Originally Posted by AisleSitter
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The last time I checked, the "airport security fee" tacked on to each ticket is the same for all tickets.
And as frequent flyers, we, as individuals, pay this fee far more often than the "casual traveller."
The "elite line" ends where the TSA screening area begins.
I believe that is debatable.
Waiting in line is a social contract. The consensus is that a big shoving match/scrum is not a good idea. And so you follow the rules for the line you are in. The rules for the TSA line is "first come, first served".
If you find that it takes too long to get through security, get there earlier. Yes, the casual traveller takes longer to go through the line. But, by definition, they are in the minority!
False definition. Although they may be "casual travellers" and
individually travel infrequently, there are
far more of them than frequent flyers. Individually, their financial contributions toward these "security" measures are negligible.
However, frequent flyers must,
by definition, spend much more of their time and money getting to where they need to go. A considerable portion of these individuals' money goes to affording these debatable security measures. They should therefore be accorded a measure of convenience and expedience both at the airline BP/ID check
and at the security checkpoint.
I spend 13 hours per week,
every week (assuming no delays or cancellations) getting from PWM to MKE and back, and have been doing so since the beginning of April this year . . . some 35 weeks, with 4 segments per week. That's 140 segments, with their corresponding contributions to TSA funding. And I shouldn't expect a little extra convenience, eh?
Yeah, right.
