Flying Frustrations
I have time to kill at the hotel tonight, so you all get a special post. Woo hoo!
Does anyone else think that the new regulations regarding "liquids, gels, and creams" is incredibly stupid? It made more sense to me when everything was banned, even though it really sucked to have to check a small bag for short trips. However, now you are allowed to bring 3oz packages of certain common items (toothpaste, shaving cream, etc). However, the materials must fit into a quart-sized sealed (ziplock) bag in order to pass security. Does it really matter if everything is sealed in a bag? It's not like we can't remove the items from the bag once we pass security, so why does security need to go on a power trip and send people away who used a small travel kit for their items instead of a sealed plastic bag?
Since I didn't fully understand the changes until today, I checked my bag for the flight to Philly. However, I was glad that I arrived at the airport for my 7:15AM flight just before 6 this morning. The changes caused the security line to move really really slowly. It didn't help that people were bitching left and right and security decided to yell back and go on a super huge power trip. I have never waited 35 minutes to get through security at the Hartford airport before. It was ridiculous.
And it really sucked to have to check a bag on a flight to Philadelphia. That place has the absolute worst baggage handling people. Ever. I've waited 45 minutes for my bags to arrive before. Today, I arrived in terminal A, which happens to be the international terminal since my flight was continuing to Cancun after arrival. I followed the signs to the baggage claim area and found the US Airways baggage claim section. However, the monitors did not indicate where my bag would arrive (or where the bags were arriving for any other flight, either). Since there were only two options for US Air in that terminal, I just waited. And waited. And waited. I knew it would take awhile since the airport sucked and I expected to wait a while for my bags. After about 25 minutes, I was getting really impatient. It was already 8:45AM and I needed to get to work. On a hunch, I decided to walk about 1/4 mile along the road (no sidewalks) to the baggage claim at terminal B. Wouldn't you know, the bags from the Hartford flight were sent over there. THANKS FOR TELLING ME!! How am I fucking supposed to know that I had to walk 1/4 mile along the road to the next terminal for my bag when my flight arrived in terminal A. Way to be helpful, US Airways. I hope you go bankrupt for a third time because your guys are worthless when it comes to service. I still got into the office around 9:30AM, which was only about 15-20 minutes later than I should have been. Given that I worked until 8PM tonight, it was not too big of a deal.
Does anyone else think that the new regulations regarding "liquids, gels, and creams" is incredibly stupid? It made more sense to me when everything was banned, even though it really sucked to have to check a small bag for short trips. However, now you are allowed to bring 3oz packages of certain common items (toothpaste, shaving cream, etc). However, the materials must fit into a quart-sized sealed (ziplock) bag in order to pass security. Does it really matter if everything is sealed in a bag? It's not like we can't remove the items from the bag once we pass security, so why does security need to go on a power trip and send people away who used a small travel kit for their items instead of a sealed plastic bag?
Since I didn't fully understand the changes until today, I checked my bag for the flight to Philly. However, I was glad that I arrived at the airport for my 7:15AM flight just before 6 this morning. The changes caused the security line to move really really slowly. It didn't help that people were bitching left and right and security decided to yell back and go on a super huge power trip. I have never waited 35 minutes to get through security at the Hartford airport before. It was ridiculous.
And it really sucked to have to check a bag on a flight to Philadelphia. That place has the absolute worst baggage handling people. Ever. I've waited 45 minutes for my bags to arrive before. Today, I arrived in terminal A, which happens to be the international terminal since my flight was continuing to Cancun after arrival. I followed the signs to the baggage claim area and found the US Airways baggage claim section. However, the monitors did not indicate where my bag would arrive (or where the bags were arriving for any other flight, either). Since there were only two options for US Air in that terminal, I just waited. And waited. And waited. I knew it would take awhile since the airport sucked and I expected to wait a while for my bags. After about 25 minutes, I was getting really impatient. It was already 8:45AM and I needed to get to work. On a hunch, I decided to walk about 1/4 mile along the road (no sidewalks) to the baggage claim at terminal B. Wouldn't you know, the bags from the Hartford flight were sent over there. THANKS FOR TELLING ME!! How am I fucking supposed to know that I had to walk 1/4 mile along the road to the next terminal for my bag when my flight arrived in terminal A. Way to be helpful, US Airways. I hope you go bankrupt for a third time because your guys are worthless when it comes to service. I still got into the office around 9:30AM, which was only about 15-20 minutes later than I should have been. Given that I worked until 8PM tonight, it was not too big of a deal.
posted by GaryGinew at 9:27 PM
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