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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 1:03 pm
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MrAndy1369
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@ DCA?

Originally Posted by Global_Hi_Flyer
15 minutes to get through the PriorityAccess side this morning. The delay in my lane was a slow and overzealous X-Ray screener. He was calling bag checks for anything he thought might be a bottle of water. The other x-ray on the elite side moved a little faster.

I couldn't draw a conclusion as to whether the BP scanner was causing delays or not. The doc clerk I had carefully examined everything (including my passport) with her blacklight, then scanned the boarding pass and carefully read the info on the screen. I estimate it took twice as long as normal, though the x-rays were backed up today.

Oh, and we were delayed by another 5 minutes even getting in to the airport thanks to a backup from the airport cops doing car searches on the entrance ramps.
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