If you're heading to the airport, you might want to get there early as a partial government shutdown is affecting security checkpoint lines across the country.

Denver International Airport (DIA) is asking for gift card donations to support the Transportation Security Administration employees working without pay during the partial federal government

Transportation Security Administration officers at Denver International Airport are still clocking in even as their paychecks are on hold during a partial federal government shutdown that has collided with the spring-break travel crush.

Denver International Airport's massive 14.5 million dollar mistake has garnered a lot of negative attention but the true cause of the failure is complicated.

Specific gift card donations up to a certain amount are allowable during the partial government shutdown, a Denver Airport spokesperson tells PEOPLE

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A March snowstorm caused significant travel disruptions at Denver's airport, delaying over 1,200 flights, while the FAA investigates a deicing truck-plane collision.

A budgeting stalemate has TSA employees working without pay.

"As we enter a busy Spring Break travel period, we want to do what we can to ease the stress," the airport's CEO said.

Spring break has arrived in Colorado, which means busier roads and longer lines at Denver International Airport.