10 minutes through E just now. 6 or 7 x-ray stations open and plenty of TSA just standing around. No logical reason for pre check and clear to be missing but they were treating the normal lines like pre check.
IAH is an unmitigated effing disaster right now - it's Afghanistan level
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Hobby - no wait for pre check
Quote:
" 50 TSA folks were sent midweek to help in Houston and 10 went to IAH and 40 went to Hobby... "
I do not remember the news source.
dubi said:Quote:
" 50 TSA folks were sent midweek to help in Houston and 10 went to IAH and 40 went to Hobby... "
I do not remember the news source.
NEW: A heads up for travelers!!!
— Ugochi Iloka KHOU (@UgochiKHOU) March 26, 2026
Help is on the way !! TSA Agents from DFW and Dallas-Lovefield Airports are expected to come to Houston tomorrow to relieve the pressure of long lines at airports like IAH. We are following on @KHOU 👇🏾✈️ pic.twitter.com/HNaALiT8HV
I saw that last week...
That makes ZERO sense though to me. So they cannot pay their people, but they can shift/relocate a team of more people that also aren't being paid to another city where they will continue to work without pay... But in a taxpayer funded hotel.
That makes ZERO sense though to me. So they cannot pay their people, but they can shift/relocate a team of more people that also aren't being paid to another city where they will continue to work without pay... But in a taxpayer funded hotel.
Kenneth_2003 said:
I saw that last week...
That makes ZERO sense though to me. So they cannot pay their people, but they can shift/relocate a team of more people that also aren't being paid to another city where they will continue to work without pay... But in a taxpayer funded hotel.
I wonder if those TSA workers had to wait four hours in line to catch a flight to the city where they were reassigned.
Hobby @ 4:30 PM. Took me all of two minutes to get through (TSA/CLEAR). No real lines in the other queues either.
15 minutes car to gate through terminal A today. Arrival 0530. ICE standing around directing traffic. I think this **** is finally over. Heard they are opening C this week.
My family is flying out of IAH on Thursday afternoon. I really hope the long lines are finally over. I was stuck in them as a business traveler last week and was dreading doing it with the entire family.
Just went through E in about 5 minutes. I'd gladly do away with precheck / touchless /whatever if screening functioned like it did today.
For reference, been CO/UA platinum or 1K for 30 years.
Shoes on, belts off, jackets off. Get the bags through the machines before you go through metal detectors. I loathe seeing "new" bag screening machines because they act like each one needs some kind of a biochemical deconstruction before passing through the inspection. IMO it's the slowest part of the process.
But…this is like a TSA holiday today, I guess.
Just hope Atlanta on Thursday afternoon is normal for the return trip.
For reference, been CO/UA platinum or 1K for 30 years.
Shoes on, belts off, jackets off. Get the bags through the machines before you go through metal detectors. I loathe seeing "new" bag screening machines because they act like each one needs some kind of a biochemical deconstruction before passing through the inspection. IMO it's the slowest part of the process.
But…this is like a TSA holiday today, I guess.
Just hope Atlanta on Thursday afternoon is normal for the return trip.
'Atlanta' and 'normal' in the same sentence is a stretch
A precheck was open just now
Terminal C precheck was open to all this morning. Went through at 6am, no wait. I didn't see any regular TSA lines open.
ATL touchless Pre check at 3:30: no line whatsoever.
ICE doing TSA cosplay.
ICE doing TSA cosplay.
Got through TSA pre check in less than 5 minutes this morning in Terminal C. Regular security looked to be about 10-15 minutes.
The missus just made it through the regular TSA line at Terminal A in 20 minutes. Peachy.
Got through term C precheck about 30 mins ago. Took about 10 mins.
7nine
Terminal A Touchless Precheck 3 min. Regular line already snaking. Regular Precheck I'd guess 15 min.
If you don't have Touchless, it's the fastest available at pretty much any airport.
If you don't have Touchless, it's the fastest available at pretty much any airport.
Confirmed same experience at 6:00 AM this morning in A North. Touchless is the way to go.
MyMamaSaid said:
Confirmed same experience at 6:00 AM this morning in A North. Touchless is the way to go.
Shhhhh
Going through security in Amsterdam it's cool that you can reserve a 15 min timeslot a couple days before. Just show up at your slot and it's only a few mins line, while regular security is like 30+ mins
7nine
Flying out Sunday afternoon on United and parking in C/D/E garage and not checking any bags. Assume everything is back to normal now? Have pre check and clear as well.
I had no issues 2 weeks ago, 5-10 minute wait at C precheck
I walked right through in C yesterday, less than 5 minutes
Thanks
Touchless precheck in Austin this afternoon was slower than regular precheck. Man, ABIA is a shlt show.
Walked right through toughness in Denver but the screening line was backed up for 5 minutes. From parking the rental car to Elway's was 20 minutes
fire09 said:
15 minutes car to gate through terminal A today. Arrival 0530. ICE standing around directing traffic. I think this **** is finally over. Heard they are opening C this week.
Don't celebrate just yet. DHS is only funded through the end of this month. The Democrats will most likely create more chaos starting next month.
David_Puddy said:fire09 said:
15 minutes car to gate through terminal A today. Arrival 0530. ICE standing around directing traffic. I think this **** is finally over. Heard they are opening C this week.
Don't celebrate just yet. DHS is only funded through the end of this month. The Democrats will most likely create more chaos starting next month.
****!!! Trip out of IAH on the 2nd.
Less than 5 minutes to get through TSApre in Terminal A this morning.
DHS shutdown is over as of today (except for ICE and some of CBP) so TSA is now funded through the end of the fiscal year.
Had to wait 20 minutes once we got through the line for the full body pat down. They didn't have a guy available to do it.
This was E after 9 so no precheck either.
This was E after 9 so no precheck either.
Flying in/out of IAH next week for work. Any concerns with delays getting to/from Avis?
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