Originally Posted by Buster
I've already modified my behavior...I won't fly out of LAX unless absolutely necessary. Security lines before this happened were verging on 1.5 - 2 hours in some terminals there. The local news just showed people queuing up at 5:30 in the morning...they have been waiting in line outside the terminal for an hour and still haven't made it in, meaning the security line there is likely 2-3 hours.
I'm actually wondering if this will make things better -- most people they interviewed said they were not going to fly anymore (although their reasons largely weren't because of the lines, it was because they were afraid to fly).
Im at LAX now. I arrived a little bit ago from Sydney. I had a 75 minute connection and had it changed in Sydney after hearing about LAX issues. Got here and the only real wait was for my bag. Customs and immigration was smooth. Security at LAX was less than 5 minutes. Dont know about check in since i got my boarding pass in SYD.
Likewise SYD was smooth. I got there early and they were waiting with printed instructions on the new rules. I put any liquids in my suitcase and checked it. They were strict about one carry on. They did a secondary screening at the gate. They called the flight in the RCC about 90 minutes before departure for business class. Everyone got researched by hand at the gate. Both people and bags. But they had 8 or 10 people doing the searches and even on a sold out 744 it wasnt a bad wait.
Time will tell of course but there does seem to be some reasonable decisions and accomadations being made all around at the moment.
My only issue is that my contact lenses sure could have used some rewetting solution after 14 hours. Pulled it out after customs and put some in my eyes and then back in the bag before rechecking it.