I believe you can apply for an “approved” flyer ticket to avoid that.
Meanwhile....our borders are wide open.
Obama proves his incompetence with both the VA and homeland security.
I am afraid what we’ll see with his other political hires like the gay guy now heading up the army.
4 hours for security and a 3 hour flight.
What’s the drive time?
I’ve found using less busy airports helps. For example, using Sarasota/Bradenton instead of Tampa/St. Pete or Chicago Midway instead of O’Hare.
I have clocked myself at Sarasota/Bradenton at 20 minutes total from rental drop off to check-in to boarding gate.
Flew out of Dulles on Wednesday. No problem, if anything security check was quicker than usual. The bigger question is why is TSA causing these delays at certain airports?
Flew out of IAD Thu 5/26 with a 7:45pm flight. Got there about 6:15 expecting the worst. There was no waiting in the regular TSA security stations whereas Pre Check had quite a few waiting to be serviced. Just my observation, YMMV.
I am faced with the prospect of a business trip that will require a flight that is 9 hours from start to finish, when you include the connections.
I can't miss this important meeting.
Between the prospect of TSA lines and my last disastrous experience with a canceled flight, I have decided to hop in my car two days before the meeting and drive 28 hours to get there.
The airline industry may as well shut itself down, as far as I'm concerned.
Don’t vote Democrat ever again. They are doing this for the TSAs union.
Avoid McCarran Airport (LV)! What a zoo! And that is just the TSA employees!
I fly 6 times a year and this incompetence just got on my last nerve.
I applied for Global Entry, which comes with TSA PreCheck. $100 for 5 years, need to get the interview done.
Coming back into the country a few days ago validated I need this.
I suspect the Government want more people to apply for this so they can generate more $$$/
Just look at it like you are standing in line at Disney World.
The wait doesn’t matter, it’s all about the experience.
If you are flying that much, the airline should be throwing in a few pre-checks. When I was flying frequently (weekly), they’d give me a precheck every two or three flights.
I was done November 2001.
Thank God.
I thought military and vets could put their id #s in when they bought a ticket and get through lines faster.
Three minutes in security line at John Wayne Airport this morning and this is a busy airport. Actually a longer line at the Starbucks inside.
https://www.dhs.gov/trusted-traveler-programs
https://www.southwest.com/html/customer-service/airport-experience/tsaprecheck.html
maybe helpful links
Terrorists fit a PROFILE that goes something like this:
1. Middle Eastern Males between the ages of 18 and 40.
Pretty simple huh?
I fly two-four times a year. I’ve noticed even some of the smaller airports are much slower. Normally it woud take 20 minutes, last week it took almost 40.