Saturday morning DCA security lines?
Jul 9, 2005 | 7:36 am
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Saturday morning DCA security lines?
Taking the shuttle out on a Saturday morning and wondering what the security lines will be like around 11 or 11:30am. Thoughts? Thanks!
Jul 11, 2005 | 6:16 am
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Not having flown out of there, I can only tell you that TSA says they should be 2-10 minutes, but my experience with their times is that you want to add 5-10 minutes on to what they say, as I've normally had to wait a few minutes longer than what they say.
Jul 11, 2005 | 7:02 am
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That might depend on your airline.
Have only flown out of the 'new' terminal twice on Saturday mornings and both were jammed (US Air has weekend sales to the Caribbean and the lines through security were horrendous - US Air uses two of the three concourses and the weekend fares attract many families, vacation folks). The clubs are after security which helps if you've allotted more time than needed.
Have also flown out of the 'old' terminal several times (NW) on weekend mornings and never had bad lines - although the club is before security so you may still end up with waiting time at the gate.
Both terminals were also dedicated shoe carnival sites when I've gone through lately - which adds to the general confusion and time delays.
Have only flown out of the 'new' terminal twice on Saturday mornings and both were jammed (US Air has weekend sales to the Caribbean and the lines through security were horrendous - US Air uses two of the three concourses and the weekend fares attract many families, vacation folks). The clubs are after security which helps if you've allotted more time than needed.
Have also flown out of the 'old' terminal several times (NW) on weekend mornings and never had bad lines - although the club is before security so you may still end up with waiting time at the gate.
Both terminals were also dedicated shoe carnival sites when I've gone through lately - which adds to the general confusion and time delays.