Wednesday, 20 May 2009
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What Do You Think of the “Self-Select” Security Lanes in Airports?
More and more airports are using a fairly new system that allows travelers to choose which security line they should be on. Travelers determine whether they fall into the category of “Families and Special Assistance,” “Casual travelers,” or “Expert Travelers.” These lanes are supposed to speed up the security process for some and free up personnel to offer assistance to others.
Of the two airports I fly out of most, JFK and TPA, I haven’t seen JFK use the system so far, and I’ve seen TPA use it only sometimes.
Have you used the “self-select” system when flying? Do the lanes help speed up security lines?
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i've seen these at newark. i take the expert traveler lane because once i pass the first checkpoint things start coming off me like a whirlwind - shoes, jacket, metal items (although 99% of the time i make sure not to have any metal on me when i'm flying), handbag, bookbag, laptop - and less than a minute later they're all neatly aligned in exactly three gray bins. i am so practiced at this and being able to go through a line with other similar people makes checkpoints go by so much faster - more time to sit and relax at the gate with a book!
I haven't seen these at Midway yet, and I can't say for O'Hare, since I haven't flown out of there in a while.
Hmm. I'm sure it would speed things up during holidays and such, but I've never really run into a line so long that it upsets me. Then again, I've spent years in training at lines for amusement parks, women's bathrooms, and rush hour traffic on the expressways, so perhaps I'm just extremely tolerant. I usually find airports to be some of the most efficient places around though. Even when I've been pulled aside, it's never taken more than a few minutes. Maybe I'm just always lucky... *crosses fingers*