Travelers encounter long waits at some airports as DHS shutdown affects security checkpoints
Travelers encounter long waits at some airports as DHS shutdown affects security checkpoints The estimated wait time at the standard security checkpoint at the William P. Hobby Airport in Houston early Sunday evening was at one point three hours. By Associated Press PUBLISHED: March 9, 2026 at 9:57 AM EDT | UPDATED: March 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM EDT By BECKY BOHRER Travelers complained of long waits Sunday — lasting hours in some cases — at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans, which officials blamed on a government shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The estimated wait time at the standard security checkpoint at the William P. Hobby Airport in Houston early Sunday evening was at one point three hours, according to the Houston Airports website. The Hobby airport on social media Friday said it expected more travelers than normal due to spring break. In a series of posts Sunday, the airport on X went from urging travelers to arrive early to asking them...