Originally Posted by
Athena53
What about the time wasted when all its highly-paid executibes are waiting with TSA lines, getting on and off planes, getting to the airport 2 hours early, and all the other time-wasting trappings of commercial travel?
I cannot remember the last time I arrived two hours early to an airport.
The only thing I can imagine that would require such an early arrival is checking bags onto an international flight. Even then, United (as an example) only requires that bags be checked 45 minutes in advance. Since anybody who has the option to fly private is almost certainly flying in F, there shouldn't be any waiting in lines (and escorts to the head of security, if necessary).
One of my former employers also ran a shuttle from headquarters to a remote facility. Although there were about a dozen daily non-stops on UA/AA, the shuttle saved a considerable amount of time because it was able to use municipal airports that were much closer to both ends, which highlights the point I made earlier -- the ability to use "secondary" airports that cut down on ground travel time.