United Terminal at MIA closing early due to TSA shortage
Jan 10, 2019, 8:43 pm
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United Terminal at MIA closing early due to TSA shortage
From https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/10/polit...own/index.html :
Miami International Airport will close a terminal early for three days because of a shortage of Transportation Security Administration screeners, airport spokesman Greg Chin said Thursday.
The security checkpoints in terminal G will be closed after 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, he said.
The security checkpoints in terminal G will be closed after 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, he said.
Jan 11, 2019, 5:25 am
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The shutdown is also effecting numerous non-consumer facing aviation entities as well; ATC, FFDO, FAA, etc.
Jan 11, 2019, 5:45 am
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Jan 11, 2019, 9:45 am
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And that means layoffs / furlough for the people who work the secondary facilities, e.g., food, news, and other vendors.
The greater worry is the ATC controller who does show up and is distracted worrying about paying his bills.
The greater worry is the ATC controller who does show up and is distracted worrying about paying his bills.
Jan 11, 2019, 9:55 am
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With the way the compensation structure is set and the census of the current ATC specialists, I wouldn’t worry too much about the latter.
Jan 11, 2019, 10:34 am
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This has nothing to do with UA. There are a number of stations where checkpoint times are being reduced. At MIA, this was doable because it affects very few flights and those affected are simply being processed through another terminal.
Jan 11, 2019, 10:47 am
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For speculative discussion of the TSA situation, please join the conversation in
TSA slowdown / sickout
TSA and US Government Shutdown
Let's focus the discussion on announced impacts on UA travelers, such as in MIA
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TSA slowdown / sickout
TSA and US Government Shutdown
Let's focus the discussion on announced impacts on UA travelers, such as in MIA
WineCountryUA
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Jan 11, 2019, 10:49 am
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Yikes. MIA is not the best place in the world to queue to begin with.
I'm flying MIA-JFK in 2 weeks out of S. I assumed I'd be fine,
I'm flying MIA-JFK in 2 weeks out of S. I assumed I'd be fine,
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Jan 11, 2019, 10:51 am
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I do understand the situation is out of UA's control. I was just curious to see what the impact will be on the UA network, if anything substantial at all.
Jan 11, 2019, 11:05 am
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Jan 11, 2019, 11:08 am
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Seems like an intelligent move to deal with a trying situation. This would seem to affect a pretty small % of the passengers leaving MIA.
Last edited by birdiedouble; Jan 11, 2019 at 11:31 am