But the foibles of flying are far and away the frustration leaders. Take the case of a Justice Department supervisor who recently tried to fly in and out of San Diego for a trip to San Francisco. They insisted that government travel regs required me to fly in and out of the city I was doing business in. David Downey, who is an assistant manager at the engine and propeller directorate of the Federal Aviation Administration in Boston, also bemoans inflexible travel rules. Now we must travel earlier in the day and make a connection.
Connections cost in lost time and missed flights.
Try to go through Detroit or Minneapolis in November through March without a delay. Being locked into the contract city-pair carriers causes much strife. The flight from National stops at Chicago O'Hare, where I must change planes. The flight from Dulles is nonstop. He cites a trip from Indianapolis to Pittsburgh to get to Los Angeles.