— Use available services. Check the “Can I Bring My…?” feature on tsa.gov.  App in the Air  can track real-time updates by crowdsourced information on the TSA security line wait times throughout any airport. They can also track their boarding and landing times, receive real-time updates for delays, wait times for check-in and even allow users to check if their carry-on meets airline dimensions standards. Consider joining TSA PreCheck or CLEAR, or using air travel services such as Cranky Concierge, or companies that meet and greet you at the airport.

 QuoteWright.com, writes that travel insurance probably won’t provide much help for missed flights or delays  due to long TSA lines. Coverages that are designed to insure the value of your trip, such as trip cancellation/interruption, travel delays and missed connections, are named “peril coverages,” and long lines are not considered perilous.

— Be patient. TSA employees are working without paychecks. A smile or a kind word is always appreciated. But especially now.