rrohio
Apr 20, 05, 1:34 pm
Tomorrow I have a DCA-LGA shuttle flight 10am arrive lga 11:05 my connection is to an Express flight leaving at 11:35 Can I make it?
jimcfsus
Apr 20, 05, 1:44 pm
No problems... LGA isn't that big.
shell nyc
Apr 20, 05, 1:45 pm
Tomorrow I have a DCA-LGA shuttle flight 10am arrive lga 11:05 my connection is to an Express flight leaving at 11:35 Can I make it?
That shouldn't be a problem. The weather for tomorrow morning looks great, so the shuttle flight will probably arrive a little early. The express flight probably won't even start boarding until 11:15am. Even though the shuttle gates are on the opposite end of the terminal from the express gates, you should have time enough to stop in and say 'Hi' to the wonderful club ladies!
channa
Apr 20, 05, 1:54 pm
Sounds good. I have a bunch of these 30-minute LGA connections as well.
What do you think US would do if I did misconnect to the only flight to LEB on a weekend? Do you think they'd be willing to send me to BTV or MHT instead?
deelmakur
Apr 20, 05, 7:00 pm
Be careful. I got nailed in DCA the other night. Some of these morons in the terminals are pushing flights as much as 15 minutes early, in a misguided attempt to improve on time stats in the system. The Shuttle often doesn't get to the gate at LGA before :20 past the hour, even on good weather days.
ClueByFour
Apr 20, 05, 10:22 pm
Well, if you were coming from express to mainline (or shuttle), I'd say forget it. I've spent a sum total of 2.45 in taxi (in) and sitting on the ramp in LGA over 3 inbound express flights since the beginning of March.
You may have some luck the other way, if the weather holds and/or the express GA does not close the door early.
exerda
Apr 21, 05, 1:26 pm
The shuttle flights I've had into LGA have generally been on-time, whereas the express flights have been often 5-15 minutes delayed (but don't count on it). ClueByFour is correct in portraying express arrivals into LGA as problematic; I've missed standing by for earlier flights and missed out on club time before due to US Express ops at LGA (and once barely had time to make my connection over to UA's terminal due to long taxi and gate times, despite having had over an hour for the connection originally)