Getting through security at the Atlanta airport is fast. They keep people moving by using a clever implementation of the 80/20 rule. In the case of airport security the rule says 80% of the people will do things correctly and 20% will be stupid. They identify those 20 percenters and send them to the dedicated stupid people line.
Security Guard: Identification and boarding pass, please.80 percenter: Here you are.
Security Guard: Thank you. Please proceed to that line over there that is moving incredibly quickly.
[Next traveler approaches]
Security Guard: Identification and boarding pass, please.
20 percenter: Oh, right. I've got those somewhere. Just hold on a sec... Wait... Ah, here it is!
Security Guard: That's your boarding pass, ma'am. I'll also need to see photo identification.
20 percenter: Oh! You already said that, didn't you? I'm so sorry. I've got that in my wallet... In my purse... In my carry-on bag... Here it is! Aren't you proud of me?
Security Guard: Please proceed to the stupid people line. Enjoy your flight. If you manage to find the gate.
20 percenter: Thank you!
The system works very well.
Incidentally, Hartsfield-Jackson (Atlanta) kicks O'Hare (Chicago) ass all up and down the runway. In Atlanta I had wireless available and a power plug to use. In Chicago - nada.
I've changed at both before and agree with you--O'Hare is terrible. Ugly, crowded, did I already say ugly?
Atlanta I could forgive even though I got completely lost in it . . . I think they were the first airport in which I saw trams. What's not to love about trams?
If you remember my story from when I was stranded at O'Hare.....I HATE THAT AIRPORT!
O'Hare has trams,too.Fast ones.....better then the MARTA crap we have here in ATL.
But thats the ONLY good thing about O'Hare.....and Chicago in general.LOL
Hong Kong airport kicks Atlanta's butt. It kicks all airport's butts. It is the king of airports.
You need to see it to believe it.