PHL closes two TSA checkpoints amid staffing shortages

Two TSA security checkpoints at Philadelphia International Airport (Terminals A-West and F) will close on Wednesday due to staffing shortages linked to the federal government shutdown; Terminal C remains closed, while travelers can use Terminal A-East, B, and D/E for screening, with PreCheck lanes at A-East and D/E. The airport has not announced when A-West and F will reopen. The staffing gaps reflect broader TSA shortages nationwide amid DHS funding gridlock, as lawmakers debate the budget; only Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman has been noted as supporting funding for the agency.