Wondering how much time you need to get through security at LaGuardia Airport?<\/p>\n
The answer is: it depends.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Friday morning, as many air travelers prepared to fly off to their spring break destinations, lines varied at each terminal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What You Need To Know<\/p>\n
TSA union leaders say their members received some \u2014 but not all \u2014 of their back pay, with the rest expected by next week
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Lines at LaGuardia Airport varied at each terminal, but were in good shape and moving quickly at Terminals A and C
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At Terminal B, the general and TSA PreCheck security lines were still long enough to take into consideration when planning your airport arrival<\/p>\n
\u201cBe patient, give grace to our TSA workers,\u201d said Amber Green, as she headed to catch her flight to Miami.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lines were in good shape and moving quickly at Terminals A and C.<\/p>\n
At times it backed up a bit, but travelers made it to the main security screening area within just a few minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got here like almost five hours early,” said Modesto Ruiz. \u201cI was very surprised because of this whole craziness with the lines and everything and then when I got here I was like, ‘Where are all the people?’ But after they were getting paid it’s more normalcy, what we are used to.\u201d<\/p>\n
LaGuardia\u2019s Terminal B however, is a bit trickier.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lines Friday morning were much more manageable compared to what NY1 witnessed last week when TSA callout rates were their highest.<\/p>\n
But both the general and TSA PreCheck security lines were still long enough at Terminal B to consider when planning your airport arrival.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I take it upon myself to be extra cautious, treat my domestic flight times as my international flight times, so I usually quit about three to four hours, so I definitely got here way earlier than I anticipated,\u201d explained Jonathan McAdo.<\/p>\n
Airport security wait times have continued to ease throughout the week after President Donald Trump signed an executive action to restart payments to TSA employees<\/a> as Congress still remains at an impasse when it comes to funding the Department of Homeland Security.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n TSA union leaders say their members received some \u2014 but not all \u2014 of their back pay, with the rest expected by next week.<\/p>\n