Originally Posted by
nmstough
Flew LH out of Tom Bradley terminal Saturday. It took over 1 hour to get through security. Theres a priority lane but they wouldn't allow star gold customers to use it (unless holding a business class or better ticket. The surly agents clearly were engaging in a slowdown - making various snide remarks about how we better get used to this kind of treatment in the sequester.
Are the pre-security lanes run by the airlines, airports, or TSA? Any chance calling United or other airlines would help curb this non-traditional limiting of the priority lanes? This kind of passive-aggressive inflicting of inconvenience on travelers is what I fear most from the sequester. Must protect the bureaucracy...