Airports
Misery at Orlando Airport Last Saturday afternoon, I touched down at Orlando International Airport. Two hours and fifteen minutes later, I was still on the plane. We weren’t allowed off because the immigration hall was full. Eventually, we were allowed in for the privilege of standing in the snaking queue for another hour and fifteen [...]
I have a complex love-hate relationship with airport security. I hate the queues, I hate the seemingly random changes of mind over whether you need to get your laptop out and take your shoes off, and most of all I hate every person in the big hall of scanners and conveyor belts that is not [...]
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Heathrow in the snow The faces of misery at Heathrow Airport during the current flurry of snow are incredibly sad to see. What footage airport operator BAA has allowed out is showing conditions that belong more in a refugee camp than a supposedly world class airport. What matters in an airport But then again, Heathrow [...]
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ONE Put tables alongside the security queue. Then we can get our laptops out early and reduce everyone else’s queuing time rather than waiting until just before we get to the conveyor belt. It is virtually impossible to pull a laptop out of a bag whilst holding said bag, incidentally. TWO Employ passport control [...]
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