As shutdown continues, TSA workers are going without pay

All Transportation Safety Agency workers are working without pay as the government shutdown nears the two-week mark.

Some large airports across the country have reported delays and flight disruptions due to staffing delays, but it’s unclear if this has begun to impact travel at Norfolk International Airport. About 61,000 of TSA’s 64,000 employees across the country are being required to work during this period, according to a TSA spokesperson.

“So long as TSA workers continue to report for work, airports shouldn’t experience checkpoint delays,” Norfolk airport spokesperson Chris Jones said in an email. “I won’t speculate on what could happen if that were to change, nor am I going to compare this situation versus (the 2018 government shutdown).”

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