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>>You have to balance dollars, demand and shifts. Demand varies based on flights departing from different terminals. Don't forget events. Austin airport is us
by enraged_camel 10y ago
>>You have to balance dollars, demand and shifts. Demand varies based on flights departing from different terminals.
Don't forget events.
Austin airport is usually pretty nice, with short lines. During SXSW however, it gets insanely crowded, with security checkpoints containing hundreds of people in close proximity. It's just not a good situation.
- nradov 10y agoTSA can get approximate passenger counts and departure times from airlines weeks in advance. They could schedule extra shifts and overtime if they wanted to, and had the budget to pay for it. Perhaps a better solution to the budget problem would be to increase the security fee during peak travel periods at each airport, sort of like charging a congestion fee to drive on busy roads during rush hour. That would fund the overtime for security personnel, and encourage some travellers at the margins to schedule their flights at less busy times.