Lawmakers have been at an impasse and on Thursdayvoted downa short-term bill, which was backed by President-electDonald Trump, to continue to fund the U.S. government. A shutdown could begin as early as 12:01 a.m. ET on Saturday if no deal is reached. Hundreds of thousands of govern...
Feinstein encouraged customers who are flying during a government shutdown "to thank those TSA officers" who are "doing a lot of work under a stressful situation when they have no idea when they'll be paid, but they're showing up to work anyway because they're an essential emp...
U.S. Travel Association, a trade group representing the industry, on Friday said a government shutdown could cost the sector $1 billion per week given that disruptions would occur during a peak travel period."A prolonged government shutdown threatens holiday travel disruptions that Americans won't...
during a government shutdown, agents for the TSA may see reduced hours or even furloughs and layoffs. When this happens,airport security lines usually see increased wait times, more delays, and sometimes cancellations. Additionally, travelers should be aware that federally-run parks and museums, in...
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During a shutdown, the FAA cannot hire or train air traffic controllers. It would force the FAA to close its ATC training facility in Oklahoma. It would also take some trainee controllers working at airport towers off the job. MORE: What are the possible impacts of a government shu...
During the2018-2019 government shutdown— which lasted 35 days and was the longest in history — flights were canceled due to staffing shortages among TSA agents and air traffic controllers. Additionally, some airportsclosed TSA security lines. ...
Agovernment shutdownthat could start as soon as Saturday would likely be too close to the holidays to immediately affect flights and airport operations, but that might change if a shutdown dragged on. Travelers wade through the south security checkpoint in Denver International Airport Thursday, Dec...
(i.e.customs and border protection checkpoints at airports and cruise terminals) when the federal government shut down for 35 days during Trump’s first term in December 2018. That shutdown remains the longest government shutdown on record, and it was the second shutdown during Trump’s ...
Erica had booked tickets for the pedestal tour at the Statue of Liberty, but with the threat of a government shutdown looming we decided to cancel the advance tickets to make sure we didn’t lose out. As it turned out, there weren’t any pedestal tickets available, so we settled for ...