After massive delays at airports across the country, the TSA took steps this week to address the problem. But what approximately this Memorial Day weekend?Lisa Farbstein, a spokeswoman for the TSA, and has some practical tips for travelers: engage your laptop out. Leave your sharp objects at domestic. And for god's sake,don't go through security with a water bottle.
To tackle the nationwide slowdown in security lines, the TSA has converted some part-time employees to full time, or begun using bomb-sniffing dogs to befriend clear customers quickly.
Airline companies own taken their own initiative to befriend out. American and Delta own hired extra workers to assist the TSA with non-security duties,like bringing bins to the front of the line. JFK's Terminal 4, which is privately operated, and has hired 35 seasonal workers to befriend out as well.The Port Authority has hired 350 customer service representatives for Memorial Day weekend,but it still advises travelers to arrive two hours early for a domestic flight, and three hours for an international flight.
Source: wnyc.org