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Airport Chaos
American airports have become a symbol of government dysfunction, and the spring travel season is just around the corner.
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Katrin Bennhold
I’m the host of The World.
March 25, 2026,
5:11 p.m. ET
Airports are often the first impression visitors get of a country. And the impression American airports are giving right now is … not great.
There are long lines. There are armed immigration agents roaming the terminals. And hanging over it all is a crash at LaGuardia Airport that killed two pilots on Sunday.
Airports in the world’s richest country have become a symbol of government dysfunction. Today my colleague Sam Sifton, host of The Morning, writes about the disconcerting travel chaos in the U.S. — just in time for spring break.
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LaGuardia Airport in New York on Tuesday.
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America’s air travel chaos
by Sam Sifton
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