Travel Industry Fears Damage From A Long Government Shutdown

DAVID KOENIG and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Politics
Fri, 01/18/2019 - 1:11pm

America's busiest airport, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International, is a blur of activity on the best of days. But an extra layer of anxiety gripped the airport Friday, the eve of a three-day holiday weekend. The partial government shutdown — the longest ever — has thinned the ranks of federal workers who staff airport security lines.

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