owners. as travel ramps up, airports nationwide are scrambling with staffing. over 130 of the largest airports are going to face staffing shortages this month. we have the report. reporter: airports across the country, a summer scramble for staffing. a record number of travelers returning after historic pandemic lows. in a memo obtained, more than 130 of the largest airports are struggling to staff airport screeners. the effect already felt by travelers at major airports. security lines are so long, hundreds of travelers have missed their flights. denver and outside washington, d.c. are the hardest hit. with a summer spike in air
if you ve been flying, then you may have seen it for yourself the tsa struggling to put enough screeners at some of our busiest airports as travel ramps up erin mclaughlin tonight on what flyers can expect reporter: tonight at airports across the country a summer scramble for staffing. with a record number of travelers returning to airports after historic pandemic lows tonight the tsa warning in a memo obtained by the washington post that more than 130 of the nation s largest airports are struggling to staff airport screeners. the ripple effect from the tsa shortage already being felt by travelers at major airports it s crazy. reporter: security lines so long in austin and charlotte, hundreds of travelers have missed their flights. while airports in detroit, denver and outside washington, d.c. reportedly among the hardest hit. with the summer spike in air tra asking tsa office
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