"As of Thursday afternoon, security wait times at air travel hubs LaGuardia Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport have substantially deflated from several hours to a more recognizable 15 minutes or less, Delta's tracker shows."
"TSA officers began receiving backpay this week, as mandated by an executive order that President Donald Trump signed on March 27. Up until then, the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown had left about 50,000 agents without compensation."
"Within a few weeks, it will be business as usual at checkpoints, unless TSA officer pay is halted again, John Pistole, a former TSA administrator, tells Condé Nast Traveler."
The partial government shutdown has caused significant delays at airports, with security wait times reaching up to five hours. Following the resumption of pay for TSA officers, wait times have decreased to 15 minutes or less at major airports like LaGuardia and Atlanta. Other airports, including LAX and DFW, report wait times under 10 minutes. Former TSA administrator John Pistole predicts a return to normalcy at checkpoints unless pay issues arise again. The shutdown had previously left 50,000 TSA agents unpaid, leading to high attrition and sick calls.
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