Lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport appeared to ease off the morning rush Thursday, but in the early AM rush they were out to the sidewalk.

TSA staffing shortages led to widespread delays and hours-long security lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Tyler Perry was prevented from giving TSA workers at Hartsfield-Jackson some cash to offset their lack of paychecks during the shutdown.

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is offering a travel waiver for customers impacted by long TSA wait times at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

More than 450 TSA officers have quit and 3,200 called out during the 38-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown, leaving airports facing security delays.

Funding to pay Transportation Security Administration officers may be on its way soon, but despite this, frontline workers and hours-long lines of travelers at US airports may not return to normal right away.

The Senate voted early Friday morning to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, taking a step to reopen large parts of an agency that has been partially shut down for more than a month. The vote came hours after President Donald Trump said that he was ordering officials to pay Transportation Security Administration officers even though Congress had not appropriated funds,

Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl tells Fox News Digital that even after a shutdown funding bill passes, airports will not bounce back immediately as payroll delays and callouts continue to strain staffing.