Travel Delays
A young passenger waits in line with his mother to be checked in with TSA at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Thursday, March 26, 2026.
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The sight of travelers suffering through long security lines at U.S. airports this week have many people showing up way before their flights. But now some airports where the wait times have been manageable despite the partial government shutdown are telling travelers to stop arriving so early. In Ohio, John Glenn International Airport in Columbus says the early birds are only making things worse. The airport says getting there too early can create longer lines and says it’s better to space out arrival times to keep the lines moving smoothly. That’s welcome news for some travelers. But many wait times at airport security checkpoints remain unpredictable with long lines.