Airports beg flight passengers to change their travel habits after DHS shutdown jams lines

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Airports are still recovering from the fallout of the DHS shutdown that resulted in a shortage of transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers — and some are now changing theiradvisory messages to travelers.

John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Ohio is cautioning passengers to arrive just 1.5 hours before their flights depart.

“Early morning travel PSA, 90 minutes before departure is the sweet spot,” the airport posted on X on Thursday.

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“Showing up too early creates those first-wave lines,” the post also said.“Even when lines stretch to ticketing, waits are usually [about] 45 mins.”

The airportalso attached a graphic of suggested arrival times for flights starting at 5 p.m.through 12 p.m.

People waiting in a TSA security line at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Some airports are updating their travel advisories, asking flight passengers not to arrive “too early” for their flights.Above, a scene from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. (Mike Stewart/AP Photo)

Austin-Bergstrom International Airportin Texas wrote on X it’s expecting over 30,000 travelers to be processed by TSA on Monday.

“There is no need to line up more than 4 hours before your flight, asthis causes congestionin the lines for those flying out sooner,” the airport wrote.

“There is no need to line up more than 4 hours before your flight, as this causes congestion in the lines for those flying out sooner,” said one airport in Texas. (Valerie Plesch/Getty Images)

About 40% of TSA workers in Atlanta have called out amid the shutdown, the Department of Homeland Security told.

People wait in line to pass through security at George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Some TSA officers have shared that they have begun seeing paychecks after President Donald Trump issued an executive order for emergency pay on Friday.(Danielle Villasana/Getty Images)

Officers shared that they have begun seeing paychecks after President Donald Trumpissued an executive order for emergency pay on Friday.

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Baltimore-Washington International Airport posted on X on Monday that there were “minimal wait times at each checkpoint.”

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The airport still cautioned passengers on Sunday “to arrive 3 hours before scheduled departure.”

� Claudia Kelly-Bazan, as well as The Associated Press, contributed reporting.

Ashley J.