The 4th of July travel period is underway, and at Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday morning, passengers were lining up to head out.
All three security checkpoints at Philadelphia International Airport that closed last month amid the partial government shutdown have now reopened.
Action News has learned that a novelty item was the reason for a security concern at Philadelphia International Airport on Monday morning.
Operations at Philadelphia International Airport are returning to normal.
The checkpoint had been closed for two weeks due to TSA staffing shortages amid the partial government shutdown.
At Philadelphia International Airport, about 15% of TSA workers called out Monday, according to union officials, a figure that's down from roughly 25% over the weekend.