Hilton Head Island Airport sees record shattering numbers amid TSA labor shortage
Hilton Head Island Airport sees record shattering numbers amid TSA labor shortage Share Updated: 5:26 PM EDT Jul 20, 2021
Hilton Head Island Airport sees record shattering numbers amid TSA labor shortage Share Updated: 5:26 PM EDT Jul 20, 2021
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Show Transcript 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
WASHINGTON, DC – Over 30 local and regional airports have joined a growing coalition that is calling on the US government to open consultations with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to address
WASHINGTON, DC – Over 30 local and regional airports have joined a growing coalition that is calling on the US government to open consultations with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to address $42 billion in subsidies and other unfair benefits that the Gulf nations have provided to their state-owned airlines, violating Open Skies policy and threatening hundreds of thousands of American jobs.
Airports from across the country have sent letters to the U.S. Secretaries of the Transportation, Commerce and State, as well as members of Congress, asking that the government open consultations with Qatar and the UAE to address this important issue and to ensure fair competition.