{"id":3772,"date":"2026-03-23T03:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/delta-presses-congress-to-end-dhs-shutdown-warns-of-longer-tsa-lines-airways-magazine\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T03:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:32:13","slug":"delta-presses-congress-to-end-dhs-shutdown-warns-of-longer-tsa-lines-airways-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/delta-presses-congress-to-end-dhs-shutdown-warns-of-longer-tsa-lines-airways-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Presses Congress to End DHS Shutdown, Warns of Longer TSA Lines &#8211; Airways Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A global review of commercial flight<br \/>\u200d<strong>ATLANTA<\/strong> \u2014 <strong>Delta Air Lines (DL)<\/strong> is urging Congress to end the partial <strong>U.S. government shutdown<\/strong> affecting the <strong>Department of Homeland Security (DHS)<\/strong>, warning that airport operations\u2014especially security screening\u2014are already showing signs of strain as T<strong>ransportation Security Administration (TSA)<\/strong> officers continue working without pay.<br \/>In a March 19 update, Delta <a href=\"https:\/\/news.delta.com\/delta-advocates-end-partial-government-shutdown\">said<\/a> TSA officers received a <strong>US$0 paycheck<\/strong> after the DHS funding lapse began <strong>Feb. 14<\/strong>, calling the situation \u201csimply unacceptable.\u201d DL added that <strong>TSA wait times may run longer than usual<\/strong> and that <strong>expedited lanes may be unavailable at some airports<\/strong> while the shutdown continues.<br \/>Delta CEO <strong>Ed Bastian<\/strong> joined <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/789e7fdebd77ed80f1b529fa2fdebf01\">other<\/a> airline and cargo executives in calling on Congress to restore DHS funding and pass measures that would keep federal aviation workers paid during shutdowns.<br \/>The CEOs warned that as spring travel ramps up, the risk isn\u2019t just inconvenience\u2014it\u2019s throughput: fewer staffed screening lanes can quickly cascade into missed flights and disrupted schedules.<br \/>Delta\u2019s message aligns with reporting that some airports are already seeing <strong>lengthening TSA queues<\/strong> and staffing instability as the shutdown drags on.<br \/>For passengers, the practical impact is straightforward: arrive earlier than normal, monitor airport advisories, and don\u2019t assume expedited screening will be available. Departure banks affected include especially <strong>ATL, LGA\/JFK, MSP, DTW, and SLC<\/strong>.<br \/>Your Weekly Review of Commercial Flight<br \/>Copyright \u00a9 \u00a0<span class=\"current_year\">2026<\/span> Airways Publishing LLC. All rights reserved.<a href=\"https:\/\/brixtemplates.com\/\">\u200d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMinAFBVV95cUxPRGE0LTlRMEtXRzZGRzdHeDI3X3d3QkpQaGdESkp5VUdKYVhKcFdQQTRMSFhfWnlJQWVsOS1PRG5FZmE3ZUg5cWRDazI2VlU3bmVLRk5lZTNnblJqRnFJWHVrUDYzeFIxUkkwN3kwbXdVcFhtWjk5S2JwVC0zV2EtcDFNd0pqSnAyRzVHMDdyd2piRXdKSU13ZERweGk?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A global review of commercial flight\u200dATLANTA \u2014 Delta Air Lines (DL) is urging Congress to end the partial U.S. government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), warning that airport operations\u2014especially security screening\u2014are already showing signs of strain as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers continue working without pay.In a March 19 update, Delta said [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-politics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}