How the US is going to solve the problem of long queues at airports

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In US airports, the critical situation arises with the passage of the security corridor. Passengers are forced to stand in a long queue for about three hours to pass the test, writes dallasnews.com.

Security personnel warn passengers to arrive at airports in advance. 15 May at the international airport Chicago late for their flights more xnumx passengers.

The main reason for this problem was the lack of staff of the Transportation Security Administration. In June, the office plans to expand the checkpoint staff. 768 new employees will be hired. Reports about it cnn.com. The authorities will spend about $ 8 million on the implementation of the program for finding new employees. It is already known that new security officers will receive from $ 25 to $ 30 thousand per year. You can apply on the website usajobs.gov.

The journalists found out that over the past 3 of the year, the staff of inspectors has decreased by 10%. But the number of flights on the contrary increased by 15%.

The number of departures at US airports increased by 9% on average. And this summer, a record number of passengers are expected at the country's airports - 231 million people.

“We have employees who regularly monitor the situation at checkpoints. They help move customers to nearby corridors that are less congested. We're trying to get the job done faster,” said TSA spokesman David Magana.

Delta has recently started using a system called Viperwhich allows you to make re-booking for passengers. The system will help travelers not to be late for connecting flights.

Previously, ForumDaily wrote that activist group Airlines for America (Airlines for America) appealed to air travelers with a call to photograph long lines in which they fall, and publish them in social networks with the hashtag #iHatetheWait (“I hate to wait”).

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