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Delays and cancellations aren't the norm everywhere.

What is the norm worldwide is long intervals between getting into the airport and the airplane departure and between airplane arrival and one getting out of the airport. As a norm passengers waste at a minimum 2 hours before departure and 30 minutes after arrival.

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You are right about the time waste. I don't know about aviation in US but my experience in Europe has been the worst.

It's pretty shitty in US depending on the airport. For example, I waste about an hour after arriving at O'Hare in Chicago. Since it's so big it takes a while to taxi to gate and get your bags. I haven't had that bad of an experience elsewhere in the US except maybe Dulles in Washington, DC suburbs.

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