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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 10:20 am
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Thumbs down Worst TSA checkpoint

I am a 1P on United so I rarely fly anything else and now I know why.
Flying OUT of SLC the lines at ALL TSA checkpoints for Delta were unbeleivable, worst than any I've ever seen in LAS.
And they are even ruder than usual and the same belt buckle that goes through dozens of other airports won't at SLC and I was using the "International" gat because the regular one was into the parking lot...no exaggeration.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 10:37 am
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Nah, nothing beats the Southwest gates at BWI for crappy TSA service.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 10:38 am
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Worst TSA checkpoint? That is a trick question. The answer is ALL of them!

"Improving" TSA checkpoints, processes, or policies is the equivalent of putting perfume on a pig. It is still a pig!
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 1:32 pm
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Originally Posted by MileageAddict
Nah, nothing beats any ofthe gates at BWI for crappy TSA service.
Here. I fixed it for you.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 2:09 pm
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Kansas City - MCI. Not only is the airport like an East German Train Station, the contracted security officers are the most unpleasant I have ever run across.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 2:12 pm
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Originally Posted by MileageAddict
Nah, nothing beats the Southwest gates at BWI for crappy TSA service.
Don't worry.. help is on its way
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=809451
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by Dresden
Kansas City - MCI. Not only is the airport like an East German Train Station, the contracted security officers are the most unpleasant I have ever run across.
IME, the folks at MCI are a lot better than some others. At least the ones at the Midwest gates. The airport, however, is not exactly frequent-traveler-friendly.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 5:01 pm
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MCO on a Sunday afternoon is like...well, I'm trying to figure out which circle of hell.

My belt alarmed the other night at LAX when it hasn't in about two years...what's up with that?
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 5:22 pm
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DTW. Smith terminal. Hands down.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 6:47 pm
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DTW. Smith terminal. Hands down.
very very bad, but part of that is due to the decrepit facilities. good thing the smith gets the wrecking ball later this year!
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 6:53 pm
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I've been out of MYR 2x.. and both times I was selected for SSSS. So, they're my least favorite. In fact, that's the only place I've gotten SSSS - and I fly a good bit!

Hooray for missing flights out of MYR! Good thing UA is great about getting me on to later flights..
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 6:54 pm
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Originally Posted by LostInAmerica
Worst TSA checkpoint? That is a trick question. The answer is ALL of them!

"Improving" TSA checkpoints, processes, or policies is the equivalent of putting perfume on a pig. It is still a pig!
Agreed.

Every TSA checkpoint is an affront to the principles upon which this nation was founded.

They are all equally worthless.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 6:55 pm
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Try Athens, Greece..the male security guy padded me from head to toe including my groin area. What he did was padded my groin area (specifically penis and balls)... I was pissed off. He said in broken English "sorry security reason". ...!!! Im not lying at all. It did happened in the summer of '04.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 6:57 pm
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Originally Posted by Dresden
the airport like an East German Train Station
HAHA Never been to MCI, but it sounds terrrrrible.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 6:59 pm
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Originally Posted by flyinbob
DTW. Smith terminal. Hands down.
Just think of it as an overall craphole experience. They should sell tickets to the implosion of this dump. They'd make a fortune.
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