JFC, do they have a duty free shop where you can buy an entire bottle for the cost of a couple drinks? :facepalm:

We have two kids, one that’s still a lap baby meaning we have to go through ticketing and we still don’t even arrive until 1.5 hours before our flights. No idea why any adults would ever need to arrive more than an hour prior.

But now I’m guessing people will actually start arriving sooner so they can plan to eat at the airport while they wait so the restaurants will see an increase in locals traveling out as well.

If you don’t get there three hours early how are you supposed to really appreciate the local art?? I’m gonna need a bit to soak it all in the first time I fly out of there.

I could maybe see the 3 hour recommendation at a major airport for an international flight, especially if you forgot to fill out the required travel forms. For the Dominican republic, we had to fill out an online survey which gave us a QR code they needed to scan at the luggage check-in area.

Back when I was traveling for my company a lot, I'd typically arrive an hour early, and if it was a 1-2 day trip, park in the terminal lot. If it was an extended trip, I'd park in economy and give myself a bit more time. I'd think most business travelers probably would still prefer the old layout. The convenience was hard to beat.

I feel like you might need a bit more time now, since they have it down to a single TSA checkpoint. It was hard to gauge how quickly the line would move during a typical day, since we were there so early. If you have a flight out of the B gates, just know that it's a good bit of distance from security. Nothing too crazy, but definitely further than the old setup.

I don't know lol but just be forewarned that old-fashioned was at Martin City Brewing but I suspect it's the going rate at other locations. Many of the bars and restaurants are still waiting on menus to be printed since it opened almost a month early. The wait staff has no idea of the menu or beer styles yet. They are told to tell the customers to download an app for descriptions. Employee training was fast tracked so they could open earlier. The data collectors the servers carry were not yet there as they were still being programmed and didn't arrive till opening. These little things don't seem like much but it explains the big things like traffic flow. Hell I took my wife to her training on Monday before the opening. They were still hanging signs and striping at entrances and exits through bus and baggage lanes. I think they just jumped the gun and should have opened on the expected date.

Oh yeah many of the new employees had to go through security checks fingerprinted and photographed to be badged. They are still waiting on the badges and cant roam freely inside the doors. They have to contact a security agent and the end caps outside the dropoff areas. They are then escorted through TSA and to their assigned workstations. If they need a restroom a security agent must be contacted they are escorted to then back to the work area. Lunch and breaks are the same until badged.

I will say the one thing that shocked me was that the floor in front of the baggage check-in had a lot of scuffs already. Not sure if the floor buffers haven't arrived yet, or what. It was strange considering how new the airport is.

We also found quite a bit of trash on the floor at our gate. Seemed really odd for the first flight of the day. I'm guessing this may be related to opening early as srvy pointed out.

Yeah, there are times I still back track all the shit to do and make myself paranoid at larger airports about getting to the parking shuttle, waiting on the shuttle, the shuttle getting to the airport, luggage, security, etc. And by the time I over estimate each of those things, I needed to be there an hour ago. LMAO

One thing with the TSA lines will be how they figure out demand and how quickly they open lanes and so forth, since it's condensed into one as you said. I was at Sky Harbor last year on Labor Day weekend and it seemed like half of Phoenix was there, yet they were crazy efficient at getting everyone through security (with the same "all gates" setup). .. clearlly wasn't their first rodeo. But, it would be annoying to stand in line forever because they only have one xray going (or only one working?).

Sounds a lot like working on IT projects!

Probably the trash receptacles haven't arrived or they do not have enough badged janitorial staff to roam freely with a dustpan and broom.

At least we were able to give the local news crew something to do for an entire day in February.

NOW THIS is a quality reply.

Well done Zach, well done

Today, learning how to use a cell phone lot.

Tomorrow, learning how to go through customs.

What a time to be alive.

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Hoo boy a direct to Montego Bay

Wildest flight I've ever been on was the SW direct from Midway to Montego Bay. There were people shoving trash bags full of old computer equipment into the overheads. Shit like old keyboards or HDMI cords, literally anything that would never fit neatly into an overhead bin. There was a Mardi Gras parade of people in wheelchairs boarding before our group. A near tussle in the aisle trying to get everyone situated just to pull away from the gate.

SW was breaking in a new attendant who looked terrified. Grizzled ol vet attendant working next to her was like we do this once a week and its like this every time.

Cool that SW is flying more direct though, that seems like one of the expected benefits coming to fruition.

I've been to Montego Bay...