South Florida airports seeing long lines, delays due to partial government shutdown: "Not the best situation"

Hundreds of delays and cancellations were reported at both Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Miami International Airport in South Florida on Monday due to the partial government shutdown, severe weather and spring break, and that has travelers seeing red.

CBS News Miami spotted countless passengers sitting on their luggage as the delays and cancellations increased all morning and into Monday afternoon.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lines at Terminal 1 Monday morning went far beyond the terminal doors and went down the sidewalk outside.

"I'm just tired from all the standing," one passenger told CBS News Miami.

"I decided to come a little early, but I didn't come early enough," Phillip Perry said. "So, it's spring break. There's a lot going on. I guess, this time of year, but I didn't expect the lines to be outside."

In Terminal 2, the line to drop off bags also went out the front door at one point.

"The weather was bad, and they had to find a new route, but they didn't have enough fuel for the route, so the flight got canceled," Jacob Lives said about his flight on Sunday. He was back at the airport on Monday to try and figure it all out.

In Terminal 3, there were also long lines at TSA checkpoints.

"I expected way worse, like from social media, I've seen way worse," Haylie Steinbich said. "But, like, it's still not the best situation."

The CEOs of some of the nation's biggest airlines signed a letter to U.S. Congress urging lawmakers to fund the TSA during the partial government shutdown.

More than 300 TSA officers have resigned since the partial shutdown began, and unscheduled absences doubled, according to government officials.

"I mean, thank you, because, like, I wouldn't want to work if I wasn't paid," Steinbich said.

The bottom line – give yourself time if you're headed to the airport on Monday.