“Airport security checkpoints across the country are seeing much shorter lines, including at New York’s John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, where wait times are now under a half hour, and at comparable hubs like Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Baltimore’s Thurgood Marshall Airport.”

“While delays are decreasing at many major airports, that’s not the case everywhere. As of 1pm in New York City (17:00 GMT), lines at LaGuardia Airport, which primarily serve destinations in the US, parts of Canada, and the Caribbean, are reaching 90 minutes at Terminal B.”

“Al Jazeera requested specific call-out numbers for Monday, which the agency did not provide.”

“Looming paycheques are coming as negotiations in Congress continue to stall amid the partial US government shutdown, which is entering its 45th day.”

“‘TSA officers are grateful to the president and secretary for their leadership to put money back into the pockets of TSA employees who worked without pay during the ongoing Democrat DHS shutdown. Working without pay forced more than 500 officers to leave TSA, and thousands were forced to call out,’ Bis said.”

“Republicans voted against measures to fund TSA nine times, though House Republicans voted on Friday night to fully fund DHS for 60 days.”