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Because this doesn't have to be the general experience? I often think about how my air-travel experience is different and stress free from others. As someone

Because this doesn't have to be the general experience? I often think about how my air-travel experience is different and stress free from others. As someone that doesn't drive to the airport and can basically just walk through empty security lines, only books direct flights and doesn't have to wait till the holiday to travel, the stress is non-existent. The worst common thing I encounter is my plane landing early at the destination and having to wait on the tarmac longer because the gate isn't clear yet. In comparison, many others are driving to long term parking, taking long shuttles, have packed inefficiently resulting in long lines, rebalancing at both the baggage check area and at security, and have to compound the flight promptness gambles with short or long layovers. Can't tell which one is worse. Now that I think about it, many people likely don't have a way to get their ticket available easily either. The stress compounds on itself. Did I mention the airport lounges? The discovery process can be nice.

syshum 5y ago
First I am 90% sure your experience is not the "general experience". Aside from my fundamental problem with security theater at the airports, the actual experience in the airport is not terribly bad but I have been stranded in places due to flight cancellations, I have experienced long delays, etc Also I am a Big AND Tall person, for which the airplane itself I believe has been designed to purposely torture Big AND tall people, anything over a 2 hr flight and my knee,s and legs are in serious pain, the worst is then having to sit for 45mins at the other end "waiting for a gate" Further given my location and my destination the majority of my flights are on small regional jets for which there is no "business class" to get a larger seat or more leg room, and "exit row" in these small jets is laughable No, when ever possible I drive
Sohcahtoa82 5y ago
Every time I fly, it feels like half the people in the lines have never flown before and their inexperience is compounded by their ignorance of posted signs, call-outs, and general awareness of what other people are doing. Like...when you're in the security line, you should have your ID and ticket ready to show the TSA agent. I've seen way too many people get to that checkpoint and only then put their bag down and ruffle through it to find their wallet and ticket, completely oblivious to everyone that was in front of them in line and already had that stuff ready. Then, when they have to put their stuff on the scanner...doesn't matter how many times the agents shout that laptops have to be removed from bags and their shoes have to be taken off, they'll try to go through with shoes on and leave their laptop in the bag.

syshum 5y ago

First I am 90% sure your experience is not the "general experience". Aside from my fundamental problem with security theater at the airports, the actual experience in the airport is not terribly bad but I have been stranded in places due to flight cancellations, I have experienced long delays, etc Also I am a Big AND Tall person, for which the airplane itself I believe has been designed to purposely torture Big AND tall people, anything over a 2 hr flight and my knee,s and legs are in serious pain, the worst is then having to sit for 45mins at the other end "waiting for a gate" Further given my location and my destination the majority of my flights are on small regional jets for which there is no "business class" to get a larger seat or more leg room, and "exit row" in these small jets is laughable No, when ever possible I drive

Sohcahtoa82 5y ago

Every time I fly, it feels like half the people in the lines have never flown before and their inexperience is compounded by their ignorance of posted signs, call-outs, and general awareness of what other people are doing. Like...when you're in the security line, you should have your ID and ticket ready to show the TSA agent. I've seen way too many people get to that checkpoint and only then put their bag down and ruffle through it to find their wallet and ticket, completely oblivious to everyone that was in front of them in line and already had that stuff ready. Then, when they have to put their stuff on the scanner...doesn't matter how many times the agents shout that laptops have to be removed from bags and their shoes have to be taken off, they'll try to go through with shoes on and leave their laptop in the bag.