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[quote=Anonymous]I fly out of Dulles a few times a year, and it always takes longer than it should. The screening is bad, but so it the layout, the use of trams, etc. once you get though screening, it can take forever to get to a gate. Mit's not like you get though screening and you can dash to your gate 50 feet away.

OP-- I usually look at the recommended amount of time and multiply it by 1.5 when I fly out of Dulles (i.e., get there 3 hours early, rather than two). But in light of the current screening mess, I'd probably double it.

And while we're on the subject, pay attention to the fact that you pay extra $$ as a fee on each ticket to fund TSA. And Congress in it's infinite wisdom decided to divert the ticket fees to pay down the budget deficit, so TSA has been unable to replace the 5000 screeners it has lost over the last 2 years.  And since federal hiring, plus background checks, plus training take time, this is going to be a problem for months or years, even if they came up with the funds today. If you fly and you pay a TSA a fee, you should be pissed that it isn't being used for TSA. [/quote]

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