Sometimes it’s easy to tell when your trip to the airport isn’t going to be so “speedy”. Last night, I flew from Houston to Dallas on Continental and there were a number of warning signs that the trip would have been faster driving.

Here were those indicators:

• While driving to the airport you run into torrential rain so bad that you loose visibility while driving.
• When arriving at the airport, you can see at least ten planes waiting on the tarmac to take off.
• Security is a beast to get through; even for elite passengers.
• People are running around the airport like they just lost their head.
• While walking by other gates 80 percent of the flights are delayed by an hour.
• White lights are flashing in the terminal because the fire alarm has been pulled.
• The gate for your flight keeps changing.

Anna and I left home at 7:50 p.m. to get to the airport for my 9:10 flight to Dallas. The flight didn’t end up leaving Houston till 11:40 and we touched down in Dallas around 12:35. Final arrival at the hotel was at 1:15 a.m.

Usual driving time between Houston and Dallas is about four hours. So the indicators above might mean you would’ve been faster for you to drive….. well depending on where you going.

Happy Travels.

- Bob