The CEOs from major airline carriers like American, Delta, Southwest, and JetBlue, alongside cargo giants UPS, FedEx, and Atlas Air, have collectively implored Congress to restore funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and find a bipartisan solution to ensure federal aviation workers are paid during the ongoing partial government shutdown.
These executives voiced their frustration in an open letter stating, “Once again, air travel is the political football amid another government shutdown.” This sentiment comes as the current partial shutdown specifically impacts the DHS, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
