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The CEOs of 10 major U.S. airlines are demanding Congress end a funding standoff and pay its TSA workers.

In a letter, they claim 93% of Americans support paying aviation workers during government shutdown.

I did not expect to start the line outside in the barking garage. Then did you come to the airport early? Very early.

Travelers waiting three hours or longer just to get through TSA screening. Airport officials say

the long lines are tied to the partial government shutdown. I think it needs to be cleaned up

because it's just not good. A lot of people are missing flights. While some passengers got a heads up,

I think everyone has been communicated with, so it's not too stressful.

Others say they were blindsided.

Did you expect anything like this?

No, no, whatsoever.

Are you going to miss your flight?

Probably.

I've been here several times, and everyone was...

You know, when Airbnb started...

It was so unique, so special.

And I remember I had a friend, for those of you not in the greater Houston area, Galveston is a little tourist destination, a little island, an hour south of Houston.

And Galveston and New Orleans used to compete as the major ports until around 1900 when

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