That's led to a shortage of screeners at some airports across the country. TSA workers have been calling in sick at a rate that's been twice what it normally is, the agency has said. The partial government shutdown has meant missed paychecks for Transportation Security Administration screeners at airports nationwide. 4, the day Bottoms calls "Mass Exodus Monday," about 110,000 passengers are expected to be departing from Atlanta's airport one day after the Super Bowl. On a typical day, 60,000 to 80,000 passengers are screened at Atlanta's airport before departing, airport statistics show. The expected crush of travelers is significantly more than normal. "We are continuing to encourage people to get to the airport very early." "Certainly there are factors that we don't control such as what's happening with our federal government shutdown and with the long TSA lines," Bottoms said. "I think that with anything you can go in with a spirit of confidence if you have prepared, and we have prepared well."īut the government shutdown is a wild card that arose relatively late in that planning process. "Our goal is for our officers to be visible, for the public to feel safe, be safe, and be able to position ourselves so that we can react immediately to whatever scenario we are confronted with," Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields said. The mayor and others at a Tuesday news conference said two years of planning have them well-prepared to protect the public.
"Obviously, we are in uncharted territory with the shutdown that's gone on this long, and we are preparing as best we can from our vantage point," Bottoms said. The ongoing partial government shutdown is "uncharted territory" amid planning for one of the world's biggest sporting events, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik) ▲ĪTLANTA - A day after travelers waited nearly 90 minutes in snail-speed security lines at the world's busiest airport, Atlanta's mayor is concerned about the waits that could result when the city hosts the 2019 Super Bowl. Atlanta leaders, police and federal officials plan to discuss public safety plans ahead of Super Bowl 53. 2, 2018, photo, the Atlanta Falcons play the Baltimore Ravens in the Mercedes-Benz stadium during the second half of an NFL football game, in Atlanta.
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