Summer Flights May Include Longer Lines

If you're planning on flying this summer, you'd better also plan on waiting in some very long lines. That's because security lines at airports are getting longer.

Waiting times could reach epidemic levels when air travel peaks this summer, the New York Times reports.

According to the report, that's due to a combination of fewer screeners from the Transportation Security Administration, tighter budgets, new procedures at checkpoints and a growing number of passengers.

Even before the peak travel season begins, some passengers have already reported lines that stretch to the curb or even different parts of the airport.