October 12, 2016: Be prepared for longer airport security lines, fewer TSA staff and just more frustration going through security check points. TSA staffing and budgets are down and the only way to get federal legislators to pay attention is to increase passenger frustration. This tactic might backfire as some airports are looking to fire TSA and go to outside vendors for airport security.
Several airports around the country already do this — SFO and Oakland have used outside services for their security needs for years. They look and act like TSA — and follow Federal guidelines — but don’t have the the heavy layered management needs TSA brings to the airport.
We need good airport security — it’s not going away — but lets show some respect and concern to the traveling public — after all they pay the bill through taxes on each plane ticket. The TC’s advice: be patient, smile, don’t be cute with comments, and pay attention!
