Huge security lines force passengers to sleep in cots at Chicago O’Hare where FOUR THOUSAND passengers have missed flights while waiting for the TSA this year
Dozens of passengers had to spend the night at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Sunday night due to long security lines
Already this year, some 4,000 passengers have missed their flights at the country’s third-busiest airport
The Transportation Security Administration has pledged to add 800 new screeners by June
But the union that represents TSA workers says they need 6,000 new screeners to make a difference on security lines
By ASHLEY COLLMAN
DAILYMAIL.COM
16 May 2016
Dozens of passengers were forced to sleep on cots at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Sunday night, because extremely long security lines kept them from making their flights.
This is part of a larger trend at the nation’s third-busiest airport, where some 4,000 passengers have missed flights since February due to an understaffed Transportation Security Administration and record flight sales, according to American Airlines.
The TSA has pledged to add 800 new security screeners by June, but the union that represents these workers says 6,000 new hires need to be made to speed up the screening process.
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