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Major U.S. airports returning to normal as TSA workers set to get paid

By Thomson Reuters Mar 30, 2026 | 8:31 AM

March 30 (Reuters) – Major U.S. airports that suffered massive disruptions ​for weeks after ‌50,000 Transportation Security Administration security officers went unpaid since mid-February say ‌operations ​are ⁠returning to normal.

Airports ⁠in Baltimore, Houston, New York, New Orleans and Dallas, which ​have all experienced massive delays in ⁠recent weeks, ⁠all reported very ​short lines on Monday.

President ​Donald Trump signed an ‌emergency directive on Friday ordering TSA workers to get ⁠paid despite a failure of Congress to end the ⁠45-day-old ‌partial government ⁠shutdown and the ​Homeland ‌Security Department said ​workers ⁠are to be paid as soon as Monday.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu ​Nomiyama)