For years members of Congress and their staff had special privileges at airports, allowing them to quickly skip TSA screening lines.

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Travelers at airports like San Francisco, Orlando Sanford, and Kansas City have not faced security delays due to the partial government shutdown.

Exploring airport security privatization should be on every airport’s to-do list.

The proposed End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act would mandate that lawmakers follow standard screening rules set by the Transportation Security Administration and prohibit the use of federal funds for expedited or preferential access at airport checkpoints.

Saturday, March 21 is Sarasota airport’s busiest day of the year, with up to 16,000 departing passengers — nearly double the daily average of 8,020.

A new directive involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement at airports is sparking concern over screening and civil liberties.