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IAH is an unmitigated effing disaster right now - it's Afghanistan level

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In reply to AJ02 • 8:11a, 11/4/25
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AJ02 said:
The IAH website is showing 10 minutes for regular security in Terminal A and 25 mins thru security for terminal E. Yesterday morning was showing 180 mins for both of them.

Is the website even remotely accurate? Trying to figure out what time to schedule Lyft for a pickup tomorrow for a flight that leaves at 9:30 am.

Monday AM is the busiest time of the week at IAH with business travel, Tuesday will naturally be lighter but surprised to see if drop that much
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8:23a, 11/4/25
Terminal A is a ghost town. Just made it through TSA pre in 3mins.
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In reply to BayAg_14 • 8:25a, 11/4/25
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Terminal A is a ghost town. Just made it through TSA pre in 3mins.

was told the same thing by someone yesterday.
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9:59a, 11/4/25
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For what this is worth:
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10:09a, 11/4/25
Just know everyone showed up 3 hours early and got thru security in two minutes so the Club is packed and ain't nobody leaving.
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10:45a, 11/4/25
We are in the club too! We got through security in 5 mins!!
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11:15a, 11/4/25
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Went thru A at 9am, no wait in any lanes.. poors, pre, clear+pre. Walked right on thru. Now I had 3 hours to kill and both C united clubs were a zoo…. Buddy went thru C and said it took 15 min all moving, the dogs and single line was weird but kept moving for him.
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11:15a, 11/4/25
Will probably turn out to be nothing, but UA512 out of Houston is having a security incident that has resulted in a ground stop at DCA.

ETA - ground stop extended for another hour. Reported bomb threat on the plane.



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11:19a, 11/4/25
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11:55a, 11/4/25
When would you guys plan on getting to airport this Friday for a 12:10PM domestic United flight? No clear or precheck for me.
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In reply to Jester55 • 12:11p, 11/4/25
9AM at the latest.
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12:16p, 11/4/25
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Biggest shock of my day is my OCD genZ engineer travelling with me wears a mask on the plane…. Haha
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12:21p, 11/4/25
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In reply to aggiedata • 12:27p, 11/4/25
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Same, Gwen, same
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12:47p, 11/4/25
good day to be an IAH bartender
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12:52p, 11/4/25
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As small as it is, I'd hate to see how crazy the centurion lounge is right now. I'd venture to guess that they're probably on a decent waitlist right now.
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12:59p, 11/4/25
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My parents made it through D and then E with ease. They are hanging at the Air France lounge.

Man, I love international travel in business class.
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In reply to scd88 • 1:01p, 11/4/25
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scd88 said:
My parents made it through D and then E with ease. They are hanging at the Air France lounge.

Man, I love international travel in business class.


Polaris lounges are top notch
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In reply to gougler08 • 1:10p, 11/4/25
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gougler08 said:
scd88 said:
My parents made it through D and then E with ease. They are hanging at the Air France lounge.

Man, I love international travel in business class.


Polaris lounges are top notch

I've only been to the SFO one but they really are, and quiet which is nice.
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In reply to Jock 07 • 1:22p, 11/4/25
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Air France is closed. At capacity. KLM is nicer

From the time I stepped out of my Uber to sitting down in the KLM lounge with a beer in my hand….. 50 minutes
The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But, it's still on the list.
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In reply to gougler08 • 1:23p, 11/4/25
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gougler08 said:
scd88 said:
My parents made it through D and then E with ease. They are hanging at the Air France lounge.

Man, I love international travel in business class.


Polaris lounges are top notch

And then you the United Club lounges which suck, especially at IAH. Bad food, crowded, noisy... The equivalent overseas lounges are leaps and bounds so much better is not even close...
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In reply to mnetop • 2:06p, 11/4/25
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Pump the brakes on Polaris. I've been in there before and not been able to find a seat there either. United clubs in the US suck overall.
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In reply to lunchbox • 2:09p, 11/4/25
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lunchbox said:
Will probably turn out to be nothing, but UA512 out of Houston is having a security incident that has resulted in a ground stop at DCA.

ETA - ground stop extended for another hour. Reported bomb threat on the plane.





This was my flight this morning. Quite the experience. It was a false bomb threat but they obviously took it seriously. We didn't know about the bomb threat until we got off the plane, which was for the best.

We all thought it was an illegal or someone on board about to get arrested. Then when the homeland security folks got onboard and started barking orders we perked up big time.
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In reply to Jester55 • 3:24p, 11/4/25
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Jester55 said:
When would you guys plan on getting to airport this Friday for a 12:10PM domestic United flight? No clear or precheck for me.

You should already be at the airport.
TandP for your missed flight.
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In reply to Jock 07 • 3:29p, 11/4/25
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Jock 07 said:
gougler08 said:
scd88 said:
My parents made it through D and then E with ease. They are hanging at the Air France lounge.

Man, I love international travel in business class.


Polaris lounges are top notch

I've only been to the SFO one but they really are, and quiet which is nice.


I don't travel a whole lot but on a flight that connected there to Thailand & back, that has been the best lounge that I've encountered here in the U.S. thus far.
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In reply to David_Puddy • 4:54p, 11/4/25
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IAH Polaris lounge can be crowded at certain times which is annoying. But when it isnt, it is a great experience.
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5:51a, 11/5/25
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Parked in C this morning at 5:15. Made it over to E via train. Through clear pre check by 5:50. C was a mess
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6:24a, 11/5/25
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Took me about 20 min to get through security in Terminal E thru precheck line at 5:50am.
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6:44a, 11/5/25
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Driving to E right now. We'll see.
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In reply to AJ02 • 7:03a, 11/5/25
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AJ02 said:
Driving to E right now. We'll see.


A showing a 10 min wait, 45 for E according to the website
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7:19a, 11/5/25
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This is one of my favorite threads on this website. Great information and hacks to get through IAH.
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In reply to TX04Aggie • 7:19a, 11/5/25
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IAH Polaris lounge can be crowded at certain times which is annoying. But when it isnt, it is a great experience.


Yep. Agree. I've been when it's quiet and it's glorious.
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In reply to mnetop • 7:27a, 11/5/25
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mnetop said:
gougler08 said:
scd88 said:
My parents made it through D and then E with ease. They are hanging at the Air France lounge.

Man, I love international travel in business class.


Polaris lounges are top notch

And then you the United Club lounges which suck, especially at IAH. Bad food, crowded, noisy... The equivalent overseas lounges are leaps and bounds so much better is not even close...

Yeah the United Club lounges generally aren't great, but are at least passable at ORD and EWR (I don't hit the west coast hubs ever). IAH ones just suck
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In reply to scd88 • 7:48a, 11/5/25
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scd88 said:
This is one of my favorite threads on this website. Great information and hacks to get through IAH.


Same. Imagine how bad the experience must be for your average ****** that barely travels and just shows up.
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8:15a, 11/5/25
I really enjoy the AMEX lounge, but they need to do away with any swinging dick with a 600+ credit score being able to get the damn card or double the size of the lounges. Also, love our military and I think it's awesome that AMEX gives them the cards w/o the fee, but with that, don't give them every freaking perk the card offers.

30mins wait to get into the lounge most days.
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