Like many folks of a certain age, Daniel Roberts fondly remembers airport ... the arrival gate door, sometimes while dressed in goofy getups while toting balloons or homemade signs of welcome ...

you wait. With the recommendation that travelers get to the airport between two and three hours before departure, you could be sitting at your gate for an awfully long time, barring any TSA ...

After 13 minutes, the TikToker revealed a successful arrival at the gate in time to catch the flight. Another TikTok video shows a flyer testing out the trend at Los Angeles Airport, saying ...

It comes as upgrades are actively going on at the airport ahead of the hopeful arrival of a new international gate with direct ... travelers might still see the old signs around the lot.