It's get-out-of-town day for Spring Breakers, and for some this means you can expect delays at the airport. As opposed to off-peak days, when you can expect delays at the airport.
MSP raised eyebrows this week when it suggested travelers arrive another half-hour earlier than the two hours ahead of their flight it previously recommended. But doesn't this mean that crowds will just be worse 2½ hours in advance, instead of two?
Right. So you'd better show up three hours in advance … and get stuck behind the last crowd, which arrived only one hour in advance.
These are the calculations you make if getting through security is the most stressful part of the trip. Some like to get to the airport with plenty of time to spare — like, a day — and some think that if they jump off the jetway and hang on the wing as the plane pushes off they'll have to open the door; why rush?
Some people presume that the security line will have an entire symphony orchestra ahead of them, and that everyone will have a metal pin in their leg. The line winds back and forth and back and forth like a diagram of the human intestinal system.
Some think that a 1:30 departure time means that's when the pilot takes his keys out of his pocket and turns the engine on.
These two groups, it must be noted, intermarry with remarkable frequency.
Type A packs the night before. Type B starts packing when Type A says "OK, cab's on the way."