Written Wednesday, April 15th at MKE
My flight to DC included a Milwaukee layover. Why can’t airports dim the lights a bit before 6:30 am; it seems crack of dawn travel could be better with friendlier lighting?
What you should know before booking a flight that could take you through MKE:
The terminals are not connected. Thus if you land in Terminal A and your next flight takes off from Terminal D, you get to go through security AGAIN. Bought a bottle or two of water at your point of origin? Security confiscates them.
Fortunately, at 5 am, I was the only person passing through security to this terminal. I learned the airport was built in the 1950s and didn’t really have security in mind – oh, middle America. After telling security agent WhiteBread that I’d be drinking my liter + of water and making pleading eyes at him, he said he’d test the unopened bottle for explosives, but the open bottle he’d have to take.
So I chugged the rest of the open bottle, unpacked everything for my 2nd trip through security, took off my sneakers – which seriously should be considered hazardous given their aroma – and passed on through to the other side of the x-ray gizmos, where I cracked open the 2nd bottle of water for WhiteBread to test for explosives.
My shoes and my water bottle passed, and now I feel a bit smug. After a dozen trips getting my water bottle confiscated coming and going, I finally convinced airport securities to bend a stupid rule.
Save yourself the hassle and avoid MKE on your route.
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