If you’re thinking of getting TSA pre-check to deal with massive spring break crowds at airports, it may be too late.

Amid long waiting lines at airports, some travelers say they’re avoiding the worst delays by using TSA PreCheck Touchless ID. Airports continue to struggle with longer security lines during the partial government shutdown,

"TSA PreCheck will likely help you, even now with the long lines we're seeing at checkpoints," said one travel expert.

TSA PreCheck offers faster screening at airports nationwide, including Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. How it works and how to enroll.

Security lines at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport overflowed into unusual areas on March 19, as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown paused paychecks for

TPG shares tips on how to get through TSA checkpoints as fast as possible during the partial federal government shutdown.

Experts said it’s hard to predict where the lines will be the longest at any given time because much of the problem stems from TSA personnel not showing up for their shifts. The roughly 50,000 federal workers who screen passengers and bags have been working without pay while lawmakers fail to agree on funding the Department of Homeland Security .

Hundreds of thousands of Homeland Security workers, including from the TSA, U.S. Secret Service and Coast Guard, have worked without pay since Congress failed to renew DHS funding last month.