- Miami International Airport is shutting down one of it’s terminals this weekend because of a shortage of TSA screeners
- Concourse G will open each morning but will be closed at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday
- Flights will be relocated to Concourse F or H
- The TSA is a branch of the government that is required to work without pay while the shutdown continues
“As a precautionary measure due to uncertainties created by the lapse in federal government funding, some passengers at Miami International Airport may experience changes to their security checkpoint and departure gate this weekend,” the airport announced on its website.
“We do not expect any operational impact as we have arranged to fully utilize alternate gates for flights originally scheduled out of Terminal G,” a United Airlines representative said in a statement to Business Insider.
An airport spokesman, Greg Chin, however, told the Miami Herald on Thursday that federal screeners were calling in sick at “double the normal rate for Miami” and that managers of the Transportation Security Administration, which runs the checkpoint security, weren’t sure whether they’d be able to operate all of the airport’s checkpoints at normal hours.
“In an effort to optimize resources without degrading screening and security effectiveness, where it is feasible, TSA is working with key stakeholders and industry partners, and may explore efforts to consolidate officers and operations,” a TSA representative told Business Insider in a statement.
The person added that the TSA experienced a 5.1% unscheduled call-out rate on Thursday, up from 3.3% on the same day in 2018.
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