A man has shocked even the most organized of travelers by revealing he arrives at the airport a whopping 6.5 hours before his flight is due to take off.
Self-described anxious traveler Tim Murray slammed those with a laissez faire approach to an airport arrival time, boldly stating it’s their own fault if they miss their flight.
‘It’s not my fault you’re late to your flight, so if you’re behind me in the security line being like: “I gotta get past you I’m late” you need to manage your time better,’ he declared in a short clip posted to TikTok.
‘I get to the airport six-and-a-half hours before my flight,’ he stated, admitting his ‘extreme anxiety’ does play a role in getting there early.
‘And I wanna sit here and vibe at the airport Chili’s with a waitress named Debra who has the most amazing smoker’s voice you’ve ever heard and stories that will last six-and-a-half hours,’ he joked.
Self-described anxious traveler Tim Murray slammed those with a laissez faire approach to an airport arrival time, boldly stating it’s their own fault if they miss their flight
‘You think I’m, joking? That’s the Chili’s right behind me there baby,’ he continued, pointing the camera over his shoulder.
‘I had lunch there, I’m about to have dinner,’ he bragged.
In a comment, Tim admitted it isn’t actually six-and-a-half hours, but more like three hours.
While Tim is smug in his early arrival, many users pointed out that there are external factors that play in to people’s travel plans.
‘People need to remember it’s not always the person’s fault. If my plane is late that could cause me to miss my connection, no matter how early I was. This has happened to me a few times,’ one user pointed out.
‘Have mercy on us international flyers who need to do immigration baggage claim and run to connecting flight after our first flight was delayed,’ another complained.
‘Dude some people are connections because their flight was late, or stuck in a long customs lines… so many other reasons then being just late,’ they pointed out.
‘I’ve had lots of international flights where I was running “late” to security because my previous flight was delayed. Nothing you can do sometimes,’ another said.
‘It’s not my fault you’re late to your flight, so if you’re behind me in the security line being like: “I gotta get past you I’m late” you need to manage your time better,’ he declared (stock image)
While Tim is smug in his early arrival, many users pointed out that there are many external factors that play in to people’s travel plans
However, others agreed with his staunch approach to traveling.
‘I had a man cut me in line in security a month ago and I’m still upset at him for his lack of planning,’ a user commented.
While arriving late may be a faux par for some, an etiquette expert doesn’t deem it the most offensive thing one can do while traveling, recently slamming plane passengers for blasting music or watching TV without headphones.
The California-based pro – who teaches people how to glide through any situation smoothly – detailed what you should do if a fellow traveler begins disrupting your peaceful flight with their movie or music.
Nick Leighton told USA Today: ‘We are living our lives through screens and when we do that, we become less aware of the real world around us.
‘Our feeds are about us and what we’re doing. Because of that we do forget that we’re not always the main character in every situation.’
Nick explained that although humans being ‘inconsiderate’ isn’t ‘new behavior,’ it’s still something you get to be upset about.
He noted that people often forget that taking up someone’s auditory space is still considered rude manners.
Not only is the practice frustrating to others, but it also rips apart society, according to Nick.
He told the outlet: ‘They should know that they are ripping the fabric of society apart, and they should stop.
‘Nobody’s going to die, this is not catastrophic, but it’s corrosive. It’s the rust on the machinery that makes society work, and at some point, the machinery will break down.
‘We don’t want to live in a lawless, etiquette-free society, that’s not a world we want to live in, and so it is important for everybody to do their part.’
