WH: Govt. shutdown and TSA shortages causing further flight disruptions. ‼️🛬

Operational Disruptions - Significant flight disruptions occurred at US airports due to staffing shortages [1] - Over 5,000 flights to and from US airports were delayed on a single Sunday [1] - Air traffic control facilities reported a fourfold increase in staffing shortages compared to the previous year [1] - TSA checkpoint wait times at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport exceeded three hours, with some passengers waiting up to five hours [2] - Security wait times at William P Hobby Airport in Texas routinely exceeded one hour [2] Workforce Impact - More than 13,000 air traffic controllers are working without pay [2] - Air traffic controllers are missing their second paycheck [2]