Pelley airport lines are getting longer, tempers shorter, and today, the secretary of Homeland Security promised action. At j. F. K. In new york, average wait times have doubled to more than 20 minutes, but the wait monday at chicagos Midway Airport of the more than 90 minutes. It took the passenger who shot this video so long to find the end of the line, we decided to play it in real time as you watch our report from kris van cleave. Reporter the long lines at airport checkpoints stretch from coast to coast, about as long as the line at midway must have felt. Weve been in this line ever since st. Louis. Reporter many frustrated fliers are using the hashtag ihatethe wait to complain about the terrible. Ive never had to do this before. Reporter yesterday in phoenix it was checked luggage that got way laid. A glitch in t. S. A. s automated screening process left thousands of bags sitting a hot parking lot. The t. S. A. Said checkpoint delays are being dawz caused by an 8 increase in Airl
With scott pelley. Lot. The t. S. A. Said checkpoint delays are being dawz caused by an 8 increase in Airline Travel and a shortage of security officers. The agency has also intensified its screening process to more carefully monitor more passengeres after a federal investigation revealed significant security vulnerabilities. I would not characterize it as a national crisis. Reporter today, secretary of homeland security, jeh johnson, outlined plans for hiring more officers and deploying more canine teams to billsy airports ahead of the busy Summer Travel season when lines could get longer. People have missed flights during this period. Without a doubt. Reporter did you do a good enough job preparing people for this new reality . Im focused on what away do Going Forward and making sure that we are focused on this, that we are anticipating, that this has both the personal attention of myself and the t. S. A. Administrator. Its a crisis. Reporter congressman john mica sat on the floor of
Longer, tempers shorter, and today, the secretary of Homeland Security promised action. At j. F. K. In new york, average wait times have doubled to more than 20 minutes, but the wait monday at chicagos Midway Airport was more than 90 minutes. It took the passenger who shot this video so long to find the end of the line, we decided to play it in real time as you watch our report from kris van cleave. Reporter the long lines at airport checkpoints stretch from t ast to coast, about as long as the line at midway must have felt. Weve been in this line ever since st. Louis. Reporter many frustrated fliers are using the hashtag ihatethewait to complain about the terrible. Ive never had to do this before. Terdeporter yesterday in phoenix it was checked luggage that got waylaid. A glitch in t. S. A. s automated screening process left thousands of bags sitting in a hot parking lot. The t. S. A. Said checkpoint delays are being caused by an 8 increase in Airline Travel and a shortage of security
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