Originally Posted by
cyberjet
Used both if those strategies:
1) went to a different entry gate with a shorter line
2) went directly to the boarding gate and got in the earlier flight
Surprise 1 was not going to the standard post-customs security, but instead landing on the outside ticketing area.
The first security lane you came to
was the post-customs security lane. That's why it was so crowded. I always go to the next one anyways because it has Precheck and the one right at customs doesn't.