Nearly 12% of TSA officers did not show up for work Thursday

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - Nearly 12% of Transportation Security Administration airport security officers did not show up work on Thursday, the highest number since a partial government shutdown began in mid-February.

Major disruptions and airport security lines of several hours or more were reported on Thursday and again on Friday. TSA said more than 3,450 officers did not show up for work on Thursday, including more than a third of officers at New York's JFK, Baltimore, Houston's two airports and Atlanta.