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Originally Posted by jorgelito
No, it is not a "couple of minutes" of your time, usually a couple of hours. That is significant. And it is a hassle. As a business traveler, to take off my shoes, belt, suit jacket, take my laptop out of my bag, then put all that stuff back on and in my bag is cumbersome. At least I can go throught the Elite line but still, it is a hassle cause the lines are always really, really long no matter what.
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I fly out of Newark and, while I'll admit it's maybe once a year, rarely twice or more, I've never had to go through anything and have it take a 'couple of hours'. When buying tickets, they tell you to come two hours early, but I spend 2/3 of that walking around or sitting...all of my flights have been either Friday mornings (after 9am) or Monday mornings; whether that makes a difference in the waiting times, I don't know...
I think a lot of the hassles that come could be avoided if people didn't carry on luggage; check it in! Laptops, I can see, but there's a reason there's a luggage check-in. And I don't use the self-check, I give it to and watch it get tagged at the counter.
Everyone's in a hurry and think their hurry is more important than the next guy's, then get pissed off when they have to open a bag or fill a box with all the crap they're bringing aboard. Yes, the rules are silly and they probably won't be changed. And yes, getting by with a lighter or shampoo just shows how well they're working. But if it's such a pisser for you or anyone else, it makes sense to make the hassle a bit easier to get through by making minor changes to your own method of travelling by air.