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Airport wait times eased after TSA officers received most of their missed pay following the shutdown disruption.
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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02Airport wait times in Houston, Atlanta, and New York eased after TSA officers received most of
00:07their missed pay following a partial shutdown, according to Bloomberg. Wait times at George
00:11Bush Intercontinental Airport dropped from over four hours last week to about 10 minutes.
00:15Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport reported wait times of about four minutes and advised
00:20passengers to arrive two hours early. At John F. Kennedy International Airport,
00:24general security waits were under one hour and TSA pre-check lines were under 30 minutes.
00:28The disruption began when TSA officers missed pay during a Department of Homeland Security
00:32funding dispute, leading to over 500 departures and widespread absences.
00:37President Trump signed a memo directing payment, while some wages remain outstanding.
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