transport: And as an act of frustration and protest, thousands of Transport Security Administration TSA officers are calling in sick, creating massive queues at airports around America, according to Nine News Australia. Miami International Airport shut one of its terminals over the weekend to cope with the staffing shortfall, while domestic travellers in Atlanta are being urged to arrive three hours early to allow for longer waits. To improve your experience update it here News World Airport queues, tax returns and border security What the shutdown means By Nick Pearson1 17pm Jan 15, 2019Facebook Tweet Mail For the last three weeks, American airport security officers have been working without pay as a result of the government shutdown. Air travellers endured waits of more than an hour to get through domestic checkpoints at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta AAP Earlier this month one passenger managed to take a gun onto a flight from Atlanta which was not discovered until the plane landed in Tokyo. What is a government shutdown Related Articles Jailed model who claimed to have proof of Russian collusion deported Trump feels shutdown pressure from economists, Nancy Pelosi Why Trump's politics of turmoil is working for Republicans The shutdown has been caused by a deadlock over government funding in Washington. Activists are calling on the 51,000 security workers to go on strike, a move that would effectively shut down air travel around the United States.
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