last-minute hacks to survive it all (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    With the partial government shutdown causing staffing shortages at airports across the country and disrupting the usual flow of air travel, frustrated passengers-to-be have been forced to endure wait times up to three hours simply to check in for their flights.

  3. Forbes

    Don’t Expect Shorter Airport Lines This Weekend (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Despite President Trump’s order to pay TSA workers “immediately,” airport screeners tell Forbes callouts will continue until they get a paycheck.

  4. Local News 8

    Funding TSA won’t fix long airport lines overnight (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Tami Luhby, Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Funding to pay Transportation Security Administration officers may be on its way soon, but despite this, frontline workers and hours-long lines of travelers at US airports may not return to normal right away.

  5. KRDO

    Miserably long airport lines ease as TSA workers start to recoup back pay (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Holly Yan, Tami Luhby, Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — Abysmal wait times at airports dwindled Monday as Transportation Security Administration workers

  6. Local News 8

    Miserably long airport lines begin to ease as TSA workers start to recoup back pay (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    CNN By Holly Yan, Chris Youd, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Abysmal wait times at airports started to ease Monday morning as tens of thousands of Transportation Security Administration workers began receiving back pay after more than a month without a paycheck.

  7. The Columbian

    Airport bottlenecks ease as TSA workers get paid, but shutdown continues (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    Frustrating security lines dwindled at U.S. airports on Monday, removing some of the worst bottlenecks as Transportation Safety Administration officers began receiving backpay for working during the g

  8. Forbes

    Airport Lines Ease As TSA Officers Get Paid (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Airport security lines were shorter Monday as TSA workers receive overdue paychecks.

  9. Al Jazeera

    US airport lines shorten as TSA workers get paid (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Airports like JFK and Houston report shorter wait times, though LaGuardia still faces delays of up to two hours.

  10. New York Post

    Frustratingly long airport security lines ease as TSA workers get paid — but shutdown continues (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Frustrating security lines dwindled at US airports Monday, clearing the worst bottlenecks as TSA officers began receiving back pay for working during the government shutdown.

  11. PBS NewsHour

    Airport bottlenecks ease as TSA workers get paid, but DHS shutdown continues (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Weary travelers hope the overdue paychecks will end the hours-long waits in security at several major U.S. airports.

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