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Originally Posted by DixieGal
Scary! And those same guys handle bags in Atlanta now.  |
I totally agree with you on that one! I think they probably go to downtown Atlanta, pick a Peach Tree Street, hire the first few bangers they come across to be the baggage handlers, and hire those guy's bosses as the security checkpoint people. Unfriendly doesn't even come close to describing the sorry state of affairs at ATL!
On a softer note, if you want to go to a *friendly* airport, hit up the Tokyo Narita Airport in Japan. At least there everybody is super courteous and helpful. Quick example, while I was waiting for my wife to make it through the security checkpoint, I guess her bottle of juice was a few milliliters too large to be acceptable, so instead of throwing away $1.50 she brought it back toward me. Well, the guard actually picked up her massive backpack, followed her to where I was waiting, and escorted her back through to the "safe" zone. Now tell me, how many other airports do you know of who would even let her think about giving the drink to a waiting family member, let alone leave the front of the line, carry her luggage, and ... let her right through after that? Not many I can think of!
Man, I miss the good ol days where you could escort family & friends to their departure gates or meet them right as their plane arrived at the terminal! Darn terrorists!
