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Originally posted by Joeaksa
As long as the "rich and famous" are getting better treatment by the TSA, nothing is going to change.
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Huh?
I started a new job last year that requires me to fly 4 legs weekly. It didnt take me long to get enough status to start getting auto upgraded to 1st for no extra money on almost every flight. I have never been allowed in a priority security line yet. The only special treatment I ever got from TSA was the 'random'
full security search everytime I deviated from my normal flight by changing airlines. I sat across the aisle from Little Richard on a flight from Memphis to Nashville one time, but thats the closest thing to a famous person Ive ever seen on a commercial plane. I sit next to the same working class people every week on their way to jobs that are similar to mine.
Flying commercial sucks for everyone. 1st class, or in the middle seat of a bulkhead row next to the fat drunk guy in coach, I have never been treated any different than anyone else on the plane. They treat us all like they are hearding cattle, I just get more legroom and a quicker exit to the parking garage in 1st. Sometimes I get pretzels if its a smooth ride and the waitress is in an OK mood
My favorite part of the airport experience is getting behind an unseasoned traveller in the security line who manages to lose his/her boarding pass during the 5 minutes it takes them to take off their shoes, unpack the laptop, remove their belt, jewelry, get everything into the bins, and run it through the screener. Nope, nobody ever lets me cut in front of that guy.