Delta suspends 'specialty services' perk for members of Congress, cites DHS shutdown
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Delta Air Lines' move comes as airports around the U.S. are seeing extra-long security lines as a result of elevated absences by TSA agents.
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Delta Air Lines suspended its airport escorts and red coat services for members of Congress and their staff because of the ongoing partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, the air carrier said Tuesday.
The move comes a week after Delta CEO Ed Bastian blasted Congress during an interview with CNBC's "Squawk Box" for failing to authorize pay for Transportation Security Administration agents during the shutdown of the agency that includes TSA.
The shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security has caused massive pileups at airport security lines.
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