Travelers are waiting hours at security checkpoints, paying top dollar for tickets and worrying about safety after a deadly crash at LaGuardia.A shortage of Transportation Security Administration officers and the aftermath of a plane crash combined to cause long delays at LaGuardia Airport, in New York, on Tuesday.

Airport escorts and “red coat” assistance for lawmakers will be suspended, the airline said on Tuesday, citing the extended partial government shutdown.Delta Air Lines said that it would suspend special services for members of Congress, amid a stalemate over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Some airlines and travelers, especially in the Middle East and elsewhere in Asia, are bearing the brunt of the pain, while others are doing better.A plane taking off from Beirut-Rafik Hariri International Airport in Lebanon last week, as smoke rose from the site of an Israeli airstrike.

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The deployment comes as a battle over Department of Homeland Security funding has led to closed security checkpoints, long lines and missed flights.