Half of the 30 major airports in the US have staff shortages, and Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said flights will be cancelled across national airspace "to make sure people are safe". Nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers are working without pay as the government shutdown enters its second month.

Houston Airports says TSA wait times may be one hour or longer at Hobby because fewer screening lanes are open, and at Bush, the wait could be more than three hours.

Officials are assessing the damage after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5.  And, how the government shutdown is impacting air traffic controllers.

With the government shutdown continuing, concerns that travelers could face increased TSA delays at key airports are coming to reality in Houston, Newark, and New York, among other locations.

As airports continue to expand, interest is growing in passenger-assistance services that include perks like personal navigators, private lounges and no lines.

FOX 26 photojournalist Chandler Watson gets a look at the backup at one Houston airport as the government shutdown impacts employees. Meanwhile, the White House has until Monday to figure out how to fund SNAP benefits during the shutdown.

Federal workers at Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville airports receive thousands of meals as local authorities partner with food banks to support unpaid TSA and FAA employees.

In January 2021, local authorities arrested a 36-year-old man named Aditya Singh after he had spent three months living at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport. Since October, he had been staying in the secure side of the airport,