在持续的部分政府关闭中，这导致了美国运输安全管理局人员严重短缺，检查机场安全等待时间已经成为旅行的一个重要部分。但是由于资源有限，许多乘客不得不寻找准确的估计值，以便提前做好计划。
在春假高峰期，全国各地的机场挤满了数以百万计的旅客，尽管运输和安全管理局的资金仍然停滞不前。
美国机场部署ICE，美国运输安全管理局官员喊话创历史新高
根据TSA的母公司美国国土安全部(Department of Homeland Security)的数据，TSA检查站周日达到了一个新的拐点，自上个月政府部分关闭开始以来，官员的人数达到了创纪录的高水平，达到了11.76%。
大约60，000名美国运输安全管理局官员目前在无薪工作，全国范围内机场的员工人数继续下降。
DHS负责公共事务的代理助理秘书劳伦·比斯告诉美国广播公司新闻，“关闭导致400多名TSA官员辞职，数千人要求下班，因为他们负担不起汽油，儿童保育，食物或租金。”
周末，特朗普总统下令国会资助的移民和海关执法人员将从周一开始部署到美国机场，以协助美国运输安全管理局的官员关机。
Bis表示，此举旨在“支持TSA努力保持我们的天空安全，并将航空旅行中断降至最低。”
周一，约兰达·基顿运输安全管理局官员亚特兰大哈兹菲尔德-杰克逊机场554航班的当地工会代表呼吁国会从ICE中单独拨款给TSA，她说ICE的代理人在缩短航班方面效率低下台词。
“冰代理人不能打开一个通道并运行它。他们所能做的，就像他们一直在做的那样，就是为在中庭区域工作的警察部门提供方向支持，确保线路是弯曲的，”基顿说。
基顿还强调了关闭对运输安全管理局同事的情感伤害。
基顿说:“有一位年轻女士对我说，她甚至不知道自己能否继续生活下去，因为压力太大了。”。“她有一个每天都要面对的孩子。当她不知道他们的下一顿饭会从哪里来时，她很难和她的孩子一起微笑。”
据该机构称，周日，超过40%的TSA官员在Hartsfield-Jackson亚特兰大国际机场呼吁，与周六相比增加了近8%。同一天，近40%的警察在巴尔的摩/华盛顿国际瑟古德·马歇尔机场出动，休斯顿的乔治布什洲际机场也有类似的出动率。
路易斯·阿姆斯特朗(Louis Armstrong)新奥尔良国际机场(New Orleans International Airport)周末的出车率约为42%，由于预检和优先安检通道于周日关闭，旅客们在停车场外排起了几个小时的长队。
根据DHS的数据，纽约皇后区的约翰·肯尼迪国际机场的呼叫率超过了37%，费城和匹兹堡国际机场周日的呼叫率都超过了24%。
亚特兰大机场官员建议旅客在起飞前至少提前四个小时到达，网站不再显示安检等待时间。
自从上个月开始关闭以来，300多名美国运输安全管理局官员已离开该机构，根据美国广播公司新闻获得的运输安全管理局的统计数据。
如何检查TSA安检线等待时间
在混乱中，旅客应该确保在前往机场之前检查安全等待时间，以确保他们有足够的时间接受检查，并在起飞前到达登机口。
“我的运输安全管理局”的官方应用程序一直为旅客提供可用的安检线等待时间更新。然而，该应用程序目前显示一条警告，称“由于联邦资金的失效，该网站将不会被积极管理。”
因此，该网页搜索历史数据和用户报告的等待时间，目前并不反映实地体验，因为人员编制的波动造成了快速变化。
机票监控网站Going.com的专家Katy Nastro告诉ABC新闻，旅客应该尽可能直接查看机场网站。
个别机场网站通常会提供特定航站楼的等待时间，这些时间可能会比联邦应用程序更新得更频繁。
例如，达拉斯-沃思堡、丹佛等主要枢纽，以及纽约大都会地区的每个主要机场，包括拉瓜迪亚机场、约翰·肯尼迪国际机场和纽瓦克自由国际机场，通常都提供在线实时更新。
Nastro补充说，旅客应该“也检查机场社交媒体账户的实时更新，以及查看您的机场是否有趋势。”
“这可能不是一个好的理由，”她说。
为旅客节省机场安检时间的小贴士
旅游专家扎克·格里夫(Zach Griff)在他的“从托盘桌”时事通讯中权衡了机场安全线问题，并告诉美国广播公司新闻，他强烈鼓励人们“比他们通常的计划至少提前15到20分钟到达。”
美国运输安全管理局的预检和清关服务仍在运行，并能为旅客提供比标准线路更短的等待时间。Griff建议旅客考虑加入TSA PreCheck“特别是无接触ID解决方案”，该解决方案允许TSA PreCheck验证的旅客只需出现在安检线并快速拍下他们的脸，不需要ID。
Griff说，为了使用TouchlessID，持票乘客必须选择加入每个航空公司的计划，并上传与他们的TSA PreCheck会员资格相关的护照信息。
他指出，这一过程“不适用于家庭”，并提醒父母在这种情况下仍然要早到。
Nastro还建议旅行者注册无接触ID，如果可能的话。“大多数主要运营商现在都提供这种服务，这可能会改变游戏规则，”她说。
Nastro指出，与任何机场安检一样，旅客仍然需要随身携带物理ID，即使他们有TSA PreCheck并注册了无接触ID。这美国运输安全管理局网站声明这是至关重要的，以防旅客的身份“无法通过安检处的生物识别技术验证”
此外，纳斯特罗说，据报道，某些机场的加急通道不时被关闭。
根据出发机场的不同，一些旅行者的另一个选择是使用Spot Saver或Reserve程序预先预订进入安检线的时间段。
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How to find airport security wait times, plus tips to mitigate long lines and save time amid TSA staffing shortages
Amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has causedsignificant TSA staffing shortages, checking airportsecurity wait timeshas become a critical part of travel. But with limited resources, many passengers are left searching for an accurate estimate in order to plan ahead properly.
Airports nationwide have been packed with millions of travelers on the move during the peak spring break season, even as funding for the Transportation and Security Administration remains stalled.
Record high TSA officer callouts as ICE deploys at US airports
TSA checkpoints hit a new inflection point on Sunday, with officer callouts reaching a record high since the start of the partial government shutdown last month, ticking up to 11.76%, according to the Department of Homeland Security, TSA's parent agency.
Some 60,000 TSA officers are currently working without pay, and airports continue to see a drop in staff nationwide.
Lauren Bis, DHS acting assistant secretary for public affairs, told ABC News the shutdown "has caused more than 400 TSA officers to quit and thousands to call out from work because they are not able to afford gas, childcare, food, or rent."
Over the weekend, President Trump orderedcongressionally funded Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to deploy to U.S. airports starting Monday to assist TSA officers amid theshutdown.
Bis said the move was intended to "bolster TSA efforts to keep our skies safe and minimize air travel disruption."
On Monday, Yolanda Keaton, aTSA officerand local union steward for 554 at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, called for Congress to fund TSA separately from ICE, whose agents she said were ineffective in shorteninglines.
"ICEagents can't open a lane and work it. All they can do, like they've been doing, is providing directional support for the police department working in the atrium area just making sure the lines are curved around," Keaton said.
Keaton also highlighted the emotional toll the shutdown has had on fellow TSA officers.
"I had one young lady who said to me that she doesn't even know if she can continue with life because it's so stressful," Keaton said. "She has a child that she has to face every day. It's hard for her to smile with her child when she doesn't know where their next meal is going to come from."
More than 40% of TSA officers called out at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday, a nearly 8% increase compared to Saturday, according to the agency. That same day, nearly 40% of officers called out at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, with a similar callout rate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
The callout rate at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport was roughly 42% over the weekend, with travelers experiencing hourslong lines that extended all the way outside to the parking garage, as the PreCheck and Priority screening lanes were closed Sunday.
At John F. Kennedy International in Queens, New York, the callout rate was over 37%, and both Philadelphia and Pittsburgh International Airports reached over 24% on Sunday, per DHS.
Airport officials in Atlanta have advised travelers to arrive at least four hours early before departure, and the website no longer displays the security wait times.
Since the shutdown began last month,more than 300 TSA officershave left the agency, according to TSA statistics obtained by ABC News.
How to check TSA security line wait times
Amid the chaos, travelers should make sure to check security wait times before heading to the airport, in order to ensure they have plenty of time to get screened and to their gate before takeoff.
The official My TSA app has historically provided travelers security line wait-time updates as it became available. The app, however, currently displays a warning that states, "Due to the lapse in federal funding, this website will not be actively managed."
As such, the page -- which scours historical data and user-reported wait times -- does not currently reflect the on-ground experience, given the rapid changes caused by staffing fluctuations.
Experts like Katy Nastro of the airfare monitoring site Going.com told ABC News that travelers should instead try to check airport websites directly, wherever possible.
Individual airport websites typically provide terminal-specific wait times that could be updated more often than the federal app.
Major hubs like Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, and each of the New York metropolitan area's major airports -- including LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport -- usually offer real-time updates online, for example.
Nastro added that travelers should "also check airport social media accounts for live updates, as well as to see if your airport is trending."
"It may not be for a good reason," she said.
Tips for travelers to save time at airport security
Travel expert Zach Griff weighed in on the airport security line issues in his From the Tray Table newsletter and told ABC News that he strongly encourages people "to arrive at least 15 to 20 minutes earlier than their typical schedule."
TSA PreCheck and CLEAR services remain operational and can also provide travelers a significantly shorter wait time than standard lines. Griff advised travelers to consider enrolling in TSA PreCheck "and especially the Touchless ID solution," which allows TSA PreCheck verified travelers to simply show up in the security screening line and take a quick picture of their face, no ID needed.
To utilize TouchlessID, Griff said ticketed passengers must opt into the program with each individual airline and upload passport information tied to their TSA PreCheck membership.
He noted that the process "doesn't work for families" and reminded parents to still arrive early in those situations.
Nastro also recommended travelers sign up for Touchless ID, where available. "Most major carriers offer this now, and it can be a game-changer," she said.
Nastro noted that as with any airport security, travelers still need to take a physical ID with them, even if they have TSA PreCheck and are enrolled in Touchless ID. TheTSA websitestates that this is critical, in the event a traveler's identity "cannot be verified by the biometric technology at the security checkpoint."
Additionally, Nastro said, expedited lanes have been reported closed at certain airports from time to time.
Another option for some travelers, depending on the departure airport, is to use the Spot Saver or Reserve program to pre-book a time slot to enter the security line.
This is currently free to passengers flying out of JFK Terminal 4, Seattle-Tacoma, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Phoenix, and Orlando.
Availability is limited, and passengers can sign up for an appointment slot up to six days in advance of their departure.
