Waiting times in security lines at some U.S. airports extended to three hours on Sunday, as absences by Transportation Security Administration TSA workers rose during a partial government shutdown and as spring-break travel increased.
Houston Hobby Airport at one point on sunday reported lines averaging 3.5 hours, and at 4 p.m. EDT the wait times averaged three hours.
TSA said longer-than-average lines were also reported at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina and at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Funding for the Homeland Security Department lapsed on February 13 after Congress failed to reach a deal on immigration enforcement reforms demanded by Democrats.
Security lines at some US airports
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