>I remember that flying in the 90s was a hell of a lot smoother than after 911.
When living in Redwood City, from 2000 to 2001 I could leave my apartment, park my car at SFO, get through security, and get to the plane's gate within 50 minutes.
I did 15 minutes from front door to gate once when I lived 7 minutes from the airport.
Even Heathrow T5 it’s only 10 minutes from entering he building to getting to the gate, 15 it you’re in B or C gates. I’ve done 33 minutes from Paddington to a gate for a flight leaving T2 in the past.
The entire process when I flew from Spain on Sunday took 6 minutes from signing the rental car form to sitting next to the gate.
When living in Redwood City, from 2000 to 2001 I could leave my apartment, park my car at SFO, get through security, and get to the plane's gate within 50 minutes.