What airport navigation tricks apply to Southwest?
a. (nsx) Check your bags inside, not at the curb. The inside lines are served by many employees, and they move much faster than the shorter outside lines. I don’t know why passengers haven’t figured this out. b. (nsx) At OAK, if you are running late, go to the security checkpoint in Terminal 1. They have a priority line on the right side that will accept you if your flight departs in less than 30 minutes. This will get you to your gate within 15 minutes. To get to Terminal 2 gates, turn left behind the frozen yogurt stand 60 feet beyond the checkpoint. Incidentally, the Terminal 2 security lines move quickly. In my experience the Terminal 2 lines are less than 30 minutes long even when they extend all the way across baggage claim. c. (nsx) At LAX, there is a no-baggage check-in line at the left if you can’t use Internet check-in or the kiosks. Also, if the security checkpoint line gets long (15 minutes = halfway to Terminal 2 on the sidewalk), an express lane is typically opened on the
