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Boise Airport Commission hears update on federal shutdown impacts, Concourse A and airfield work
Summary
Airport Director Rebecca Hottel told the Boise Airport Commission that a federal government shutdown is affecting on-site federal employees who are required to work without pay, and provided updates on Concourse A, apron work, a consolidated rental car facility and routine pavement maintenance; no formal commission action was taken.
Boise — Airport Director Rebecca Hottel told the Boise Airport Commission on Oct. 1 that a federal government shutdown is affecting the airport’s on-site federal workforce and could affect operations if it continues.
“We are in the midst of a federal shutdown. ... Employees are required to come to work,” Hottel said, adding that TSA, the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees at the airport are working but not being paid while the shutdown continues.
Hottel said the airport is monitoring the situation and will coordinate support if needed, noting that past shutdowns that extended beyond pay periods caused more operational strain. “When employees start to miss paychecks ... it becomes harder for them to come to work,” she said.
The director also updated the commission on several airfield and…
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