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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 7:16 am
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Seminole_Kev
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 628
Originally Posted by Justin23
I fly weekly and I consider myself very lucky to have MCO as my home airport. My only complaint is the frequency of newbie flyers using the "Expert Flyer" lane. Once saw a guy that needed three trips through the metal detector...
Security is what totally ticks me off about our airport. Insane lines that need full staffing from TSA, not the couple of people that are often working the lines when it gets crazy.

No elite lines and the Expert line is still a failed item to me as it is completely voluntary. I've only seen them kick out people with strollers from the line. Meanwhile people who do not speak English or Spanish and cannot communicate with the TSA agent clog the expert line along with people that have no idea of "the drill".

The bizarre customs two step they do with blocking the area for the trams past security off from each other/forcing people to exit out of security. That almost caused me to miss a flight once when in the Crown Room down the one arm, and needed to go down the other tram/arm for a non-delta flight (still within the same secured area though). Came down the tram and was told I'd have to exit the secured area and go back through the same security lines. I know that's an odd ball example, but something stupid that just makes my head hurt

I really miss Fly Clear for this airport as I could pop up and be through security in about 5 minutes guaranteed every time. Now it is completely variable, sometimes around an hour wait. With the large mix of international travelers, and occasionally flying families for our airport, it makes for mess at security.

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