That’s more than any other Memorial Day weekend since 2005.
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He added, “I want to make sure that I can staff as many lanes as I need to at peak periods in the largest area airports because that’s where we’re seeing the problem”. Memorial Day weekend, the unof. The nation’s airports are anxious it’ll get worse as travelers start taking summer vacations.
(AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato). Travelers walk to gates after passing through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at O’Hare International Airport, Friday, May 27, 2016, in Chicago.
Christina Callahan’s testimony before the Subcommittee on Transportation Security, chaired by Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) is part of a series of congressional hearings aimed at addressing nationwide complaints about long lines at airports because of TSA issues.
“We are expecting very, very, very long security lines for the long weekend”, said Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO Mark Dunkerley.
“Airline passengers have reported wait times as high as 120 minutes with thousands of passengers missing flights”.
Allin said the Tucson airport is getting more trained TSA staff and lines and wait times are “now closer to normal”.
Wait times average from 22-40 minutes at the Tristate airports.
Lauren LaMarca and her three girlfriends left for New York City’s LaGuardia Airport about 4½ hours before their flight was scheduled for takeoff to Toronto.
The seasonal surge comes as the shorthanded TSA struggles to keep the security lines moving.
“But today it’s smooth sailing and refreshing”, Watkin said as she started a trip from Atlanta to Jacksonville, Florida.
Passengers have been waiting in long lines at airports across the nation.
In addition, Neffenger said the TSA has established a National Incident Command Center at the agency’s headquarters in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.
AAA projects this will be the busiest Memorial Day weekend for travel since 2005, with gas prices down 45 cents from previous year at an average of $2.26 per gallon.
“I hope Congress will act on this request soon”, Johnson said in a statement Thursday. “I feed bad for the people having to wait in line”. Typical security procedures appeared to be in place, with passengers removing belts and shoes and taking computers from bags and items out of pockets. “Third, the TSA Pre-Check program, which allows low-risk passengers to go through expedited screening has not met enrollment goals”, she said.
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“It allows travelers to leave laptops in their bag, leave liquids in their bag, which speeds up the through-put”, Wolf said.
