US airport chaos: Travelers are waiting for hours in security lines as unpaid TSA agents stop showing up for work

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Passengers in TSA line
A TSA agent shortage caused by the partial government shutdown has led to long lines at airport security.

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The aerial refueling aircraft used in Operation Epic Fury were created from a single $16 million Boeing prototype. See the 'Dash 80.'

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The Boeing 367-80.
The prototype for the 707, the Boeing 367-80, shown here, was named by the Smithsonian Institution as "one of the 12 most significant aircraft of all time."

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Photos show chaos at airports as passengers are left stranded due to canceled flights

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Passengers are stranded in the terminal following prolonged flight cancellations.
Passengers are stranded in airports across the world amid ongoing air strikes in the Middle East.

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Blizzard updates: 9,000 flights canceled and thousands left without power as winter storm pummels the Northeast

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Views of workers shoveling snow in Times Square after midnight as the city braces for a blizzard on Sunday into Monday on February 23, 2026 in New York City.
Views of workers shoveling snow in Times Square on Sunday evening.

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Russia has started an 'evacuation' of its citizens from Cuba amid the island's jet fuel crisis

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A Rossiya Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft flies above a lamp post.
Rossiya is one of the two airlines servicing one-way flights from Cuba amid the jet fuel crisis.

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Major airlines drop rebooking fees as winter storm heads for key US cities

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Holiday travelers at the airport.
Airlines are expecting more than 30 million passengers during the Thanksgiving travel period.

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Inside the National Air and Space Museum's 164-foot observation tower overlooking Washington, DC's largest airport

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The Donald D. Engen Observation Tower at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
The Donald D. Engen Observation Tower at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

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US authorities accuse a Canadian man of posing as airline staff to fly for free hundreds of times on US airlines

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A United Airlines airplane passes by an American Airlines plane at O'Hare Airport in Chicago

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Photos show how Air Force One has changed through the years

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Air Force One with President Donald Trump on board arrives at Miami International Airport, Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Miami.
Air Force One

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I paid $500 to fly first class with Delta for the first time. It was great, but not worth the upgrade for a 3-hour trip.

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A composite image of the author sitting smiling in a first-class window seat on a Delta flight and a row of first class seats
Business Insider's reporter spent three hours in Delta's first class cabin while flying from NYC to West Palm Beach, Florida.

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