{"id":15462,"date":"2026-03-25T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15462"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T06:53:55","slug":"delta-suspends-special-treatment-for-congress-as-shutdown-sows-chaos-in-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15462","title":{"rendered":"Delta suspends special treatment for Congress as shutdown sows chaos in airports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it would suspend special services for members of Congress, citing the impact \u200bof a partial government shutdown that has disrupted U.S. air travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260325144825-1024x678.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260325144825-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260325144825-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260325144825-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260325144825.png 1044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&#8220;Due \u200cto the impact on resources from the longstanding government shutdown, Delta will temporarily suspend specialty services to members of Congress flying Delta. Next to safety, Delta\u2019s \u200bno. 1 priority is taking care of our people and \u200bcustomers, which has become increasingly difficult in the current environment,\u201d \u2060the Atlanta-based U.S. air carrier said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delta, like \u200bother U.S. airlines, typically provides special services for lawmakers who fly frequently \u200bback and forth from Washington and oversee the nation&#8217;s air travel system.<br>Members of Congress will not get airport escorts or VIP treatment for other services like seat \u200bupgrades or rebooking, the airline said, though lawmakers will still have \u200baccess to a special phone line for reservations.<br>Travelers have endured hours-long waits at \u200csecurity \u2060screening checkpoints in recent days as resignations and have risen among Transportation Security Administration employees, who have gone without pay since mid-February, when Congress allowed funding for the Department of Homeland Security to expire \u200bdue to a \u200bdispute over immigration \u2060enforcement. President Donald Trump has deployed immigration agents to more than a dozen airports to help with crowd \u200bcontrol, over the objections of TSA workers who say \u200bthey \u2060are not properly trained for the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delta CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC last week that it was time to pay TSA workers.<br>&#8220;It&#8217;s inexcusable,&#8221; Bastian \u2060said, \u200bnoting that TSA officers were forced to \u200bmiss paychecks last fall as well. &#8220;It&#8217;s ridiculous to see them being used as political chits. \u200bWe&#8217;re outraged.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it would suspend special services for members of Congress, citing the impact \u200bof a partial government shutdown that has disrupted U.S. air travel. &#8220;Due \u200cto the impact on resources from the longstanding government shutdown, Delta will temporarily suspend specialty services to members of Congress flying Delta. 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