Photos: Airport blues

by John Kelley, K.C. Alfred, Nelvin Cepeda

A Southwest Airlines jet taxis after arriving at San Diego International Airport on Nov. 6. San Diego is among 40 of the busiest airports across the U.S. where flights will be cut due to the government shutdown.
A Southwest Airlines jet taxis after arriving at San Diego International Airport on Nov. 6. San Diego is among 40 of the busiest airports across the U.S. where flights will be cut due to the government shutdown.
A Southwest Airlines jet taxis at San Diego International Airport before departing on Nov. 6, 2025 in San Diego, CA. San Diego is among 40 of the busiest airports across the U.S. where flights will be cut due to the government shutdown. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A Southwest Airlines jet taxis at San Diego International Airport before departing. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A Southwest Airlines jet arrives at San Diego International Airport on Nov. 6, 2025 in San Diego, CA. San Diego is among 40 of the busiest airports across the U.S. where flights will be cut due to the government shutdown. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A Southwest Airlines jet arrives at San Diego International Airport. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
An Alaska Airlines jet arrives at San Diego International Airport on Nov. 6, 2025 in San Diego, CA. San Diego is among 40 of the busiest airports across the U.S. where flights will be cut due to the government shutdown. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
An Alaska Airlines jet arrives at San Diego International Airport on Nov. 6. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
An Alaska Airlines jet is parked at Terminal 2 with the demolition of the old Terminal 1 is seen in the foreground on Nov. 6, 2025 in San Diego, CA. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
An Alaska Airlines jet is parked at Terminal 2 with the demolition of the old Terminal 1 is seen in the foreground. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Passengers get in a TSA line at Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport on Nov. 6, 2025 in San Diego, CA. San Diego is among 40 of the busiest airports across the U.S. where flights will be cut due to the government shutdown. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Passengers get in a TSA line at Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport. San Diego is among 40 of the busiest airports across the U.S. where flights will be cut due to the government shutdown. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, passengers at San Diego International Airport navigate the line to pass through TSA security screening before advancing to their departure gate. San Diego International Airport is among 40 high-volume airports that will see up to 10% of flights canceled, starting Friday and continuing into next week.
On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, passengers at San Diego International Airport navigate the line to pass through TSA security screening before advancing to their departure gate. San Diego International Airport is among 40 high-volume airports that will see up to 10% of flights canceled, starting Friday and continuing into next week. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, a passenger checks in at the Frontier Airlines ticket counter at San Diego International Airport. San Diego International Airport is among 40 high-volume airports that will see up to 10% of flights canceled, starting Friday and continuing into next week. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A passenger checks in at the Frontier Airlines ticket counter at San Diego International Airport. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at San Diego International Airport, a passenger passes the large monitors listing flight departures and arrival times. San Diego International Airport is among 40 high-volume airports that will see up to 10% of flights canceled, starting Friday and continuing into next week. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at San Diego International Airport, a passenger passes the large monitors listing flight departures and arrival times. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, passengers at San Diego International Airport navigate the line to pass through TSA security screening before advancing to their departure gate. San Diego International Airport is among 40 high-volume airports that will see up to 10% of flights canceled, starting Friday and continuing into next week.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Passengers at San Diego International Airport navigate the line to pass through TSA security screening before advancing to their departure gate. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, passengers at San Diego International Airport navigate the line to pass through TSA security screening before advancing to their departure gate. San Diego International Airport is among 40 high-volume airports that will see up to 10% of flights canceled, starting Friday and continuing into next week.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport is among 40 high-volume airports that will see up to 10% of flights canceled, starting Friday and continuing into next week.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, passengers at San Diego International Airport navigate the line to pass through TSA security screening before advancing to their departure gate. San Diego International Airport is among 40 high-volume airports that will see up to 10% of flights canceled, starting Friday and continuing into next week.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, passengers navigate the line to pass through TSA security screening before advancing to their departure gate. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, a passenger checks the departure times before heading to the airline ticket counter at San Diego International Airport. San Diego International Airport is among 40 high-volume airports that will see up to 10% of flights canceled, starting Friday and continuing into next week.
On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, a passenger checks the departure times before heading to the airline ticket counter at San Diego International Airport. San Diego International Airport is among 40 high-volume airports that will see up to 10% of flights canceled, starting Friday and continuing into next week.

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