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Recent airport travelers, are TSA lines longer due to the shutdown?
Posted on 10/16/25 at 10:32 am
Posted on 10/16/25 at 10:32 am
Sorry if this is a naïve question, I’m hopping on a flight this evening and was just curious what folks are experiencing this week
Yes, I have TSA pre-check, but was not sure if they were running a skeleton crew at airports or not
Yes, I have TSA pre-check, but was not sure if they were running a skeleton crew at airports or not
This post was edited on 10/16/25 at 10:43 am
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Posted on 10/16/25 at 10:38 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Been traveling last couple weeks for work and ORD and SFO were fine during my travel windows.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 10:42 am to hoopsgalore
Thanks dude
Posted on 10/16/25 at 10:45 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
The wait times for IAH are actually listed here.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 10:52 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
IAH was the best I have ever seen it at around 7:30am last thursday. PDX was also quick around 5:30 sunday morning.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:18 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
I have flown 8 times the last two weeks, LGA,EWR,ATL,VPS and the only thing that was even semi-unusual was it took us longer to taxi at EWR one flight.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:45 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
They've seemed shorter to me if anything.
My question is: what does pre even get you anymore now that you can leave your shoes on?
My question is: what does pre even get you anymore now that you can leave your shoes on?
Posted on 10/16/25 at 1:49 pm to Big Scrub TX
Keeps you out of the unwashed masses that fly once every 10 years and clog up the lanes.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 2:42 pm to H2O Tiger
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unwashed masses
Clear all the way. Although since I intentionally go through Terminal D, not C/E so it matters less at IAH. Almost none of the foreigners have PreCheck, so the line is usually just me and the flight attendants.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 3:03 pm to LemmyLives
Next Friday and beyond is when you will start seeing issues. That's when the first paycheck is missed.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 4:19 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
No TSA issues from several recent flights. I had two (supposed) mechanical issues and a weather delay. But no tsa issues.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 7:37 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
I've been to Vegas and NYC (Laguardia) since and the lines were fine...
My issues have been with ground stops, not security lines.
My issues have been with ground stops, not security lines.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:49 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
quote:
Yes, I have TSA pre-check
You’ll be fine
Posted on 10/17/25 at 10:56 am to RummelTiger
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My issues have been with ground stops, not security lines.
Same, I'm rarely concerned with security lines, its will my plane be there and take off when its supposed to.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 11:21 am to NOLALGD
Made it through IAH this morning in under 5 mins
Posted on 10/17/25 at 11:35 am to LemmyLives
quote:I have Clear and the same question applies: what are we even getting now in theory for the money?
Clear all the way. Although since I intentionally go through Terminal D, not C/E so it matters less at IAH. Almost none of the foreigners have PreCheck, so the line is usually just me and the flight attendants.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 12:12 pm to Big Scrub TX
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I have Clear and the same question applies: what are we even getting now in theory for the money?
I can only think of two real use cases:
1) If you have to re-clear TSA at a place like LAX coming from overseas. The TSA lines at LAX and SFO were horrendous, even with PreCheck. I think I've had to do that twice in ten years though.
2) Atlanta. There is no escaping the absolute mess of the unified TSA screening line, and it seems like 25% of travelers have PreCheck.
Other than those, I only still have it because I forget about the auto-renew.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 12:19 pm to LemmyLives
At my home airport, Clear just funnels into the regular lines, which is kind of annoying.
But since you don't have to take your shoes off anymore - and some airlines are starting to offer Face ID entry anyway, it just seems like all of these services are becoming obsolete.
But since you don't have to take your shoes off anymore - and some airlines are starting to offer Face ID entry anyway, it just seems like all of these services are becoming obsolete.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 4:47 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
MSY was a walk right up in the normal line at 8:15am today…I think the TSA Pre line was longer than ours.
I do think grounds crew challenges are a bigger issue. Sat on the tarmac for like 30 mins after landing at ORD because the gate still had a departing plane there
I do think grounds crew challenges are a bigger issue. Sat on the tarmac for like 30 mins after landing at ORD because the gate still had a departing plane there
Posted on 10/19/25 at 2:41 pm to drockw1
5 minutes in Nola this am at 845 for Pre
This post was edited on 10/19/25 at 2:42 pm
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