>The lengthened times for showing up at the airport mean that it no longer even makes sense for many people to take shorter flights

Shorter flights should generally be rail anyway.

The math on "no longer makes sense" isn't run, but short flights were never cheaper - the benefit is that I either don't have to pay attention and drive for hours or that I don't need to be on a slower bus for more hours.

The first thought that popped into my head when I saw the post title was someone pressing the up arrow 24 times to find that `ls` they used a couple hours prior.

Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44776314

Before TSA, I could arrive half an hour before my flight. Even though I've got TSA-PRE and Global Entry, I must still go through the theatrical screening processes. It's nonsense, and it has been responsible for massive economic losses, both from the TSA funding itself, and the burden placed on the traveling public.

I'm going to start flying JSX Airlines whenever possible to avoid this crap.

https://www.jsx.com

time to spare? go by air