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\n Increasingly agitated travelers are sacrificing countless hours and missing milestone events as a partial government shutdown<\/a> spills into its 40th day and the country loses hundreds of airport security employees.\n <\/p>\n

\n Nowhere is the scene more miserable than at Houston\u2019s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), where predawn lines this week packed an underground tunnel and forced some travelers to miss their flights<\/a> \u2014 again.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe see the families arriving early and waiting for hours. We see missed flights. We see missed moments, weddings, vacations, time with loved ones,\u201d said Jim Szczesniak, director of aviation for the Houston Airport System.\n <\/p>\n

\n Even more sobering: \u201cWe worry conditions will only get worse at airports across the US until Congress ends this shutdown,\u201d Szczesniak said.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Here\u2019s why the situation is so dire, why some airports are faring better and why the problems could get worse.\n <\/p>\n

\n Some travelers who missed their flights at George Bush Intercontinental were forced to return to the airport the next day and spend more hours in line.\n <\/p>\n

\n They were among a sea of frustrated passengers that stretched down into a tunnel where a subway tram typically runs. As they waited, a warning blared<\/a> over the speakers:\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cDue to the federal government shutdown, TSA wait times are currently exceeding four hours,\u201d the announcement said. \u201cIf your flight is departing soon, you may not clear security in time. Please consider contacting your airlines now for rebooking options.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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\n On Wednesday morning, the lines were noticeably shorter. But Wednesdays are typically low-volume days, said Houston Airport System spokesperson Casey Curry.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe are expecting a higher passenger load Thursday and Friday,\u201d she said, in part because of conference departures and NCAA Sweet 16 events. The airport said on X<\/a> late Wednesday that wait times could reach up to four hours on Thursday, and that CLEAR and TSA PreCheck would not be available.\n <\/p>\n

\n By Wednesday afternoon, the wait time at Bush Intercontinental reached two hours<\/a>. Curry said she expects traffic to increase Sunday and Monday, when many business travelers fly.\n <\/p>\n

\n Other airports, including Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, said they expect traffic to pick up during peak travel days Friday through Monday.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Wait times varied widely<\/a> at Houston\u2019s two largest airports.\n <\/p>\n

\n Just 30 miles away from IAH, passengers at Houston\u2019s Hobby Airport breezed through security in about 10 minutes this week. That\u2019s because a surge of TSA agents bolstered Hobby\u2019s staffing in the early days of the shutdown.\n <\/p>\n

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\n As TSA employees worked without pay, called out or quit, the smaller Hobby Airport soon saw massive lines. So on March 8, the Houston Airport System asked for help from TSA national deployment officers<\/a>, who assist airports in times of acute need. Those officers started working at Hobby on March 10.\n <\/p>\n

\n But as the shutdown continued, the number of TSA agents dwindled and more airports across the country saw significant increases in wait times.\n <\/p>\n

\n On Wednesday, a handful of TSA national deployment officers were added to the staff at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the Houston Airport System said.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cThe small number of NDOs are able to support the opening of an additional screening lane or two at IAH,\u201d the airport authority said<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n It was not immediately clear where those additional officers came from. TSA had said all extra officers were already assigned.\n <\/p>\n

\n TSA agents miss almost $1 billion in paychecks \u2013 and more might quit
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\n Bush Intercontinental has seen some of the longest lines in the country because at least half of its security lanes have been closed, Szczesniak said.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cSo that\u2019s 100% (of) spring break loads going through the airport being processed through less than 50% of our TSA lanes,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is not sustainable.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n With lengthy commutes in the greater Houston area, high gas prices might also explain why Bush Intercontinental has been hit particularly hard by TSA staffing shortages.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cJust yesterday, I watched an officer receive a gas card from one of our partners,\u201d Szczesniak said. \u201cThey had tears in their eyes knowing that they could fill up their tank to get home and come back to work to help keep these lines moving.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Before the shutdown, the callout rate among TSA workers was about 4%, the agency said. Now, about 40% of TSA staffers are calling out at some major airports \u2014 including George Bush Intercontinental, the agency said.\n <\/p>\n

\n That\u2019s on top of the growing number of TSA workers who have quit entirely. As of Wednesday, at least 480 agents had resigned.\n <\/p>\n

\n If the shutdown drags into Friday, TSA employees will have collectively missed $1 billion in paychecks, acting administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill said Wednesday.\n <\/p>\n

\n To help mitigate the pain, the Houston Airport System said it is providing meals, working with the Houston Food Bank and partnering with nonprofits to try to help TSA agents \u201cin this unbearable position.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Houston Mayor John Whitmire called the situation at airports in his city \u201ca total mess\u201d and urged elected officials to find a solution so TSA officers can get paid.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIt\u2019s not rocket science stuff. Work out your dispute (and) let these people be paid,\u201d Whitmire said. \u201cIn fact, I can\u2019t believe what I\u2019ve learned of how low paid they are. They\u2019re essential workers.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n He is critical of what he called the lack of negotiating in Washington.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI\u2019d lock them in a room if I was in charge and say, \u2018do not come out until you have a solution, an agreement\u2019 \u2014 and I would damn sure mean it,\u201d Whitmire said. \u201cIf it was a city issue, we wouldn\u2019t be having this discussion.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The mayor added that, to his knowledge, ICE agents are not helping speed up TSA security lines.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cTSA thinks they know what they are doing, Washington thinks they know what they are doing,\u201d Whitmire said, \u201cand we are living with the bad results.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n CNN\u2019s Ed Lavandera, Aleena Fayaz, Maria Aguilar and Cindy Von Quednow contributed to this report. <\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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