Originally Posted by
MileageAddict
Black Diamond is on the baggage claim level; not upstairs where the Kettles will be checking in their luggage.
Road warriors who have check in for their flight at home/office can avoid going upstairs.
I've yet to go through the diamond lines without seeing clear occasiona/first timers ahead of me in line. It's a bogus play on the part of TSA to have "their' way over the airport offering of the premium security lines.
I've now had at least two IAD trips where the premium security on the DL side of the building was closed and the other line was overflowing. They are forcing the elites to the regular line or to go downstairs.
My preference is to use the premium security upstairs as I don't want to see those lines removed. The diamond stop is when they close down the premium line and its a crush upstairs.