New TSA screening changes at IAH led to hourlong waits as staffing shortages tied to the shutdown reduced checkpoint capacity.

Airports across the U.S. have seen fluctuating wait times in recent days amid the partial government shutdown.

A partial shutdown affecting the Transportation Security Administration is causing long airport lines and flight delays across the U.S.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it intended to pause two of its programs meant to expedite the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) airport screening process starting Sunday as a shutdown of the agency stretches into a second week,

When I had to catch a flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday morning, the airport’s official website said getting through the main security line would take nearly two hours.

Experts said it’s hard to predict where the lines will be the longest at any given time because much of the problem stems from TSA personnel not showing up for their shifts. The roughly 50,000 federal workers who screen passengers and bags have been working without pay while lawmakers fail to agree on funding the Department of Homeland Security .

The wait times at airport security checkpoints have become a guessing game during the shutdown of a single U.S. government department, with the daily attendance of Transportation Security Administration officers determining whether lines move quickly or stretch far outside terminals.

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