Long Airport Waits Ease After TSA Workers Receive Backpay

Travelers walk through TSA screening corridors at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Washington on March 30.Photographer: Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images

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By Aashna Shah and Allyson Versprille

March 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM UTC

Updated on

March 30, 2026 at 9:10 PM UTC

Airport wait times in Houston and Atlanta have eased after Transportation Security Administration officers received most of their missed pay.

At George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, where wait times exceeded four hours last week, passengers were expected to move through security within 10 minutes, according to the airport’s website.