Some airports beg: Please don’t show up four hours early

Four-plus-hour security lines went viral, prompting some airports to publicly urge travelers not to arrive four hours early and instead arrive 'just early enough.' The guidance is an operational and communications effort to smooth passenger flows and avoid disproportionate crowding prompted by viral images; it carries negligible direct financial market impact.

Analysis

Four-plus-hour security lines went viral, prompting some airports to publicly urge travelers not to arrive four hours early and instead arrive 'just early enough.' The guidance is an operational and communications effort to smooth passenger flows and avoid disproportionate crowding prompted by viral images; it carries negligible direct financial market impact.