RDU check in fiascos
May 17, 2019, 1:46 pm
#46
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Looks like last week they were redoing some concrete (or, who knows what they were doing - I couldn't see very well from my seat) and one or more of the gates couldn't be used. My flight arrived a few minutes early on Thursday but the flight leaving our gate was delayed so we had to sit on the tarmac 45 minutes. Grr. (no other options for us to use which is why I mention it looked like a couple of gates were out of commission for the time)
May 17, 2019, 7:14 pm
#47
Join Date: Apr 2019
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Looks like last week they were redoing some concrete (or, who knows what they were doing - I couldn't see very well from my seat) and one or more of the gates couldn't be used. My flight arrived a few minutes early on Thursday but the flight leaving our gate was delayed so we had to sit on the tarmac 45 minutes. Grr. (no other options for us to use which is why I mention it looked like a couple of gates were out of commission for the time)
May 20, 2019, 11:42 am
#48
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New TSA Pre-Check queuing procedure at RDU this morning. They have opened more space to the right and with everything new at RDU is was a swing and a miss. Been flying almost every Monday for the past year and today's lots of inexperienced FFs in the TSA Pre-Check line which doubled the usual wait time. Maybe the airlines are giving out Pre-check trials for fliers.
May 20, 2019, 12:26 pm
#49
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: RDU
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New TSA Pre-Check queuing procedure at RDU this morning. They have opened more space to the right and with everything new at RDU is was a swing and a miss. Been flying almost every Monday for the past year and today's lots of inexperienced FFs in the TSA Pre-Check line which doubled the usual wait time. Maybe the airlines are giving out Pre-check trials for fliers.
May 20, 2019, 12:59 pm
#50
Join Date: Jul 2012
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May 20, 2019, 1:26 pm
#51
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May 20, 2019, 6:16 pm
#52
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New TSA Pre-Check queuing procedure at RDU this morning. They have opened more space to the right and with everything new at RDU is was a swing and a miss. Been flying almost every Monday for the past year and today's lots of inexperienced FFs in the TSA Pre-Check line which doubled the usual wait time. Maybe the airlines are giving out Pre-check trials for fliers.
May 21, 2019, 9:11 am
#53
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: RDU
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May 21, 2019, 2:23 pm
#54
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Judging by all the sheep who still try to take their shoes off and laptops out in the precheck line, I'm going to guess they are still doing some "random inclusion".
May 21, 2019, 3:54 pm
#55
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But our bag needed to come the 50 or so feet from one airplane to another and as one of the ramp workers casually moved the belt over to the baggage door of the plane, nobody came to work with him so he did nothing but set the belt in place and walk over to join the others. Needless to say, in the 15 minutes, not one bag came off that plane and we needed to wait for the next day to get our bag.
May 23, 2019, 2:31 pm
#56
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: RDU
Programs: Delta Plat, Marriott Plat, AMEX Plat
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Now that I'm reading this I'm starting to notice the decline in Delta at RDU, which is my home airport.
Just last week we were delayed 1 hour, which made me have to run at MSP to catch my Honolulu flight, for the airplane not being stocked. I know that probably has to do more with the catering company but it was the first flight of the morning!
Wonder if it has anything to do with the agents all now being Delta employees and not contractors.
Just last week we were delayed 1 hour, which made me have to run at MSP to catch my Honolulu flight, for the airplane not being stocked. I know that probably has to do more with the catering company but it was the first flight of the morning!
Wonder if it has anything to do with the agents all now being Delta employees and not contractors.