Is having to arrive 3 hours before departure efficient?

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Just heard that to catch an international flight from Australia one must arrive at least 3 hours before flight departure.
Domestic flight? 2 hours before departure.
All one has to do is use the self serve electronic check in terminals to confirm plus check in baggage.
That should be a smooth process, yes?
Airlines are treating passengers as mugs

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Ha ha, you need to get out more, it has been like that for donkey’s years - decades at least. :icon_wink:

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It has been at least 2 and a half decades since I have flown

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That’s the problem Bret, folks who can’t tolerate Faffing, can’t tolerate flying :grin:

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I don’t mind faffing, as long as it is on my terms. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Good point Bret, there are times an “anti-faffer” has to capitulate, best if one can make ones terms fit the situation

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try a tinker for a change

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U eva “Tinkered” in a departure lounge?

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best place to do it

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You degenerate you

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In the UK you arrive early, get through all the luggage drop and security - then head to the 'Spoons. You need a couple of hours if you are going to get 5 or 6 pints in before the flight. At 7am.

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It can take half an hour to got to the departure gate if is the furthest aways from check-in

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Can’t be hanging about, that is for Faffers.

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A very surprising and disappointing comment coming from you Lincs…I thought you were better than this…
:disappointed:

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Whatever gets you through the night, yes?

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There’s a difference between having a Brandy for courage or just being an old soak… :009:

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Foxy, if you listen to the health professionals, a soak should not achieve “Old Age”.

That is an Oxymoron :grin:

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If you think that is bad, try walking the distance on a pier to get to a cruise ship. Look up on youtube “pier runners”.

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That’s an inefficient use of time and money. When I flew to and from the UK I would drink until Dubai then sleep it off for the second half of the journey.

Alas those days are over, a couple of drinks on a flight is about my limit these days.

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What? Are you dissing the UK sub-culture that is the glorious 'Spoons?
Actually, I was not describing my own approach to air travel. I always stop after 4 pints.

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