Hilton Head Island Airport sees record shattering numbers amid TSA labor shortage

Hilton Head Island Airport sees record shattering numbers amid TSA labor shortage
Hilton Head Island Airport sees record shattering numbers amid TSA labor shortage
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Updated: 5:26 PM EDT Jul 20, 2021
Hilton Head Island Airport sees record shattering numbers amid TSA labor shortage
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Updated: 5:26 PM EDT Jul 20, 2021
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SEPTEMBER -- INCLUDING CHICAGO-- HOUSTON- NEW ORLEANS--- THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT IS SEEING A *RECORD NUMBER OF TRAVELERS COME THROUGH ITS DOORS THIS SUMMER... AND IT'S HAPPENING AMID A T-S -A LABOR SHORTAGE. IT'S A TREND - TRAVEL LEADERS TELL ME - THEY DON'T EXPECT TO SLOW UP ANYTIME SOON. LONG LINES AT THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT ARA E SIGHT TRAVELERS ARE SURPRISED TO SEE... SOT MATT MARSHALL, TOURIST: "I WAS ESPECIALLY BECAUSE MY FLIGHT LEAVES IN LIKE 15 MINUTES. BUT, 'LL WE SEE IF THEY HAVE ANOTHER ONE FOR ME." THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR SS AY THE NUMBER OF TRAVELERS COMING ON AND OFF THE ISLA ND THIS SUMMER ARE RECORD SHATTERING. JON REMBOLD, AIRPORT DIRECTOR: "IT'S A LITTLE BIT MIND BLOWING, BUT OUR JUNE NUMBERS THIS YEAR WERE ACTUALLY ALMOST THE SAME AS OUR WHOLE YEAR NUMBERS FOR 2017." RIGHT NOW - TSA STAFFI NG SHORTAGES ARE IMPACTING AIRPORTS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY - AND THAT INCLUDES HILTON HEAD. SOT REMBOLD: "OUR LINES DOE GET LONG. AND THAT'S JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER AIRPORT. AND WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ROOM FOR THAT. SO AT TIMES OUR LINES WILL ACTUALLY MAKE IT OUT THE DOOR." REMBOLD SAYS - THE AIRPORT DOES GET EXTRA TSA AGENTS ON THE WEEKENDS DURING THEIR BUSY TIME.... BUT IF YOU PN LAON TAKING A TRIP SOON... HE RECOMMENDS ARRIVING EARLY AND PACKING YOUR PATIENCE.... AS HE DOESN'T SEE THIS TRAVEL BOOM SLOWING DOWN ANY TIME SOON. SOT REMBOLD: "PELE SOPTILL ARE EXPERIENCING THAT PENT UP DEMAND TO JUST GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING. BUT THE DESTINATIO YN.OU KNOW WE'VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR YEARS AND I THINK WE ALWS AY WILL. HILTON HEAD IS JUST A GREAT DESTINATION. WE'RE GOING TO SEE THIS I THINK FOR A LONG TIME. AS CONCERN OVER E TH COVID-19 DELTA VARIANT RISES... THE AIRPORT AND ITS AIRLINES HAVKEE PT ALL SAFETY AND CLEANING PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.... AND PASSENGERS

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