Politics & Government
TSA Checkpoint Closed At Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport
The TSA shortage is due to the partial government shutdown, which is now going into its fourth week.
HOUSTON — The security checkpoint at Terminal B inside Bush Intercontinental Airport were closed Sunday afternoon due to a shortage of TSA workers. Airport officials announced Monday that the security checkpoint inside Terminal B would remain closed for now.
The TSA shortage is due to the partial government shutdown, which is now going into its fourth week. But Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport is not the only airport affected by the TSA shortages.
The @TSA security checkpoint at Terminal B has been closed, and passengers will be routed to either Terminal C or E. if you have a flight, please allow extra time, and check https://t.co/a5cyZuGvqF for wait times. #fly2houston
— Houston Bush Airport (@iah) January 13, 2019
Other airports in other cities are reporting the same thing, with many TSA employees, who are not being paid during the shutdown, calling out sick.
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Flights scheduled to depart from Terminal B will operate as normal. Passengers with flights scheduled to depart from Terminal B are being directed to the ticket counters and TSA checkpoints located in Terminal C and Terminal E.
The partial government shutdown is the result of a stalemate between President Donald Trump and his demands for strict border security that includes a $5 billion wall along the U.S. Mexico border, and Democratic House leaders who have refused to fund a wall.
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Image: A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker screens passengers and airport employees at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. TSA employees are currently working under the threat of not receiving their next paychecks, scheduled for January 11, because of the partial government shutdown now in its third week. As a result, there have been reports of an increase in TSA workers calling in sick at some airports. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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