Huge lines are stretching out the doors at US airports due to staffing cuts resulting from unpaid salaries for TSA officers. Airlines for America: "We must reach an agreement, this is unacceptable and un-American"
Staffing shortages at Newark Airport limit landings to 20 planes per hour, with potential for prolonged delays. This impacts New York's entire air zone, including JFK and LaGuardia flights
The possible federal government shutdown in the U.S. on October 1 will not influence operations at Reagan National and Dulles airports; however, staffing shortages could cause travel delays
US President Donald Trump announced that ICE agents, who have earned a dubious reputation due to violent incidents in the US, will assist in the wake of the TSA employment crisis at airports and the endless lines that have been documented
