spastical-mackerel

spastical-mackerel t1_iy1fhr2 wrote

You head down to EnzymeVille, the squalid yet vibrant neighborhood in your dystopian mega-city where criminals, fugitives, and other desperados eat noodles in the rain and furtively sell body parts and secretions and buy bespoke DNA for purposes as varied as the human condition but which are never spoken aloud.

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spastical-mackerel t1_iugmgq1 wrote

Those folks that get to pre board early? You want to be in those. Automatic upgrades to first class are not uncommon at the 1k level on United. You get a separate phone number to call and almost never have to wait on hold. Free food in economy. Dedicated, much shorter lines at the ticket counter. Staff really do go out of their way to treat you better

The other thing you absolutely must do is get TSA Pre, or Global Entry if you fly internationally.

The above make flying tolerable and mitigate some of the worst frustrations and anxiety.

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