A sharp staffing shortage hit Southern California travel over the weekend, with more than one in five TSA officers at Long Beach Airport calling out on Saturday, creating one of the most severe shortfalls in the country. Roughly 21% of screeners failed to report for duty at the coastal airport, according to federal data. Despite the unusually high absentee rate, some travelers moving through Long Beach Airport on Sunday said operations appeared relatively smooth, though many had braced for delays by arriving early, ABC7 reported.