Maybe the biggest failure in air travel is something we don’t talk about at all. How is it possible that people are being told to show up at the airport 2.5 to 3 hours before their flight, and that isn’t considered a failure of massive proportions?
Hank Green had a quick video on this recently. Airports like LAX are laid out in such a way that it can take up to two hours to get from the curb to the gate. Rather than try to offer more targeted advice, passengers are just given a flat 2-3 hour number to ensure the majority of people will get in on time. It’s overkill for most airports, but you need to do your due diligence
I’ve had to walk down the 105 and all the way up sepulveda to catch a pre-xmas flight once. Wasn’t the only one. This was a few years after 9/11 and they were still doing random checks on vehicles. Hate that airport. Worst I’ve been too in any country.
Hank Green had a quick video on this recently. Airports like LAX are laid out in such a way that it can take up to two hours to get from the curb to the gate. Rather than try to offer more targeted advice, passengers are just given a flat 2-3 hour number to ensure the majority of people will get in on time. It’s overkill for most airports, but you need to do your due diligence
ETA: The mentioned video
I’ve had to walk down the 105 and all the way up sepulveda to catch a pre-xmas flight once. Wasn’t the only one. This was a few years after 9/11 and they were still doing random checks on vehicles. Hate that airport. Worst I’ve been too in any country.