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Old Jul 30, 2017 | 7:34 am
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3 days ago, I flat out missed a flight for the first time in at least 6 years... because I didn't allow enough time for security at BWI. Like you, I knew I was cutting it close, but figured I'd be okay. And then the TSA Precheck line took 27 minutes, and I got to the gate at 4:05pm for a 4:12pm flight. Boom.

So, yeah, do NOT rely on getting through security in anything like a normal time. I'm not sure what the deal is at BWI, because the line wasn't egregiously long; it just moved amazingly slowly. I wonder if the existence of a CLEAR line had an effect -- have the CLEAR folks subtly influenced the Precheck line to move slower in order to incentivize buying CLEAR?
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