Experts warn of Viral Tikok 'Airport Theory' on Last-Minute-Reisen

Flight delays, mechanical failures and accidents have dominated the recent headlines, but a new viral trend shakes the flight for another reason – passegers deliberately come off the start of a viral TIKTOK trend called “Airport Theory”.

Air Travel Experts and Airlines have discouraged and told the trend with Clint Henderson, the leading editor of The Points Guy Newsweek It is a “recipe for stress and disasters”.

Newsweek on Wednesday at airlines and several experts from airlines reported to a comment by e -mail.

Why is it important

The trend that shows that passengers who film themselves only a few minutes before their flight arrive at the airport, then reach the safety and reach their goal.

What to know?

The trend has gained popularity in the past few weeks, and many users suggest that the time of passengers restricts the time by rationalizing the airport experience. However, some have documented due to the trend that they were missing their flights.

Most airlines recommend enabling enough time to survive security and come before getting on the gate, which suggests about 90 minutes or more.

United Airlines writes on his website that passengers have to check in without checked luggage “at least 30 minutes before departure” and that the airline has the “right to refuse the service” that do not meet the check-in requirements. It also means: “You have to be on board 15 minutes before departure.”

American airlines like many other 15 minutes before departure after getting in. “If you are not on board, we can assign your seat to another passenger. You must not go on board if the doors close,” the airline writes on its website.

Henderson said he was “horrified” of the trend and told and told Newsweek These “15 minutes are never enough time to get safely through security and get to your goal.” He added that “even if you have TSA -forecast or clear that there is not enough time” and relate to security programs that enable travelers to move faster through control points.

“It is also disrespectful for other travelers who have to deal with their stress in the lines, and may ask them to cut them. It adds unnecessary stress to the entire process,” added Henderson.

Seth Miller, editor of Paxex.aero, repeated similar feelings and told Newsweek That the trend is “terrible advice for travelers”.

“While the generally recommended two or three hours before departure time are likely to be more time than most travelers, it means not being there just 15 minutes earlier, not almost being able to get on the booked flight.” He noticed that many airlines are closing their goals at that time.

Several people missed their flight due to the trend. On February 5, the user Jenny Kurtz released a video on the Social Media platform, in which she documents her flopped airport trip.

In a video she wrote about a video in which she goes through the airport: “For those among them who think about testing airport theory … do not do it,” she then gave it to her closed American Airlines gate.

She closed: “I missed my flight … Rip.”

The trend seems to be dependent on certified luggage, queues, airports and airlines.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a federal authority at the Ministry of Homeland Security, “has no information about the number of missed flights because the passengers followed the TikTok trend,” a TSA spokesman told Newsweek.

As of tomorrow, the agency “expects high passenger amounts during the peak time round, which will take place from March 6th to 24th when the number of air travel increases by more than 5%,” said a press release on Wednesday.

What people say

Adam Stahl, senior official from TSA, who fulfills the duties of the administrator, said in a press release on Wednesday: “Spring Break is one of the most busy travel times of the year. While we focus on the spring holidays, which quickly approaches, follows and also prepares TSA the summer travel season.”