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| 'Two hour' Chicago airport queue video goes viral | |
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| A video showing an extremely long security queue at Chicago Midway airport has gone viral, after travellers complained of having to wait up to two hours. | A video showing an extremely long security queue at Chicago Midway airport has gone viral, after travellers complained of having to wait up to two hours. |
| The clip, which has been viewed more than 600,000 times in a day, was filmed by a passenger who became increasingly frustrated. For two minutes, he followed the security line all the way to what appears to be an exit. | The clip, which has been viewed more than 600,000 times in a day, was filmed by a passenger who became increasingly frustrated. For two minutes, he followed the security line all the way to what appears to be an exit. |
| While ABC 7 Chicago reported that the queue was about an hour long, social media users said it was double that, with one saying it went as far as to the car park. | While ABC 7 Chicago reported that the queue was about an hour long, social media users said it was double that, with one saying it went as far as to the car park. |
| According to ABC 7, queues were reduced to normal by about 10pm on Thursday. | According to ABC 7, queues were reduced to normal by about 10pm on Thursday. |
| This morning #Chicago #midwayairport #TSA #security lines were so long, as far as to the parking garage pic.twitter.com/UpGRVNcsIz | This morning #Chicago #midwayairport #TSA #security lines were so long, as far as to the parking garage pic.twitter.com/UpGRVNcsIz |
| Last week, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) warned of delays owing to a shortage of staff. | Last week, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) warned of delays owing to a shortage of staff. |
| Gary Rasicot, the TSA chief of operations, told the New York Times: “We are probably not at the staffing level we would like to be to address the volume. This is why we are talking about people getting to the airport a little earlier than planned.” | Gary Rasicot, the TSA chief of operations, told the New York Times: “We are probably not at the staffing level we would like to be to address the volume. This is why we are talking about people getting to the airport a little earlier than planned.” |