Aren't we all paying the same $2.50 fee? Assuming we are, which is the case, you're saying we should all get the same treatment, right?

Am I the only one who sees that the only long term solution here is to get everyone through security quickly? The gov't is never going to set up an elite line at every terminal in every airport. If we just concentrate on "elite" lines, there are always going to be airports that don't have them but have long lines. And, unless you have elite status on every airline, or don't fly frequently, there's always going to be a case where you can't fly your preferred airline and will get stuck in long lines.

Not to mention that eventually everyone, frequent or not, will get fed up with the security lines. Airlines make a lot of money off people who fly 20,000 miles a year, losing their business isn't going to help their shaky financial conditions.

Support short lines for everyone. It won't give you that ego boost of zipping in front of everyone else like a "celebrity" but it's best for you and everyone else.

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