The chief executive officers (CEOs) from multiple major U.S. airlines on March 15 urged Congress to quickly end a 29-day government shutdown that has disrupted air travel and forced 50,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers to work without pay.
Absences of TSA agents during the ongoing partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have caused some travelers to wait upwards of three hours or longer at some busy airports, with some missing flights during the busy spring holiday travel season.
After receiving their last partial paychecks early this month, TSA officers have since missed their first full paychecks and must continue to work without pay. Last week, the DHS said more than 300 agents had left the TSA since the shutdown began in mid February….
US Airline CEOs Urge Congress to End Partial Government Shutdown in Joint Letter
