On Sunday, passengers at Bush Airport in Houston, Texas, stood in lines that stretched outside the airport for more than three hours as they awaited the pre-flight security screening, as the federal government shutdown has impacted TSA staffing and operations nationwide. | ABC7NY

The TSA says staffing shortages led to long wait times at Busy Airport on Sunday night | KHOU 11 News

Leaks created pools of rainwater inside Sydney Airport's international terminal during Monday night's intense thunderstorm. The event brought down trees in the city's southwest, as emergency crews received hundreds of callouts. #sydney #sydneystorm #sydneyairport #airport #storm | 7NEWS Sydney

Social media footage shows a huge crowd waiting to get through the TSA checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. “Four-and-a-half hours just to make it through the line to get into the TSA security line. Missed our flight,” X user @nextradaymus69 wrote in the post. “Our bags already got sent to our destination. This is an absolute s**t show.” Jim Szczesniak, the director of aviation for Houston Airports, said the government shutdown affected TSA staffing and operations natio