Originally Posted by
Xrayman
Anyone with past experiences flying in first day of shutdown out of SEA. I’m scheduled to fly October 1 around 8 am. I normally arrive around 6:45 to TSA checkpoint. Should I bump this up to 6:15 am ?
Not a bad idea, although I'd be unlikely to arrive at T-75 for anything out of SEA even on a good day.
Originally Posted by
flytoeat
TSA is considered essential government personnel.
Which doesn't mean that there won't be an abundance of unexpectedly ill employees until the paychecks start rolling again, even at risk of unemployment.
Overall, I'd expect that things will probably roll mostly normally systemwide, with a handful of stations in the news with issues.