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Any tips on flying out of Charlotte?


methodtoll

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My wife and I are flying out of Charlotte for Las Vegas in a couple of weeks and I wanted to see if anybody can give us a few pointers when arriving at CDI. For example:

How busy is Charlotte Douglas on Saturdays?

Where is the best place to park?

Where is a good place to grab some lunch before we leave?

How fast is the security lines?

It has been a while since I have flown and the last time I flew was right before 9/11 so obviously I haven't been through the heighten security. My wife and I are planning to head out pretty early. Our flight leaves around 2:30 but we plan on leaving home around 10 since our drive is about 2 hours which puts us there around noon. I figured that would give us plenty of time to get checked in, get through screenings, and grab some lunch before we take off. Does that sound about reasonable?

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Look for two wings and at least one working engine. You're good past there.

Anything more than an hour and a half before hand is overkill. Personally I shoot for 45 minutes (make sure to print your boarding pass before you leave the house though).

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Tip-

Get on the airplane and you WILL fly out...

If not, well guess where you will be ;)

slip on/off shoes

no metal belt

no change in pockets

no guns ;)

no weed:)

check only 1 bag if you can

print your tickets online at home

carry as little as possible on the flight

dont get drunk and talk crap to the security folks

...best i can do :)

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Just don't be an idiot. Read the signs, and do what is asked of you. I flew out for the BCS National Championship in early 2009 on a freaking Wednesday, and it took me a little while to get through because they people in front of me couldn't understand that all metal needed to be removed from their pockets.

I repeat, read signs and don't be an idiot, and it should be fine.

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I think I heard on the news that one of the security check points was going to be closed for a bit while they are installing those new body scanners. It may already be done, but it was supposed to be happening in April (and I think another one in a couple of months)

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Relax and don't stress about it.

If I am flying out for a day or so I actually will pay the extra money and park in hourly. It's $12 a day max IIRC and you can basically park right up next to the terminal.

It's more than that now. I think the daily maximum is like $36 now or something crazy. I paid $12 for 4 hours a few weeks back when I picked up my mom's car at the hourly.

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It's more than that now. I think the daily maximum is like $36 now or something crazy. I paid $12 for 4 hours a few weeks back when I picked up my mom's car at the hourly.

It did? It must have been a pretty recent change. The website is showing $16 max at hourly. Valet is only $10?????

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