NJDavid: No, it's not to prove it's not you. There's an old, old restaurant scheme (scam?}: If the place is full, serve them fast and get them out to make room; if the the place is empty, serve them slow to make it look like it's busy. If the lines are long, it looks like the airline is popular. If they're short, it looks like they're not. Actually, most airlines are filling up big time, and there's no reason to hoke things up.