TSA, George Bush Intercontinental Airport
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Houston's open airport terminals were relatively calm one week after TSA wait times reached three hours at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Travelers at IAH and Hobby Airport should expect long security lines due to TSA staffing shortages. Arriving early and being prepared can help you breeze through security and stay on schedule.
After hours-long wait times at Houston airports yesterday, here's what we noticed today and what the airport expects tomorrow.
Houston Airport System officials said in a news release Friday that they would no longer issue daily advisories with expected TSA wait times as airlines expand their communication
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Houston Airport Passengers Say They Waited in 4-Plus Hour Line for TSA amid Government Shutdown
In an advisory issued on Nov. 2, Houston Airports warned travelers to expect extended TSA wait times “until further notice.”
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Houston airports: Check flight delays, cancellations, TSA wait times at Hobby, Bush
As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history stretches on, travelers are seeing the impacts at airports in multiple ways. Here's how to check TSA wait times and flight status.
TSA wait times at George Bush Intercontinental Airport were expected to exceed 45 minutes to an hour, according to airport officials.
If you're flying out of Bush Intercontinental or Hobby airports, be prepared for longer TSA wait times due to the ongoing government shutdown.
The potential delay comes just two days after Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport issued a ground stop Tuesday afternoon for the same reason. That ground stop lasted until 6 p.m., while a ground delay continued until 9 p.m., according to Houston Airports.
TSA workers were told sick calls will bring “appropriate accountability measures to the fullest extent possible” after the shutdown ends—but airport screeners told Forbes such threats would likely backfire.