Airbnb will build a new tech hub in Atlanta

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jerzyt ◴[18 Feb 21 22:02 UTC] No.26186296[source]▶

I did a project in Atlanta which required my presence on-site, so every week a flight to and back. I've spent enough time working there that I had to pay Georgia state tax. Anyway, I consider Atlanta to have one of the worst airports in US. Pathologically long lines through security, even with the rapid pass.

Maybe it won't be a problem in the Covid era, with zoom calls everywhere, but in the pre-Covid era Atlanta was a PITA for travel.

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prepend ◴[19 Feb 21 05:28 UTC] No.26190087[source]▶

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Hartsfield sucks but when compared to other busy airports it’s pretty good. And they have many chick-fil-as.

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1. filoleg ◴[19 Feb 21 19:48 UTC] No.26197230[source]▶

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I found the entire Hartsfield experience, ironically, to mirror that of Chick-fil-a. You see a very long line, get a sense of dread of having to wait in it, and in 5-10 mins that whole line disappears.

I remember one time arriving to Hartsfield just an hour before my flight was supposed to take off, saw that the TSA line spilled out into the entrance area of the airport (due to half the security checkpoints being closed for whatever reason), and, at this point, I've made my peace with missing the flight. Just 10 mins later, I got to the front of the TSA line.

The way they managed to unwrangle such a huge line was impressive, and it instantly reminded me of Chick-fil-a at the Georgia Tech student center building. Every time I got to it, I would see a line of 20-30 students, but it never took me more than 10 mins to get my food (from the moment I joined the line, to the moment I walked out).

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