TSA Plans to Add 6,000 Airport Screeners for Post-Covid Travel Rush
- Security agency says it wants to bolster staff before summer
- Rising vaccinations, falling cases suggest travel will jump
TSA agents check the luggage of a travleres at the security screening center at the Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sept. 15.
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The U.S. government wants to hire 6,000 new airport security screeners by the summer as progress in vaccinating people for Covid-19 is projected to lead to an increase in travel.
The Transportation Security Administration on Friday announced a nationwide recruitment effort, even as the coronavirus continues to significantly depress airline passenger levels.