Flight passenger shares text sent by airline advising to arrive 3 hours before departure: ‘Is this real?’
The nice debate surrounding how early you may want to arrive on the airport is again.
In a trending Reddit thread, a consumer posted a photograph of a message allegedly sent by Delta Air Lines, alerting the passenger to arrive three hours early at Orlando International Airport.
The alert said, “Delta Air Lines: TSA baggage screening systems at the Orlando (MCO) airport are currently operating at a reduced capacity causing longer processing times. Please arrive 3 hours prior to your scheduled departure to drop off your checked luggage.”
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The consumer who posted the picture requested, “Is this real?” seemingly surprised by how early the airline was advising vacationers to arrive prior to departure.
A Reddit consumer (not pictured) appeared shocked after receiving a text alert telling them to arrive on the Orlando airport three hours before departure. (iStock)
“Got this text today for my upcoming flight on Friday night. Do I LITERALLY need to arrive 3 hours early?!?” the consumer wrote.
The consumer requested different customers on the platform to verify the message, given the inspired arrival time.
Many of the Reddit customers responded to the message, sharing necessary details about the airport and inspiring the unique consumer to concentrate to the alert.
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“MCO is a madhouse on a good day. If Delta is advising 3 hours and you need to check bags I would do it,” one consumer wrote.
Delta Air Lines apparently notified passengers in regards to the MCO processing instances in an effort to give them extra time to get by safety and make their scheduled flight. (Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket by way of Getty Images)
“I would. They’ve been having baggage issues for a bit as Terminals A & B have old systems,” one other Reddit consumer commented.
One Reddit consumer responded to the thread after saying they skilled main delays on Sunday.
He or she stated that half of the “self-tagging machines were down” and that the precedence baggage line was considerably longer than normal.
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“Staffing seemed to be very reduced. Took at least 40 min to get tags for checked luggage. Then had to stand in line to drop off bags,” the consumer commented.
Reddit customers commented on the difficulties they’ve confronted when touring by MCO. (iStock)
“As an Orlando area resident, unfortunately MCO has seen such rapid growth over the past few years that they’ve ran out of room for the inline baggage system screening capacity in the North Terminal (A & B) and backups like this aren’t uncommon in the North Terminal belt system,” one other stated.
Many feedback expressed their need to keep away from MCO due to the overwhelming wait traces.
One consumer who additionally claimed to obtain the alert didn’t have any issues getting by and had beforehand scheduled a transportation time that would not be modified after receiving Delta’s text.
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“We got the same message for my family’s flights yesterday. Already had transportation scheduled and couldn’t change the arrival timeframe. 6:30pm departure, we turned in three checked bags at 4pm exactly. 2 bags marked priority (if that makes any difference) & 1 not at the counter with 0 people in line,” the consumer commented.
Orlando International Airport encourages passengers to arrive three hours early, in accordance to MCO’s web site. (iStock)
“The tsa pre-check line was packed with 30-35 min wait. We used clear/w tsa pre-check and were through in under 10 minutes. Our bags arrived normally. Could certainly be different at other hours of the day.”
Delta is seemingly recognized for sending out text alerts as a means to contact passengers about necessary info, together with particulars within the airline app.
“Make sure to keep an eye out for any emails or text messages you receive from Delta with essential updates on your flight status, travel documents and what to know before you go to the airport,” the Delta Air Lines buyer information said.
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While three hours could appear to be an early arrival, this is the precise quantity MCO officers advocate when flying out of the airport in Orlando.
Delta Air Lines allegedly sent out an alert by way of SMS encouraging passengers to present up almost three hours before takeoff. (Getty Images | iStock)
In a press release emailed to Fox News Digital, an MCO spokesperson stated the airport will present steering to vacationers “during peak travel periods” and never as a result of the airport is “operating at reduced capacity.”
“Due to record numbers during some holidays, passengers are encouraged to arrive three hours before their flights to secure parking, check bags, move through security, etc., based on expected passenger volume,” the spokesperson wrote. “The last time we provided this advice was during Thanksgiving. The message does not reflect our daily operations.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to Delta Air Lines and the Reddit poster for remark.
