Originally Posted by
eyecue
Damned if you do, Damned if you don't. Airlines schedule planes at times and loads that vary with the season and day. If the security staffing is set to handle a peak period, then when there no traffic we are over staffed. When there is a lull and you compensate for it, a big crowd comes in and we are understaffed. It is a problem that has plagued TSA from the beginning. We change staffing levels 2 times a year for seasonal variations.
While you are at it, please explain the reported problems at Denver several weeks ago. Specifically, all the checkpoints were closed except for a few lanes at 1 checkpoint. The wait times were over 2 hours. At first, the TSA said the airlines changed their schedule and the TSA were not told about the changes. As it turns out, management at TSA DEN "clarified" the issues and took responsibility for the staffing shortages.