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I swear two trips ago, I went through LAX and it was going through renovations. Then the most recent trip, the security procedure and wait was longer than befor

by prawn 10y ago

I swear two trips ago, I went through LAX and it was going through renovations. Then the most recent trip, the security procedure and wait was longer than before. I hope that they were renovating areas other than the security process! In Australia, the wait times seem like they're generally due to low staffing at peak times rather than process or infrastructure.

robbiep 10y ago
After 2 weeks jumping through US airports recently (currently at LAX on a Qantas A380 headed home), I can't understand all the unnecessary waiting at security clearance. I've rarely waited longer than 5 minutes to clear security at any airport in Australia, the queues flow quickly and efficiently- cf. my recent experiences at LAX, Charlotte Douglas and JFK where I made sure I was turning up 3 hours early for domestic flights, and still came close to missing at JFK despite having a priority line through frequent flier level. What a joke. The procedures are unnecessary and demeaning. It looks like they could improve efficiency by just having a longer conveyor for the XR machine! Pathetic.
- ajmurmann 10y ago
  I wish I could upvote your conveyor comment many times!
- prawn 10y ago
  Missed a flight at LAX by two minutes the other week despite showing up almost two hours early. Wasn't going to be enough time to get through security/etc. Very frustrating. Was just thinking about longer conveyor belts too. The body scanner is rarely a chokepoint. Seems to be either the guy manning the x-ray machine, or people loading/unloading on the conveyor.
nl 10y ago
Flying back into Adelaide on an international flight was the most horrible experience I've had at any airport anywhere. Maybe it was the 7 staff standing around behind the 2 desks processing a full plane of people? Or maybe the other people whose job it seemed to be to threaten anyone who took their phone out with a $10,000 fine? Or the yet-more-people walking around in the luggage reclaim section checking something so that then you can queue to have another person check the same thing to choose what other queue you can get into. I've found US and European immigration much better.
- prawn 10y ago
  I think the scale in Adelaide means that they just don't handle the rise and fall in demand well without spending more on staff. That said, I'm sure it could be done better. Maybe get the beagles to man a desk during peak times.
  - andyjdavis 10y ago
    I am actually a little surprised that there are direct international flights coming into Adelaide. I mean, I guess it makes sense in retrospect but my initial thought would be that getting to Adelaide would involve a stop a Brisbane, Perth or maybe Sydney.
sandworm101 10y ago
LAX is a nightmare. I had one experience where I had to change terminals quickly because my first flight was late. There was something wrong with the bus. So I found myself running, in a suit and dragging my carry-on, across the parking lot at 1am. Dirty, dark, depressing and loud is LAX. On the other end is YVR, perhaps the best airport in north america.

by prawn 10y ago

robbiep 10y ago

After 2 weeks jumping through US airports recently (currently at LAX on a Qantas A380 headed home), I can't understand all the unnecessary waiting at security clearance. I've rarely waited longer than 5 minutes to clear security at any airport in Australia, the queues flow quickly and efficiently- cf. my recent experiences at LAX, Charlotte Douglas and JFK where I made sure I was turning up 3 hours early for domestic flights, and still came close to missing at JFK despite having a priority line through frequent flier level. What a joke. The procedures are unnecessary and demeaning. It looks like they could improve efficiency by just having a longer conveyor for the XR machine! Pathetic.

ajmurmann 10y ago
I wish I could upvote your conveyor comment many times!
prawn 10y ago
Missed a flight at LAX by two minutes the other week despite showing up almost two hours early. Wasn't going to be enough time to get through security/etc. Very frustrating. Was just thinking about longer conveyor belts too. The body scanner is rarely a chokepoint. Seems to be either the guy manning the x-ray machine, or people loading/unloading on the conveyor.

nl 10y ago

Flying back into Adelaide on an international flight was the most horrible experience I've had at any airport anywhere. Maybe it was the 7 staff standing around behind the 2 desks processing a full plane of people? Or maybe the other people whose job it seemed to be to threaten anyone who took their phone out with a $10,000 fine? Or the yet-more-people walking around in the luggage reclaim section checking something so that then you can queue to have another person check the same thing to choose what other queue you can get into. I've found US and European immigration much better.

prawn 10y ago
I think the scale in Adelaide means that they just don't handle the rise and fall in demand well without spending more on staff. That said, I'm sure it could be done better. Maybe get the beagles to man a desk during peak times.
- andyjdavis 10y ago
  I am actually a little surprised that there are direct international flights coming into Adelaide. I mean, I guess it makes sense in retrospect but my initial thought would be that getting to Adelaide would involve a stop a Brisbane, Perth or maybe Sydney.

sandworm101 10y ago

LAX is a nightmare. I had one experience where I had to change terminals quickly because my first flight was late. There was something wrong with the bus. So I found myself running, in a suit and dragging my carry-on, across the parking lot at 1am. Dirty, dark, depressing and loud is LAX. On the other end is YVR, perhaps the best airport in north america.