“We’re using alternative screening methods to get bags on flights, but the alternative process is more time consuming than our automated system”, he said. “Shamefully, it has even diverted some of the money passengers pay in security fees, shifting those funds from TSA to pay down the federal budget deficit”, Cox said. Whatever steps TSA takes, Johnson said, it won’t neglect its duty to stop terrorists.
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“Our trip is three days”, Desjadon said.
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Longer wait times, which have already been blamed for delays and missed flights throughout the nation, are the result of several factors, including more travelers, a delay in hiring new airport screeners and more extensive security measures adopted in the a year ago. Almost one-fourth of the part-time workforce leaves each year, while about 9% of full-time officers departs, he said.
Friday morning, American Airlines held at least five flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport because of passengers stuck at security lines, according to airline spokesman Ross Feinstein.
The hashtag employed to vent that frustration was pushed by Airlines for America, an airline industry group that has been encouraging fliers to post photos of their waits.
Neffenger was speaking to media in Washington, D.C., in the wake of backlash over long lines at airports across the U.S.
It’s unclear whether the outsourced screening programs are more efficient than those operated by the TSA. This week, the president of the union representing the TSA officers sent a letter to congressional leaders suggesting that 6,000 additional screeners are needed.
“I’ve heard every swear word known to man in the last 15 minutes”, said Cody Desjadon, 22, of Prescott, Arizona, who was traveling to see relatives in Missouri with his girlfriend, Hannah Brinser, 19.
Officers switched to an alternative system and brought in additional bomb-sniffing dogs as the bags kept coming. TSA Pre✓® travelers do not need to remove shoes, laptops, liquids, belts or light jackets at security checkpoints. Precheck registered 2.36 million members by the end of March, but officials want to recruit millions more. Getting once-a-year fliers to join has been a challenge.
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“They said they had to do the bags manually, that’s all they said”, said a traveler.
