Originally Posted by
Global_Hi_Flyer
To top it off, there were swarms of blue-shirts at the gates harassing passengers.
See
goalie's response. The TSA should be drawn and quartered for allowing long lines at checkpoints while their goons go off to play ID and patdown at the gate.
Originally Posted by
Global_Hi_Flyer
(So why was I going down the diamond lane instead of elite? Because I was on an airline I don't have elite status on, and the dragons on the elite line refused to let me in on either my DL Platinum or AA EXP cards. Said it had to actually be printed on the BP).
That's surprising. They've never cared before. In fact, most of the lane dragons I've dealt with at IAD barely glance at the BP--plenty of non-elite pax have gotten by them the times I've been there.
Originally Posted by
goalie
emphasis mine: better yet, eliminate the gate searches and put the blueshirts out on the line where they should be to keep the process running smoothly. it's not rocket science to run an assembly line which is exactly what a screening checkpoint is but running an assembly line properly and efficiently is a concept that the tsa just doesn't get
Indeed! Stupid gate searches.