{"id":194259,"date":"2026-03-17T00:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T00:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/194259\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T00:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T00:50:18","slug":"airline-ceos-urge-congress-to-pay-tsa-workers-during-partial-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/194259\/","title":{"rendered":"Airline CEOs urge Congress to pay TSA workers during partial government shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DHS DHS funding showdown impacting travel<\/a> <\/p>\n

Travelers are suffering from the effects of a political showdown at airports across the country. This is as the partial government shutdown enters its fourth week. FOX 13’s Heather Healy reports.<\/p>\n

TAMPA – As we continue this partial government shutdown, one of the areas most impacted is the aviation space, especially TSA.\u00a0In fact, a group of airline executives are calling on congress to support TSA workers better as they are receiving zero-dollar paychecks, receiving nothing.<\/p>\n

In a letter signed by members of the “Airlines of America” trade group on Sunday, executives called air travel “political football amid another government shutdown,” saying that Americans are, quote, “tired of long lines at airports, travel delays and flight cancellations caused by shutdown after shutdown.”<\/p>\n

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This trade group includes CEOs of Delta Air Lines, Alaska Air Group, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines.\u00a0FedEx and UPS also signed this letter.\u00a0TSA workers nationwide woke up with a zero dollar paycheck on Friday.\u00a0Executives say that that is simply unacceptable.<\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

“It’s difficult, if not impossible, to put food on the table, put gas in the car and pay rent when you are not getting paid.”<\/p>\n

Also in this letter, executives say congress should pass acts like the Aviation Funding Solvency Act, the Aviation Funding Stability Act, and the Keep America Flying Act, which would ensure workers are paid during future shutdowns.<\/p>\n

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By the numbers:<\/p>\n

At Tampa International<\/a>, officials expect more than three million passengers to pass through there for the next six weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s about 80,000 passengers a day, so when it comes to getting through security, get here early.\u00a0More than 60,000 TSA workers did not receive a paycheck on March 13, which not only puts financial stress on them, it puts stress on passengers and the airline industry as a whole as security is a crucial part of travel.<\/p>\n

FOX 13 will keep you updated on air and online as this partial government shutdown progresses.<\/p>\n

The Source: Sources for this web story were gathered from Business Insider and Tampa International Airport.<\/p>\n

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