The cause? A Department of Homeland Security funding lapse that is forcing TSA officers to work without pay while travel demand ramps up for spring break. The result is fewer staffed lanes and unpredictable wait times at airports across the country.

For business travelers, this isn’t just an inconvenience — it’s a failure of basic travel infrastructure. Reliable and efficient airport security is essential to keeping the global business travel system moving.

It is well past time for Congress and the Administration to end this and ensure air travel is working again.