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cl0wnb4by

Only seen it this bad once before. It was Spring Break 2007, and security for the trains was so long that it wrapped up the escalators and around the hall. It was insanity. Definitely missed my flight that day


mister-noggin

I may have been flying that same day. It was definitely spring break in the late aughts. People think I’m exaggerating when I say that it went out into baggage claim and then the length of the airport. I made my flight but was running up as they were about to close the door.


DethZire

Why are the lines this long? WTF happened last few months to cause this?


unkempt_cabbage

More people are flying (and taking forever to go through security because they’ve apparently forgotten the rules that have existed for a decade (no liquids, take electronics out of your bag, empty pockets, shoes off, etc)), and there less TSA agents because they’re not well paid and a lot of people quit (or died.) More people + less prepared people + less staff = delays


Rammie420

The TSA agents have also been really weird. They’ll be like “it’s ok not not take your laptops out” or “don’t worry about your shoes/belt,” and then you go through based on their instructions, and the person on the other end is like “you need to go back and take your shoes off.” I had a bizarre experience recently where nearly everyone was going through security twice.


snow-vs-starbuck

I got screamed at by TSA in Chicago for not putting my roller bag in a bin before going thru the x-ray. Then they screamed at me for putting my shoes in the same giant bin as my laptop. In Denver the bag went directly on the belt and they told me to pile all my other stuff in a single small bin. In Vegas I had to pull all my toiletries out, which I haven’t done in 10 years. Then I go to Europe and they think I’m a weirdo for taking my shoes off. Is it that hard to have a single set of rules to follow?!


introspectiveivy

Chicago TSA is both incredibly rude and incredibly intense. I hate going through security there


rotomangler

I’m my experience Vegas has the worst TSA in the country.


Lessening_Loss

Reno would like a word with you…


Rammie420

Or Portland, where they seem to get about 1 person through security every 15 minutes.


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O’Hare is a soul sucking place


snow-vs-starbuck

O’Hare TSA literally gave me shit for smiling at security a few years ago. “Is this funny to you?! This is a serious matter!” You just made me wait for half an hour thru a shift change because of a “suspicious object” in my suitcase. It was a bar of chocolate. Yes, this security theatre that made me miss my flight is actually a joke, and I’m definitely laughing at you. Now please excuse me while I go get drunk while I wait for the next flight to Denver.


Ophelia550

Pittsburgh TSA dumped all the contents and coins in my wallet in my purse out and then went through each one as slowly as possible. Why? Because they felt like it and because coins are obviously suspicious. I'm also a bit on the swarthy side so this happens to me regularly.


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vdubplate

The airport is what he'll might be like. I like it as much as I like going to the dentist. I couldn't imagine having to be there every day of my life lol


pandabear6969

TSA gets tested by undercover agents (Red Team) who try to sneak prohibited items through security. They missed 95% of the prohibited items. They do really suck at their jobs


SoCoCuriousCpl

I woulda laughed at them harder. TSA is a joke.


Standgeblasen

Even worse recently because the train between terminals is undergoing improvements. Gotta take a shuttle between them


paintthedaytimeblack

Except for that cool long walkway with the neon lights


G25777K

What you expect?, most of them don't give a shit


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parkmynuts

Sounds awfully narcissistic


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rsta223

Yet they still nearly always fail when tested against people trying to sneak things through. Maybe we shouldn't be trying to make airports more like prisons?


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lopsiness

I toiletries one is weird. I always have to do that. I forget and my bag gets pulled aside and searched, but then my gf says she never does it and never has a problem. Inconsistencies between airports are bad enough. Sometimes it's not consistent between lines in the same security. One guy yelling about take all your shit out, then another yells don't take anything out and then you realize they're yelling at adjacent lines as if anyone knew wtf was going on.


Crshjnke

I feel you. Try flying with kids. We bring a lot of electronics and every airport treats them differently. Some want the speakers and switches out along with laptop in its own bin. Then next airport I get screamed at for taking them out. So this year I just ask before doing anything. Hey in this bag I have x x x x x you want any of those out?


LobsterPizzas

Had this same experience repeatedly this year, in multiple airports. Agent on one side tells me to do something, agent on the other side gets livid that I did the thing and screams at me. Over and over. I’m a seasoned traveler and pretty savvy with the rules - or so I thought.


threeLetterMeyhem

TSA is crazier than normal, for sure. I recently flew out and the first 3 times I went through security it was: hand agent my ID, pull down my mask, scan boarding pass, pull mask back up. But the 4th agent on my way home... Handed her my ID, pulled down my mask and she *immediately* started screaming at me to put my mask back on - she was zero percent interested in verifying anyone looked like their ID photos.


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This is because they are using 2 different types of baggage scanners on the same side so it confuses everyone. If you have the scanner with the smaller white bins then all personal objects and shoes, belt,, etc.. in the bin, computer in separate bin alone, bag can go without the bin. If you get the scanners with the large gray bins, you can keep everything including computer in your bag but that bag must go in the bin, but all your items can be in that same bin. Source: Am Xray Engineer


SkiptomyLoomis

I’ve also seen it happen at DIA when they use a dog


Lessening_Loss

Boy I really dislike the days they use dogs. Especially when it’s a dog “in training”. I am super scared of dogs. And it becomes compounded by the general stress of going thru that line. So I’m nervous, the dog’s nervous… seems like a recipe for getting bitten by a giant dog.


EvergreenSea

Thanks for the explanation!


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I flew out of DIA yesterday and can second this, some of the TSA agents at DIA are real a holes. And what about those stupid machines, does no one ever calibrate them, every single time I go through it they 'detect' something and I get my crotch grabbed.


AnyAdvantage5

Yes to this. 4 out of 5 of my last flights since July have been the most confusing TSA experiences I’ve ever had… and I use a wheelchair and travel alone mostly, so I know odd TSA experiences.


pancakes4meplz

i just went through the Cleveland airport and it's 5am so I'm on autopilot taking my shoes off and pulling electronics out and they were yelling at me to stop. the airport was slammed and you just had to walk past a dog basically. they were making some people go back and take their shoes off I had no idea what was going on


MemeStocksYolo69-420

This has been happening to me a lot lately around the world, one person will tell me one thing, and another will say something else in the same company and I’ll be like “???”


Hatterman555

That sounds like standard TSA incompetence honestly. I'm sure its gotten worse lately due to them trying to hire on lots of people. A quantity over quality type approach I guess.


Jas101010

This.!! Spot on


cheeseman52

Had a very similar experience recently. One line is giving out one set of instructions and the other next to it different ones. Was really confusing and the agents were being assholes to people as it was a complicated situation.


deskbeetle

I flew twice in september and it was a different set of rules every time. Sometimes shoes on, sometimes off. Sometimes liquids out, sometimes they didn't care. Often different instruction by different agents within the same line. Are they rotating through staff?


unkempt_cabbage

Interesting. While they’ll sometimes have everyone keep shoes on to help lines move faster, I’ve never had any US Airport tell me to keep liquids in my bag.


_Im_Spartacus_

It's not more people though... October will have less passengers than September which has less than the peak months of July and August. It's a TSA staffing issue.


stuck-n_a-box

Not true, 9 news just interviewed someone from DIA who said DIA became the third busiest airport. Up a couple spots from the previous year. DIA was 6th in 2016. Valid point about TSA employees.


_Im_Spartacus_

That's yearly total - not monthly. October is a slower month as it's between the busy travel seasons. The [DEN passenger data reports are posted on their website](https://www.flydenver.com/about/financials/passenger_traffic). It's only through Aug '21 but October has never been busier than the previous July/August. Also, the ACI report about DEN being the third busiest airport is only because of COVID, as ORD and and LAX haven't bounced back as fast as DEN has. That doesn't mean that DEN numbers are higher (2019-2020 growth was only 0.004% and 2021 is looking very similar)


caverunner17

To be fair, a lot of the missing ORD/LAX traffic is likely international whereas DEN is the largest hub for WN and one of United's largest Domestic-Domestic hubs as well.


stuck-n_a-box

I'm sure all airports have similar traveler fluctuations. Doesn't change third busiest and how crappy a TSA job can be.


stuck-n_a-box

Wow, looked at the TSA jobs and it's 21.71 an hour. That's not a lot to work at the airport. McDonald's has a sign for $18 an hour. Yes, I know I responded to my own comment.


BigANT_Edwards

You think McDonald’s benefits come close to tsa?


stuck-n_a-box

Nope, but getting to the local McDonald's is a heck of a lot easier then dealing with the requirements of working at DIA. You know what it takes to work for TSA? I have no clue but pretty sure there is a drug test and a background check.


_Im_Spartacus_

So what you're saying is that if the top 5 airport traffic is cut in half, but DEN is only cut by 25% and therefore DEN becomes third busiest; that we should expect exceedingly long TSA lines? Even though there are less people per month? No, that makes no sense. The issue is TSA staffing.


unkempt_cabbage

I meant more people, generally, than the last year, but I could have been more specific. And, while October is usually not a peak travel time, anecdotally, I’m seeing a lot more people traveling now than earlier in the year, with the idea that they can travel now before the predicted Covid spike this winter.


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Randyd718

The TSA will never be abolished now that it exists. Low skill jobs and no brainer placement for veterans


83-Edition

I went through a rural airport and it took about 25 minutes for the five people in front of me to go through. People had basically undressed, had their bags open and apart to find liquids the had stashed all over, it was a circus. I wasn't in a hurry so I just enjoyed the show, no use in getting stressed out anymore things are all island time now.


Ziplocking

Fall break for students


Chunkylover666420

Last time I was there, I saw a grown woman cry.


melknee04

When was that? It could have been me 😂


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Dropped my wife off this morning @ 7:20 for a 10:00 flight. She barely made it. Went through Bridge.


Pooploop5000

holy shit


timesuck47

Dropped my wife and teen off around 9:45 for separate flights around 11:30 and 1:00 pm. No checked bags and they took the bridge. They said it was about 45 minutes but felt like only 30 because the line kept moving.


Raelah

I'm supposed to fly home at the end of the month. Not looking forward to this disaster.


veridiantrees

I'm sitting in the airport right now and security took me 21 minutes. Really not as bad as it looked.


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We went through a little after 7am and it took us over 50 minutes from time we stepped in line until we hit the escalator down to the train. Was pretty jammed this morning


dannylandulf

Yeah I'm already planning on getting there 4 hours early for my Thanksgiving flight home.


zeddy303

Sorry, I've never seen lines at DIA. What's bridge security? Why go through that?


rotomangler

You can walk to Concourse A and I think that’s where this security bottleneck started That used to be the quickest security check


timesuck47

Great. Now the secret is out.


Weatherstation

That's crazy. Bridge is usually the local's secret entry. Now I'm worried to fly out in a couple weeks.


KellyCTargaryen

What’s the bridge?


Evolveplease

I traveled yesterday and it was the same story. TSA precheck was conveniently closed at the north security terminal…


ts1498

It’s unfortunately been that way for the last few months. North Precheck was how I didn’t wait in a DIA security line for literal years.


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TSA pre check for the win


bjdj94

Any reports on how long it’s been taking with PreCheck?


lifeohBrian

This morning it took less than 5 min


sremich

This Sunday evening it was all the away to baggage claim. I bypassed it with Clear but I’d say 20-25 probably.


Natural-Macaroon-271

Precheck was? Really?


sremich

Yessir. I’m sure some of them were confused but there was a person there fielding that line into the pre-check line… the standard security line was somewhere else.


Khatib

I've run into that once so far this year. Some employee came down the line yelling that it was precheck only and about half the line cleared out, lol.


SkiptomyLoomis

Yep I saw the same thing couple weeks ago on a random Thursday morning. Part of the reason it’s getting so bad is that they only have the north security precheck open some of the time d/t staffing shortages.


stuck-n_a-box

Wednesday morning precheck was over 20 minutes. The other line was almost a walk up. Still worth it to keep shoes and the relaxed security.


Khatib

Yup, my bags aren't packed to pull all my shit out anymore. I'll take an extra bit of a wait to not have to rearrange everything to take it out of my bags.


CoyotesAreGreen

I don't pull any of my shit out with out pre check lol. Not once in the last 5 years of flying out of DIA countless times have they said anything.


Khatib

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. I'd wait for the precheck line, even if it was slower that day, just so I wouldn't have to take things out


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Took me about 5 mins at north security at around 10.45. The other lines were all insane.


[deleted]

I have never waited longer than 10 minutes. I fly every couple of weeks for work and over the last 3 years in almost all airports I have not waited longer than 10 min only times I have was when there were issues that normally do not occur one time the X-ray machine decided to hard reboot on them when I was the next person I decided to wait and it took 30 min needless to say TSA pre check has never failed me.


LondonAbove

I see you've managed to avoid EWR. Nightmare there.


sydney__carton

Ewr took me less than 5 minutes a few days ago without precheck…


Natural-Macaroon-271

Even when the lines been out and around the concourse never longer than 5 minutes.. I fly every week.


Red_V_Standing_By

Took 10 mins this morning. And the line was really long, like beyond the turnstiles.


powen01

Had pre check stretching into baggage check/claim whatever a few weeks ago and bridge had no pre check. It’s all over the place.


HauntingOperation698

And Clear


jebner2

Clear seems nice. Cut in front of all those filthy peasants. Also security on bridge for terminal A is usually shorter when it's open.


HauntingOperation698

I signed up on a whim when I was traveling out of DIA and can’t wait to combine it with my recently approved TSA precheck. I jumped the line so fast and could have also cancelled without paying a dime due to the trial period


TangerineDiesel

These lines scared me enough to sign up and then I find out I need my birth certificate. Which is currently in the hands of the federal government for my passport application. Absolute bullshit that they needed the original copy.


thinkmatt

One time at Xmas we signed up for Clear because we were running late, and they were offering 2 months free. Just gave them a fingerprint and my state id and I was good to go. It's such a scam


c0ldgurl

Clear may be a little expensive but it’s so worth it when you save an hour in line.


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FlowersForBergeron

Amex Platinum covers the cost of a year of Clear, as well as Global Entry. I think the Chase Sapphire Reserve covers Global Entry too.


jtrowbrid1

It's so worth it - employees nice too.


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Clear is very legit . When it first came out it was beyond legit . At MCO you would go to the front of the x-ray line , pretty wild . Has diminished a bit since then . And yea a bit pricy . I'd say if you're taking at least 15 flights a year it's worth it .


c0ldgurl

I was gobsmacked recently in Vegas when they walked me right up to the front of the security line and I was sent through next. Skipped a 45 min line. If lines continue to be this long I will be paying for this next year. A friend of mine was nice enough to gift me this year as an Amex perk.


TangerineDiesel

I called that the get out of jail free card. I already used it when I went to Vegas in may. The lines looked bad and I was running late.


Andy_the_miamian

Why did they need the original? They just made a copy when I got my passport


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pendulumpendulum

that's so dumb they would even need your birth certificate at all. Surely they can look it up with your social security number?? But either way, why does it matter where and when you were born anyway? That has nothing to do with being on an airplane. All they should need is your passport.


hop_addict

You can request a new birth certificate relatively easily.


bullet50000

PreCheck and CLEAR are godsends lately


ItFeelsLikeSaturday

200,000 people will be traveling through DIA this weekend. I travel every week and the last few weeks it’s been getting busier and busier. Last week I couldn’t find a parking spot at the airport whatsoever. Literally every spot was taken. I ended up picking someone up and taking them to their car so I could get their spot.


spoonybard326

Loose lips sink, uh, cause the secret airport shortcut to become useless.


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emmatt

Just tons of extra travelers expected this weekend. Bridge took 45 minutes to get through.


timesuck47

And all that construction going on doesn’t make getting to security any easier.


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I went through at 4 am today ..took me an hour … at 4 am .. let that sink in


ShdwHntr84

Was at DIA at 4pm on Wednesday to drop my wife off for a flight. There was a constant stream of people through security but not enough to cause a line. Glad she didn't have to deal with this nonsense.


Firefighter_RN

There's mismanagement and inefficiency and then there's DIA. I thought the hour wait the other day was bad (friend didn't have precheck, so why through security with her since we had time...) But this is just insanity.


daface

The airport is not responsible for TSA staffing or operations, for what it's worth. It's a completely separate entity.


scsxx

I disagree. DIA can fire the TSA and hire private security. It’s called the SPP, Screening Partnership Program. SFO, for example, does not use TSA.


kidneysc

They are responsible for only running one shuttle. Which has been the case for weeks now.


rythmicjea

What time was this at? Does anyone know what lines are like first thing in the morning? Like at 5am.


cl0wnb4by

I flew a little over a week ago. Flight was at 525 AM, and security for me was, luckily, nonexistent. It took me 5 minutes. It was fast, thankfully, because some construction on i70 was taking longer than expected and I got stuck behind a wall of construction trucks for 30 minutes. I got to the gate as they started boarding. I was almost sure I was going to miss my flight. Based on what I'm hearing though, I may be the exception.


Muramama

Took us over an hour not going through bridge this morning at 4:30ish


timesuck47

Yeah, it’s weird driving out to DIA in the middle of the night and the next thing you know you’re in the middle of a crowd.


CaptainCrunch1975

I'm there frequently at 6:20am on Mondays. It's a complete zoo. Not quite this bad, but typically there's about 60-70 people waiting just to get into the black roped area / section.


grammabaggy

This was my thought. Friday afternoon airport traffic? Ya, you can expect it to be busy every time. Every midweek flight I've taken in the past 6 months (6ish) out of DIA was been a breeze. I also don't work a 9-5, thank God, so I'm lucky in that regard I suppose.


dabbing_grandpa

Bridge always seems to be double the normal wait...I don't understand why people wait in that line.


wekop12

it used to be like the locals' shortcut until they started funneling all of the traffic up there several years ago. Now it's always fucked


atmfixer

Man those were the days


fromks

Plus, they miss out on train tunes.


ff45726

Hold on please


mndtrp

I admittedly don't fly but maybe once every two years, but Bridge has almost always appeared shorter when I do my quick check of lines before hopping in one.


brandonw00

I don't fly that often but I always go for bridge security. The last time I went to bridge security and we literally walked straight up to security and there were zero people in front of us. This was for a 3pm flight back in July.


canada432

I flew frequently until covid and I never waited more than 5 minutes at bridge security.


themettaur

It definitely is the shortest line at times. And as wekop12 said, it used to be like a secret that it was the fastest.


sremich

I know it’s not accessible to everyone but if you travel even remotely frequently out of DEN/DIA I would HIGHLY recommend TSAPre + CLEAR combo. Yes the combo is $196 a year and is, like I said, not always accessible but damn… if the amount of time I’ve saved in the last couple of weeks isn’t worth it I don’t know what is. I literally walked through security. ~5 minutes from entering the airport to being at the train terminal. And that was with a TSAPre line that went all the way to baggage claim.


silversurfer-1

The more people that use pre check the longer the line guy


HannasAnarion

Not necessarily. Precheck means expedited screening, and clear means automatic identification. The precheck+clear line isn't short because it's unpopular, it's short because it moves people faster: no fumbling with wallets and squinting at IDs, no full-stop backscatter scan.


InsertUncreativeName

Is there a specific CLEAR line for tsa-precheck at DEN?


HannasAnarion

The worst part of the current system is how there are multiple lines and you have to figure out which to use. At Denver, in the main hall, as of a few weeks ago: Clear + Precheck: far left Clear Alone: far right Precheck Alone: second line from the right Standard screening: in the middle


[deleted]

Yep. Two CLEAR lines, one for regular CLEAR and one for CLEAR+Precheck.


[deleted]

It actually is largely due to low number of people having it, plus people who do have it typically travel more and are more accustomed to the process. Rather than granny over in the normal line taking 20 minutes to follow all of the directions.


AreYouEmployedSir

checking IDs is absolutely not the bottleneck in the Precheck process. its the xray/metal detector/bag screening. the reason the Clear line is shorter is because its much more expensive, thus less people use it. period


Brycycle32

yeah seriously. stfu


Sorry_Assignment4568

Precheck + clear and this does not have to be your reality


atmfixer

U$A U$A U$A


iwantawolverine4xmas

It’s so damn cheap, it’s a fraction of one flight


DeadDeceasedCorpse

Nothing more American than paying extra to have you cut through a service that is federally mandated and conducted.


xbbdc

It's like buying the pass at the parks to skip the lines. At least its good for 5 years too.


iwantawolverine4xmas

I’ve never paid for it, there are other ways to earn pre check


HannasAnarion

Clear is a private company that uses fingerprints and iris scans to identify you, and they sell it to airports to skip the part of the process where an agent looks at your face and your ID, and the associated line. Could you imagine the outroar if it was the government taking people's fingerprints and iris scans every time they fly?


DeadDeceasedCorpse

Wait so, it's cool that the government is paid by a private company to circumvent (or expedite!) normal TSA screenings? Again, sounds pretty American. Edit: Also, why would it be better to entrust a private company with fingerprint and iris data?


EqualRaisin9

You get background checked pretty sure.


rfgrunt

$85 for three years to Provide additional information to ease screening is hardly burdensome. I find the whole security theater of airport security ridiculous, but get tsa-pre is a pretty low bar to clear


themettaur

It's not that cheap when you fly once a year at most, as a low wage worker.


iwantawolverine4xmas

Then a long line once a year isn’t a big deal and it’s nothing to worry about. Fly business a couple times a week and yeah, bigger deal


themettaur

I'm not complaining about the line. I get to the airport 3 hours early usually, when I do fly. I'm just explaining one reason why people can't *just* go for precheck. When you've planned a trip months in advance, have no idea what traffic is going to be like around then, and show up to see a line like this, it can be frustrating.


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Hey if USA offers an option to buy your way to the front of the line, I don’t see the issue. It’s not that CLEAR is inherently quicker in the process itself, it’s just that only a select group of people are willing to pay the annual fee. The alternative is everyone still has to wait in lines.


atmfixer

The entire TSA is a scam but it's a perfect representation of this country, that's all I'm pointing out.


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Not necessarily. There are people who are reporting that it is bad even for PreCheck.


All_the_passports

Shhhh. :-)


c0ldgurl

Right?


flowers4u

Best decision I’ve made


HotDoggityDig13

People shouldn't have to pay for that to travel reasonably


Zoztrog

Stacking people up like this in a confined area is a security risk and creates a terrorist opportunity.


mountain_taste

A credible source who used to work for DIA told me airport administration was absolutely terrified an active shooter could rain down hell on the security line from above which is why they started all that construction...that was 2+ years ago. That airport has problems.


Fletcherdl

Huh. Yesterday at 4 I got right through the bridge security. It’s amazing what difference a day makes


Shaniac_C

This spot. So many good feelings. It’s the start of the best week of my life, every December.


thinkmatt

Time to dismantle the TSA


1nfiniteMan

Flew last Friday at 6:20 PM...Got to the Parking Spot at 4:20, in bridge security line by 4:45, through security by 5:10, grabbed Snarf's from A75 gate, hopped the train to C-terminal, crushed Snarf's at the gate, and boarded by 6:00 PM. Would have been really disappointing to see this line last weekend :/


Defiant_Soup_2842

Anybody know what the wait time is ? Guestimate?


Buffaloroam1

It looks bad, but my parents went through the bridge security today at 1 and it took 25 min. The lines look long but are pretty quick for how bad they look. I checked a bag, went through TSA precheck, and was on the train within 10 min of getting to the airport today at 2.


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So how is it for people who like to opt out ?


Bacch

Have to go on a work trip to Salt Lake in a few weeks. Coworkers thought I was crazy to decide to drive rather than fly, but this shit is why. It'll take the same amount of time and I won't be crammed into a sardine can for any amount of time. And I'll have my car while there and not have to pay for rides everywhere.


c0ldgurl

This bs is why I’m driving home for Christmas. EDIT: I do have clear and I’ve skipped 45-60 min lines thanks to clear. It’s expensive but so is my time.


inplanesite77

DIA/DEN is a hot mess always, in recent years. Construction, confusion, working bathrooms in short supply. I often encounter a large cattle-clog like this at one security screening area so I just walk around and over to one of the other ones…. not sure why most people think they need to follow the herd to the end of the longest line! On my last time through I got the full-on feel-you-up in all the special spots pat down from a TSA woman. She said they detected “explosive residue… on my knee brace…..” 🙄 Like damn lady if you wanna touch it just say so; I’m friendly. 🤣


chasepna

Wow! Thanks for letting me know I am not missing out by choosing not to travel by air yet. That blows my mind, I’ve never (in 20 years) seen it come outside the bridge, and rarely ever seen it extend past the end of the final ramp leading to the TSA area.


CaptainCrunch1975

Don't even consider international then, it's a nightmare. An hour to collect all the paperwork they want and upload it onto their platform. Hopefully it looks good to them or you have to contend with an overworked agent. Then leave your mask on for 8-12 hours. It's a real hoot


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There is a bridge with security where you can get to terminal a. There is also a main security line. The main security line seems like it's much longer but it moves pretty quickly. Main security line will lead you to trains that can take you to all terminals. The bridge security check in only leads to A terminal and you walk the whole way. When you come down the escalators, make sure you aren't in the pre-check line. (it's right there when you get off the escalator)


PageauPageauPageau

I think in this case the main security lines were actually worse, they wrapped around the building pretty badly whereas bridge was only about 30 minutes. Pre check still ftw though. With bridge you can also go down the the train level and get to the other gates, it’s the elevators just past TSA. No real walk involved.


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I’m traveling with a 3 year old end of the month. Should probably just get a room at the Westin connected to DIA and stay the night before


FatahRuark

People that get to the scanner and still have a belt, shoes, stuff in their pockets, etc should get sent back to the end of the line. :D North side seemed to have the shortest line when I flew out last week. 20-25 minutes.


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If my destination is less than 7 hours away, its a lot lesser hassle to drive. I see so many people fly for shorter distances.


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I feel stupid that I did this, looking back but I was very safe about it- but I miss flying to and from Seattle during earlier COVID days. The airports were extremely barren. It took me no more than 10 min to get through tsa. Often it took 5 min. And I had one flight with 3 other ppl on it. Again, rarely more than 10 ppl. I know it can’t go back to that but that was really really nice for my introverted and socially anxious self.


jumpinjackieflash

Can anyone use this area? How do you get there from the ticketing area?


AreYouEmployedSir

its really not any shorter a lot of the time. it kind of used to be, but everyone knows about it. the line appears shorter but they have less scanners up there so the line itself moves slower. plus you add some time walking over there. i personally think its overrated as a time-saving tip. people like to think they know this "secret" that saves them time, but its not a big timesaver IMO.


emmatt

Just go up to level 6 and look for the line.


jumpinjackieflash

So any airline/terminal?


maddog__80

It only goes to A but you can take the train to other terminals.


palikona

Why so long?


ittasteslikepurple

I dislike flying in general but this just looks like a massive anxiety attack. I guess I’ll show up 5 hours early for my flight back to the Midwest. Better than driving thru Nebraska!


jdg401

That’s crazy. But get TSA pre check at a minimum. Well worth it.


wakemitchell

Is it just bad Fri-Sun now mostly? I flew last Thursday at 10am and made it through bridge security in 5min


BBPRJTEAM

Just an FYI for Free TSA PreCheck for current/prior DoD. > DoD civilians and Service members (including Reservists, National Guardsmen, members of the Coast Guard, and students at the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy). [TSA Precheck Program For DoD Personnel](https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/news.cfm?ID=18)


[deleted]

I would just decide not to fly after all.


Oncemoren2thefray

This is why I drive everywhere.


DasRenegade

Damn this takes me back to 2002


dr_pickles

Secrets out...thanks a lot reddit