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No. of no-show airport security screeners soars in shutdown

By JEFF MARTIN and DAVID
KOENIG
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — The
number of airport security
screeners failing to show
up for work around the
country is soaring as the
partial government shut-
down goes into its fourth
week.
No-shows among screen-
ers jumped Sunday and
again Monday, when the
Transportation Security Ad-
ministration reported a na-
tional absence rate of 7.6
percent compared with
3.2 percent on a compa- Security lines at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta stretch more than an hour long amid the partial federal shutdown,
rable day a year ago. causing some travelers to miss flights, Monday morning, Jan. 14, 2019.
Continued on Page 3 Associated Press