America’s busiest airport has turned into one very long line.  We’re receiving messages from hopeful passengers standing in those lines that were at first reported to be one hour and now may be up to a three hour wait.  Rick, a News & Guts follower who is in line at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta writes:

We are at Hartfield-Jackson now. Arrived 2 hours prior to flight but security was almost 3 hours not 1.5. A TSA agent told us 90 employees called off today. We had to leave the line to get scheduled on a later flight and were told by the ticketing agent that this started around 5 am this morning. We’re arrived at 8am. Unfortunately, there was no notification from our airline to expect a delay. Although we are traveling for work, our plans are flexible. I can’t imagine the travelers that do not have the flexibility. TSA that were in the airport were extremely helpful and accommodating.

And now it’s spread to Washington Dulles where screening lanes were reportedly closed.