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Re:Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since ... by mattkrause on Monday February 10, 2025 @08:34PM (#43007910)
> Security also seems to be variable

This has always confused me because it seems like it seems like the easiest possible prediction problem. Nearly everyone buys their tickets in advance, often weeks ahead of time.

Why can’t they text you the day before and say “The airport will be quiet/normal/chaotic for your flight tomorrow, so please arrive 1/2/3 hours before takeoff?”

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Re:Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since ... by jesterson on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @03:53AM (#43010524)
Would you change your plans to arrive earlier/later if airport is chaotic/quiet?

I wouldnt, doesn't matter if airport is in bloody state of war.

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Re:Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since ... by Mashimo on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @04:53AM (#43010871)
Yeah, I would.

On a quiet day I measured 7 minutes from stepping out of the bus and being through security.

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Re:Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since ... by mattkrause on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @09:32AM (#43013089)
I wouldn’t change the flight itself, but I’d certainly use it to decide when I set out for the airport. Not by a ton but it’s easily the difference between a leisurely farewell breakfast and scarfing down a muffin on the run.
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