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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 5:49 pm
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IAD Isn't fun ....

Left on an 8:15 am UA flight this morning -- arrived at the airport about 6:55 am. Ten minute wait to get IDs checked and then another 15 minutes standing in line for the scan. And then a long wiat for the Aerotrain and the long walk. I literally had only minutes to spare before boarding began!

What I really don't get, though, is that after you go through the "premium" ID line, the lines to go through the scanners face the wrong way, so you need to squeeze by one or two lines and then make a 180 degree turn. I remember hearing promises that airports designed post 9/11 security would mitigate the problems and make security less of a travel hassle. Someone forgot to pass the word to MWAA.
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