US: Newark among airports with longest MLK wait times amid shutdown
The nation’s airport security force continues struggling to find enough workers, creating longer-than-normal wait times at some of the busiest US airports over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. The TSA screened 2.18m people Monday, the close of the 3-day holiday weekend, and 4 airports had wait times that exceeded 30 minutes, according to the agency. Airports including Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota; Newark, New Jersey; Seattle and Baltimore have had repeated issues during the weekend. Monday, 7.5% of TSA screeners failed to show up for work, the agency said. That figure was down from Sunday’s 10% absentee rate, but remains well above norms and has been increasing on average. “Many employees are reporting that they are not able to report to work due to financial limitations,” the agency said. <br/>
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US: Newark among airports with longest MLK wait times amid shutdown
The nation’s airport security force continues struggling to find enough workers, creating longer-than-normal wait times at some of the busiest US airports over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. The TSA screened 2.18m people Monday, the close of the 3-day holiday weekend, and 4 airports had wait times that exceeded 30 minutes, according to the agency. Airports including Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota; Newark, New Jersey; Seattle and Baltimore have had repeated issues during the weekend. Monday, 7.5% of TSA screeners failed to show up for work, the agency said. That figure was down from Sunday’s 10% absentee rate, but remains well above norms and has been increasing on average. “Many employees are reporting that they are not able to report to work due to financial limitations,” the agency said. <br/>
