SAN MARCOS, Calif. (KGTV) – A San Marcos woman missed her flight to visit her ailing father after waiting three hours in a security line at San Diego International Airport amid the partial government shutdown.<\/p>\n
Tracey Goodnough arrived at the airport around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday for a 6:15 a.m. Delta flight to Detroit, which was delayed until 6:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
Goodnough said the kiosks to get tags for her bags were not working, and she did not reach the back of the security line until 4:40 a.m.<\/p>\n
“I was really stressed because I really wanted to get to my dad,” Goodnough said. “I never seen a line like this, and I travel a lot\u2026 at one point, it was into the street.\u201d<\/p>\n
Goodnough realized the line included many travelers with flights later than hers.<\/p>\n
“They were informing me their flights were at 11 a.m., 12 a.m., as they heard horror stories about missed flights,” Goodnough said.<\/p>\n
Goodnough said she saw the reason the line was barely moving.<\/p>\n
“The TSA agents are spread thin. They had to go to other areas to help and check IDs, so the line was at a standstill,\u201d said Goodnough. \u201cPeople were trying to help each other, holding places so people could go to the bathroom. I was sharing snacks, trying to entertain kids. There were a lot of meltdowns. I felt bad for the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite people helping each other, Goodnough said the mood eventually switched to frustration and panic.<\/p>\n
“It was chaos, two lines were merging into one, and people were trying to go ahead of everybody. Some people were trying to go under the ropes,\u201d Goodnough said.<\/p>\n
Goodnough exited the security area around 7:30 a.m., but her flight was already gone. She says at least 20 other people missed the flight.<\/p>\n
She said the next flight was fully booked, and she declined a standby seat. Delta refunded her ticket.<\/p>\n
“Fortunately for my dad, I have other siblings there taking care of him. He asked me to wait until after the government shutdown. I am going to do that. I don’t want to go through that again,” Goodnough said.<\/p>\n
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