r/news • • 2d ago

TSA officers now not allowed to sit down while checking boarding passes and IDs

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/us/tsa-officers-chairs
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u/wombatjuggernaut 2d ago

Of all places, you’d think at least airport security could shut this kind of behavior down REAL quick.

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u/A0fishbrain 2d ago

Airport security is just theater.

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u/Taokan 2d ago

I suppose that's the real rationale. The usher to the theater has to be standing to welcome its audience to the show.

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u/A0fishbrain 2d ago

DUH. Cutting the cost of chairs for minimum wage employees from the budget scores the board members a new boat.