US: TSA boasts of shortened airport lines for summer
After hours-long airport security lines frustrated travelers and airlines alike this spring, TSA officials boasted that nearly all passengers experienced dramatically reduced wait times this summer. About 98% of fliers waited 30 minutes or less for screening over the summer months and about 92% waited less than 15 minutes, secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said Wednesday. The seven busiest airports in the USA clocked wait times of less than 10 minutes, he added. Just months before, a combination of tighter security, more travelers and a smaller TSA staff sparked unwieldy lines, including hours-long waits at airports such as Chicago O’Hare, Atlanta and Seattle. Johnson largely credited the shorter wait times to more signups for Precheck and a Congressional funding shift that allowed the expedited hiring of hundreds of new TSA officers.<br/>
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US: TSA boasts of shortened airport lines for summer
After hours-long airport security lines frustrated travelers and airlines alike this spring, TSA officials boasted that nearly all passengers experienced dramatically reduced wait times this summer. About 98% of fliers waited 30 minutes or less for screening over the summer months and about 92% waited less than 15 minutes, secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said Wednesday. The seven busiest airports in the USA clocked wait times of less than 10 minutes, he added. Just months before, a combination of tighter security, more travelers and a smaller TSA staff sparked unwieldy lines, including hours-long waits at airports such as Chicago O’Hare, Atlanta and Seattle. Johnson largely credited the shorter wait times to more signups for Precheck and a Congressional funding shift that allowed the expedited hiring of hundreds of new TSA officers.<br/>
