“All checkpoints are open unlike Sky Harbor (International Airport in Phoenix),” Esquivel said via text message. This actually helps us manage passenger throughput and keep wait times down.”ĭespite the increase in cases at Reid, security checkpoint operations haven’t been impacted much, according to Becky Esquivel, Las Vegas airport TSA agent and representative for the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1250. “Checkpoint staffing may be altered at airports going forward as needed to address the seasonal decrease in passenger volume and possible changes in staffing availability. “While the agency is monitoring the situation closely for operational impacts, TSA has been fortunate thus far,” Langston said. TSA spokesman Robert Langston said the surge in Las Vegas mirrors what the agency is seeing in other communities it serves nationwide. That dwarfs the 9 percent rise reported between September and early December. 7 to 367 on Friday, representing a 35 percent spike in a little over a month.
The cumulative number of COVID cases noted by the TSA jumped from 272 on Dec. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) omicron-driven surge in COVID-19 cases is being felt in agencies serving the Las Vegas Valley’s transportation needs.ĬOVID-19 cases among Transportation Safety Administration workers at Harry Reid International Airport have sharply increased of late after the agency saw only 20 new cases between Sept. Guests in the ticketing area of Harry Reid International Airport on Monday, Jan.