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Trump news at a glance: administration official warns of ‘dire situation’ at US airports ahead of World Cup
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Anyone planning to travel to a US city hosting World Cup matches this summer might want to leave now.
World Cup travelers could face long waits due to staffing shortages caused by the partial US government shutdown, with the head of US airport security warning of a “perfect stormâ€.
The head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) told Congress on Wednesday that airports across the country are experiencing the “highest wait times in TSA history†as staff absences soared. Workers had missed out on $1bn of pay as the DHS shutdown dragged into its sixth week.
Houston’s Bush Airport has had some of the worst TSA wait times. Here’s why
Increasingly agitated travelers are sacrificing countless hours and missing milestone events as a partial government shutdown spills into its 40th day and the country loses hundreds of airport security employees.
Nowhere is the scene more miserable than at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), where predawn lines this week packed an underground tunnel and forced some travelers to miss their flights — again.
“We see the families arriving early and waiting for hours. We see missed flights. We see missed moments, weddings, vacations, time with loved ones,†said Jim Szczesniak, director of aviation for the Houston Airport System.
Even more sobering: “We worry conditions will only get worse at airports across the US until Congress ends this shutdown,†Szczesniak said.
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U.S. airports changing arrival time guidance for travelers as TSA chaos continues
In air travel, uncertainty reigns. TSA staffing shortages, ICE agent deployments and a fatal runway collision at LaGuardia Airport have elevated recent chaos in many airports across the country.
As airports adjust to this havoc, travelers bear the brunt of the fallout, facing canceled and missed flights, increased TSA wait times, and greater uncertainty.
Multiple airports told NBC News they are changing the guidance they give travelers on how early to show up at the airport, in one case doubling the recommended arrival time, according to data NBC News collected.
Most of 23 major U.S. airports recommend the standard two hours in advance for domestic flights and three hours in advance for international travel. However, seven airports, which together service an average of 450,000 departing travelers a day, advised travelers to arrive from 2.5 hours early to four hours early.
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