Cenk Uygur
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Slow TSA Lines Causing Thousands Of Missed Flights
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May 27, 2016
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3:50Now PlayingThe TSA has been scanning our luggage and bodies since 9/11, and they don’t appear to be getting better at it. Slow TSA lines have caused seventy thousand Americans to miss their flights this year, and that’s just one airline. Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola (ThinkTank), hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Airport screening delays have caused more than 70,000 American Airlines (AAL.O) customers and 40,000 checked bags to miss their flights this year, an executive for the airline told a U.S. congressional subcommittee on Thursday.
A shortage of staff and a surge in air travelers have created a nightmare scenario for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), with airport wait times in places like Chicago stretching beyond two hours.
While TSA is taking steps to shorten lines such as hiring more full-time officers, it lacks the staffing to handle peak travel times this summer, Administrator Peter Neffenger said on Wednesday.”*
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