Re: [81attendees] Getting to the airport

[Randall Gellens <[e-mail]>]

At 2:02 PM -0400 7/26/11, Warren Kumari wrote:

>  Without wanting to get into a "OMG, but I'll 
> have to tell the gvmnt where all I've been in 
> the last N months" discussion, I highly 
> recommend Global Entry.

Not wanting to open up such a pointless debate, 
but perhaps pointing out They Already Know (at 
least if you are a U.S. resident) along with lots 
of data they don't ask for on GE, such as how 
much you paid for your tickets

>  I fly in an out of IAD and my time to get out 
> of the airport has dropped from  ~45 minutes to 
> ~10 minutes.

It can save a tremendous amount of time, but at 
some airports one gets stuck in a line to exit 
Customs anyway (some have a sign for a GE exit, 
some allow GE to use the crew exit but don't have 
any signs saying so, and at others, in theory, 
one can cut to the front of the line and wave the 
GE receipt).

>
>  There is much schadenfreuden[0] entertainment 
> to be gained by blowing past all the folk 
> waiting in line, who you know will be stuck 
> there for agesŠ

I'm more focused on getting to the lounge and 
relaxing for a few minutes before the next flight 
:-)

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Randall Gellens
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