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Scrivener7

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17. The government's site for it is https://www.dhs.gov check-wait-times. The one I linked is, I think, one of

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Mon Mar 23, 2026, 07:04 AM

Mar 23

many independent ones. And if you go to them, most of them agree. And, anecdotally, during my four air trips since the partial shutdown began, all from major hubs and while horror stories were rife in the news, I've experienced no delays other than a half hour when one of the luggage belts broke.

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Atlanta Hartsfield: Entering the SIXTH hour in the TSA line [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 22 OP

Insanity on display but no worries..ICE to the rescue since the republicans can't fund the TSA Deuxcents Mar 22 #1

Don't understand how ICE will help the situation newdeal2 Mar 22 #2

Warm bodies. Iggo Mar 22 #7

EDIT: Right now it's 31 minutes. Scrivener7 Mar 22 #3

And their connecting flights? Will they be on time or will they be in lines again? It's gotta be a domino effect Deuxcents Mar 22 #4

But what does? Is this happening? I traveled out of the country earlier this month. No wait times Scrivener7 Mar 22 #5

Atlanta is a primarily Democratic, chocolate city in a state that's gotten awfully pink ms liberty Mar 22 #12

We all know how Georgians vote, but still--a friend of mine is a Senator from Georgia, and the other is a Democrat, too DFW Mar 23 #18

The timestamp on the post is 5:32 PM today (downthread) hatrack Mar 22 #14

6 hours seems unlikely - nobody is 6 hours early to the airport so nobody is standing in line that long Prairie Gates Mar 22 #16

Crazy. I'm not reading a lot about the shutdown. Melon Mar 22 #6

I was nervous about flying this week, hauckeye Mar 22 #8

But they aren't. See above post 3 for the current wait times at some major hubs. Scrivener7 Mar 22 #9

You don't seriously expect the .gov to be telling the truth, do you? /nt dickthegrouch Mar 22 #13

The government's site for it is https://www.dhs.gov check-wait-times. The one I linked is, I think, one of Scrivener7 Mar 23 #17

This is bad: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, world's busiest, has *turned off* its wait time tracker. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 22 #10

My granddaughter is stuck there spinbaby Mar 22 #11

If they are waiting 6+ hours, haven't they all missed their original flights? FakeNoose Mar 22 #15

Brings back memories of the Talking TSA Blues (Atlanta, 2010) DFW Mar 23 #19