We all know the feeling of walking into the terminal, unsure of what to expect. Will it be a quiet, breezy walk to the gate? Or will the check-in desks, coffee shops, and concourses be absolutely packed? The volume of travellers affects every part of your journey, from finding a drop-off spot to grabbing a […]
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Phot: Ryan Miller on Unsplash Thanksgiving is always the Super Bowl of travel, but 2025 is rewriting the record books. With the historic government shutdown ending just weeks ago, airports are in a fragile “recalibration” phase right as they face a historic crush of travelers. The FAA has officially forecasted this to be the busiest […]
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Photo by Daniel on Unsplash When a government shutdown hits, travelers immediately ask one question: How bad will the airport lines be? The fear of blue-shirted TSA agents working without pay, closed security lanes, and the dreaded “call-out” flu is real. But does the reality match the panic? We moved beyond the anecdotes and analyzed […]
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Photo: Unsplash The recent government shutdown that ended in early November 2025 significantly impacted airport operations nationwide, with TSA agents working without pay for over 40 days. Now that Denver International Airport (DEN) has resumed normal operations, we’ve analysed comprehensive wait time data to understand how security checkpoint efficiency has changed. Our findings reveal surprising […]
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Flying through New York’s JFK airport is often a stressful experience, but nothing added to travel anxiety like the uncertainty of an unpredictably long TSA line during the recent government shutdown. The event raised questions for travelers: Would TSA lines be longer? Would staff shortages impact JFK security wait times? Here at Qsensor, we don’t […]
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Travelers at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) are facing significantly longer and more unpredictable security lines, with a new analysis of checkpoint data revealing that average IAH TSA wait times have nearly doubled. The analysis compared data from a weekend just before the shutdown, September 26th-28th, against the weekend of October 31st – November […]
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Welcome one and ball to the new home of the Qsensor blog. Previously, we’ll slowly be transitioning away from the previous home of the blog – Substack. What can you expect from this blog? We’ll continue to break down the best and worst airports to travel from, in terms of wait times and more. Additionally, […]