Business Travel: Maybe I just really like my own bed, my house, and desktop computer

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dexter: Jun 24, 2003

sellouts posted:

Precheck allows you to leave shoes belts jackets hats etc on, keys in pocket, put cell phone through metal detector, and leave laptops and liquids in the bag that goes through the X-ray.

It also bumps you to the front of the priority security line depending on the setup at each airport. I've gone from curb to admirals club in about 90 seconds at LAX. It's like pre 9/11 security.

It just needs to be at more airports (I'm looking at you, JFK.) I haven't had a chance to use precheck yet (NEXUS was stupid easy to sign up for except for driving to the Mexican border for the interview) but I've used the hell out of Clear. It sure makes you feel like an rear end in a top hat though while they're escorting you past 150 people at SFO Terminal 1 since there's no dedicated line.

Neither of these programs would help when flying out of my home airport. What's up commuter airport that doesn't even open security until 9:00am for a 9:12am flight.

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dexter: Jun 24, 2003

TouchyMcFeely posted:

Don't worry, it's not just commuter airports.

Ran into the same thing at SLC trying to catch a 6:15 flight. Security opened at 5:30 and there were something like 4 or 5 early 6am flights all trying to get through security at the same time. It was wonderful.

For folks who have signed up for Nexus or the like, what kind of wait time did you experience for the interview? I'm on the last step of choosing where to have my interview and I'll likely do it at either Denver or Seattle but I'm curious about how long I can expect to wait.

Oh, no; I meant it as in "they don't even need to open security early." My airport only has routes to LAX and they can process an entire flight's worth of people in about five minutes.

# ¿ Dec 18, 2012 17:35

dexter: Jun 24, 2003

FrozenVent posted:

You've never had a four hour flight in one, have you? Admittedly that was a DASH-8, and we landed a few times to pick up and drop off people, but drat did I hate my life that day. (Only had to do that once, thank God. I don't fly enough to be bitching in this thread, really)

They're a hell of a lot better than the Air Canada Express Beechcrafts 1900D, I'll give you that.

Yeah, one leg of my flights are on EMB-120s but I'd much rather eat the 23 minute flight on one of those than deal with a larger airport.

# ¿ Dec 20, 2012 04:54

dexter: Jun 24, 2003

FrozenVent posted:

Ah goddamn it, this made me double check the application I filled the other day and I hosed up the adresses hardcore. Like forgot two places I lived, including one in China... And the government knows about that from a background check I had to apply for last year. This is not gonna go well. Is there a way to withdraw an application?

My interview was seriously not even ten minutes; the only question was when the guy got bi-weekly and monthly pay confused. I've heard plenty of horror stories when interviewing for SENTRI down here but Global Entry couldn't have been any easier.

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