US: A long wait: Fliers brace for big security lines at airports

An expedited screening program called PreCheck was supposed to be the answer to maddeningly long security lines at the airport. But 4 years after its launch, the TSA is far short of enrolling enough travellers to make a difference, spelling trouble for summer travel season. Fliers can expect massive security lines across the country, with airlines already warning passengers to arrive at least 2 hours early or risk missing their flight. The TSA cut its airport screener staff by 10% in the past 3 years, anticipating PreCheck would speed up the process. When not enough fliers enrolled, the agency tried to make up for that shortfall by randomly placing passengers into the express lanes. But it recently scaled back that effort for fear dangerous passengers were being let through. <br/>