How Long Are Lines for Flights to the US
Nov 9, 2021 | 5:15 pm
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 659
How Long Are Lines for Flights to the US
With the large addition of travelers who can come to the US beginning this week, I am wondering what people's experiences have been regarding lines at airports.
Have there been extremely long check-in lines for flights? Can this be mitigated by scanning documents into apps, or are the lines still long regardless of what one does?
How are the lines at CBP?
Have there been extremely long check-in lines for flights? Can this be mitigated by scanning documents into apps, or are the lines still long regardless of what one does?
How are the lines at CBP?
Nov 10, 2021 | 9:00 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: WAS
Programs: enjoyed being warm spit for a few years on CO/UA but now nothing :(
Posts: 2,819
this is all relative - pax levels are still 50% or more down from pre-covid travel and it is not like there was an instantaneous increase in travelers because of the announcement. Lines I have experienced have not been more than 10 minutes waiting for the thousands standing around to process us through the screening checkpoints. the slowdown has been and continuues to be the actual screening process - mostly due to pax not anticipating/complying with the published rules for the checkpoints that can change on the whim, er, at the discretion of one of the thousands standing around.
Nov 10, 2021 | 10:10 am
#3
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Palm Beach/ New England
Programs: AA EXP 3MM, DL GM, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,459
I experienced a fairly brutal 120+ minute wait for transborder security at YUL on November 7. Granted it's CATSA not US TSA, but the delay felt just as terrible. Only two of the ten machines were in operation because of CATSA staffing. Air Canada had to delay multiple flights, and I am certain some significant number of people were left behind.
There were at least 2000 passengers waiting in a large holding pen from 3:30pm until 6pm with no alternative lines available. At least two women fainted.
There were at least 2000 passengers waiting in a large holding pen from 3:30pm until 6pm with no alternative lines available. At least two women fainted.