The MyTSA app is one of the most-downloaded apps right now, and it's not even fully working

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People are flooding to the TSA App to check on travel delays and wait times, but the government shutdown means you shouldn't trust its data right now.

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This week's TSA chaos will look like 'child's play' if the shutdown isn't solved soon, Transportation Secretary says

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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks during a panel at the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

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TSA delays: Which airports have long lines, and how to check the wait times

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Travelers wait in line at Chicago O'Hare airport
Travelers across the US faced longer than usual security lines this week.

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These 20 airports don't use TSA screeners and are avoiding the travel chaos

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Covenant Aviation Security offier at SFO.
Travelers at airports like San Francisco, Orlando Sanford, and Kansas City shouldn't face staffing-related security delays during the partial government shutdown.

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A TSA official said some US airports may be forced to close as security agents stop showing up for work

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Security lines are getting so long amid staffing shortages at facilities like Houston's Hobby Airport that TSA officials may consider closing some airports.
Security lines are getting so long amid staffing shortages at facilities like Houston's Hobby Airport that TSA officials may consider closing some airports.

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Unpaid TSA staff are calling out in big numbers. Here are the 5 airports where the problem is worst.

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Airline passengers wait in long lines to get through the TSA security screening at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Sunday, March 8, 2026.
Passengers wait in line at Houston Hobby Airport on March 8,

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Over 300 TSA agents have quit during the shutdown, and travelers could feel it for a while

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TSA agent
TSA agents are leaving their jobs.

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Why TSA agents aren't getting paid right now — and what it will take to change that

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TSA agents assisting travelers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on March 13, 2025.
TSA agents have been working without pay for the last month as the result of a partial government shutdown.

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CEOs of America's biggest airlines say $0 TSA paychecks during the government shutdown are 'simply unacceptable'

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Travelers move through a TSA security screening line at Orlando International Airport on the day before Thanksgiving in Orlando, Florida, United States, on November 26, 2025.
Major airline executives are calling for federal aviation workers to be paid during the partial government shutdown.

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Tips to catch your flight as TSA lines stretched for hours at some US airports

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Long security lines at Houston Hobby Airport.
Flying this month? Budget extra time at the airport and consider investing in expedited security lanes.

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