The TSA callout rate hit 10% just before the shutdown ended in 2019, more than three times the normal rate. A spokesperson for the agency said it did not have similar data available, but some airports have cited unscheduled absences for longer-than-usual lines.

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Airports across the country have experienced shortages of air traffic controllers and security workers, who have gone weeks without pay amid the shutdown.

Florida's major airports are experiencing significant disruptions as the government shutdown approaches its longest duration in U.S. history.

Officials are assessing the damage after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5.  And, how the government shutdown is impacting air traffic controllers.

If the government doesn’t open in the next week or two, we’ll look back as these were the good days, not the bad days,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said, as flight delays mounted and the nation’s air traffic control system strained under unprecedented pressure.

FOX 26 photojournalist Chandler Watson gets a look at the backup at one Houston airport as the government shutdown impacts employees. Meanwhile, the White House has until Monday to figure out how to fund SNAP benefits during the shutdown.