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>It will never be shut down because it's got all the exceptions so that Congresscritters don't have to be treated the same as us plebians. DCA is open to the p

>It will never be shut down because it's got all the exceptions so that Congresscritters don't have to be treated the same as us plebians. DCA is open to the public.

bsder 2y ago
DCA is open to the public. But it has lots of ways for Congressmen to avoid the inconveniences that you and I have to endure. The other airports in the area do not have those.
- LeafItAlone 2y ago
  Please expand. I fly out of DCA and IAD frequently (and JFK and LGA). I’ve gone through the process next to politicians, though I’ve never recognized any highly ranked ones (e.g. Pelosi, McConnell, etc.). What’s the difference they experience?
  - atlasunshrugged 2y ago
    Not OP but the only thing I'm aware of is new Senator Jim Justice who seems to use a private plane to get to the airport which seems relatively rare. https://punchbowl.news/article/senate/jim-justice-takes-private-jet-to-work-in-dc/ https://punchbowl.news/article/senate/jim-justice-takes-priv...
  - wildzzz 2y ago
    I watched Warren and some of her staff cut the entire pre-check line at BOS. They still had to walk through the metal detectors but without any bags, they whisked through. I got to cut the line at security once because I was on the job, I was completely embarrassed.
    - sgerenser 2y ago
      Isn’t that just what CLEAR is?
    - wildzzz 2y ago
      Kind of but even Clear still has a line. Warren had an airport escort walk her around the stanchions and directly to the metal detector.
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- tayo42 2y ago
  > the inconveniences that you and I have to endure. What are those? With pre check you just more or less walk through and use a metal detector.
  - ghaff 2y ago
    A lot of people here like to go on about security. I agree there's a certain amount of theater, and I try to avoid really peak times, but with pre-check I do tend to arrive early because I don't want stress but, as you say, it's rarely more than a few minute wait and I pretty much toss my bag on the carousel and walk through the metal detector. It's really not a big deal if you're prepared.
    - michaelt 2y ago
      Your airport sounds a lot better than the ones near me! In my area they all want you to arrive 2-3 hours before your flight, without any water, then to shuffle through security without your belt and shoes.
      - ghaff 2y ago
        I usually arrive about 2 hours before flight time. For one thing, my car company doesn't really want you to cut things close as they'll tend to catch the blame if you miss your flight for some unavoidable reason. But usually security is maybe 5-10 minutes. Don't remember the last time I needed anything like the margin that I give myself. Probably doesn't hurt that I'm usually taking early morning flights.
      - chgs 2y ago
        2-3 hours means you get 1-2 hours spending airside.
    - addandsubtract 2y ago
      What's pre-check?
      - 2y ago

>It will never be shut down because it's got all the exceptions so that Congresscritters don't have to be treated the same as us plebians. DCA is open to the public.

bsder 2y ago

DCA is open to the public. But it has lots of ways for Congressmen to avoid the inconveniences that you and I have to endure. The other airports in the area do not have those.

LeafItAlone 2y ago
Please expand. I fly out of DCA and IAD frequently (and JFK and LGA). I’ve gone through the process next to politicians, though I’ve never recognized any highly ranked ones (e.g. Pelosi, McConnell, etc.). What’s the difference they experience?
- atlasunshrugged 2y ago
  Not OP but the only thing I'm aware of is new Senator Jim Justice who seems to use a private plane to get to the airport which seems relatively rare. https://punchbowl.news/article/senate/jim-justice-takes-private-jet-to-work-in-dc/ https://punchbowl.news/article/senate/jim-justice-takes-priv...
- wildzzz 2y ago
  I watched Warren and some of her staff cut the entire pre-check line at BOS. They still had to walk through the metal detectors but without any bags, they whisked through. I got to cut the line at security once because I was on the job, I was completely embarrassed.
  - sgerenser 2y ago
    Isn’t that just what CLEAR is?
  - wildzzz 2y ago
    Kind of but even Clear still has a line. Warren had an airport escort walk her around the stanchions and directly to the metal detector.
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tayo42 2y ago
> the inconveniences that you and I have to endure. What are those? With pre check you just more or less walk through and use a metal detector.
- ghaff 2y ago
  A lot of people here like to go on about security. I agree there's a certain amount of theater, and I try to avoid really peak times, but with pre-check I do tend to arrive early because I don't want stress but, as you say, it's rarely more than a few minute wait and I pretty much toss my bag on the carousel and walk through the metal detector. It's really not a big deal if you're prepared.
  - michaelt 2y ago
    Your airport sounds a lot better than the ones near me! In my area they all want you to arrive 2-3 hours before your flight, without any water, then to shuffle through security without your belt and shoes.
    - ghaff 2y ago
      I usually arrive about 2 hours before flight time. For one thing, my car company doesn't really want you to cut things close as they'll tend to catch the blame if you miss your flight for some unavoidable reason. But usually security is maybe 5-10 minutes. Don't remember the last time I needed anything like the margin that I give myself. Probably doesn't hurt that I'm usually taking early morning flights.
    - chgs 2y ago
      2-3 hours means you get 1-2 hours spending airside.
  - addandsubtract 2y ago
    What's pre-check?
    - 2y ago