Berlin Tegel Terminal E- United Airlines
Jun 25, 2015, 10:22 pm
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Berlin Tegel Terminal E- United Airlines
Saturday im taking a flight from EWR-TXL. I have been following it on flightaware and saw that the United Airlines flight arrives at gate E18 almost daily. As I am having people pick me up from the airport and having no experience with this specific airport, i cant seem to find anything about terminal E. When i look at the google street view it doesnt even list a terminal E on any of the visible road signs. SO my question is, where should I have my ride pick me up? what should I tell them? when i go through immigration will there be viable exit or will i have to walk to a near-by terminal? thanks for any advice!
Jun 25, 2015, 10:54 pm
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There is no Terminal E at TXL. Perhaps it is the coding used for using a remote stand. Is EWR-TXL now using the 763? If so, it helps explain using the remote stands. All of the AB TATL flights I've taken to TXL have used the remote stands. As TXL gate space is at capacity. Particularly for widebodies.
Jun 26, 2015, 2:18 am
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TXL is a very small (and 'thin') airport, with usually less than 100ft between gate and exit. The people picking you up can see what gate you will be landing at from a large outdoor screen showing arrival and departure gates, which is located just before you get to the airport proper. The best strategy for you would be to go to the closest exit from where you leave immigration, and your greeters should be there.
Jun 26, 2015, 3:35 am
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Maybe this terminal map helps: http://www.berlin-airport.de/de/_dok...inal-de-en.pdf
Terminal E indeed seems to be an exit for remote stand arrivals. IIRC there is no real parking/waiting space right in front of it. Guess it would make most sense for your greeters to use the short-term car park that is attached to Terminal A (P1) and then walk over.
Terminal E indeed seems to be an exit for remote stand arrivals. IIRC there is no real parking/waiting space right in front of it. Guess it would make most sense for your greeters to use the short-term car park that is attached to Terminal A (P1) and then walk over.
Jun 26, 2015, 5:01 am
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As a 757 the EWR-TXL has always been using A14 ( I espy it regularly from the BA lounge which is just above!)
But this gate is no longer an option for a widebody as rightly pointed out above, so off to an external position then a bus transfer on arrival.
I believe there is only one position in the main terminal (A) onto which widebodies can fit without blocking a further gate to each side and that is A0/A1. This is a combination of two gates. AB always seem to hog this for their AUH, JFK and ORD flights and usually they do not use it for disembarkation, but only for embarkation.
But this gate is no longer an option for a widebody as rightly pointed out above, so off to an external position then a bus transfer on arrival.
I believe there is only one position in the main terminal (A) onto which widebodies can fit without blocking a further gate to each side and that is A0/A1. This is a combination of two gates. AB always seem to hog this for their AUH, JFK and ORD flights and usually they do not use it for disembarkation, but only for embarkation.
Jun 26, 2015, 9:53 am
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Thanks for the responses, but I have one more question, is it possible to walk from E arrival to Terminal A concourse while being inside? on google maps street view i dont see any external walkway but only an exit road from terminal A
Jun 26, 2015, 10:30 am
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Well E is not really a terminal!! It's an apron position near the hangars where aircraft maintenance is done. There are no airbridges and you will come down stairs to be bussed to a real terminal, either D or A, which are joined to each other (won't be B or C since these are airberlin terminals).
There you will clear border police, collect luggage and exit landside, either in A or D. As stated up-thread, your collecting party should be able to decipher from the arrivals board at the entry to the airport which gate this will be.
There you will clear border police, collect luggage and exit landside, either in A or D. As stated up-thread, your collecting party should be able to decipher from the arrivals board at the entry to the airport which gate this will be.
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Jun 26, 2015, 12:28 pm
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ok thank you for the information.
Jun 26, 2015, 2:02 pm
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Terminal E is an arrival-only terminal. It has a baggage claim area and immigration. You'll have to leave the sterile area to get to the A gates. You don't have to leave the terminal buildings and could use the staircase in between A and E that also leads up to the BA and AF lounge. This will be right next to the A14 gate from where the UA EWR flight will leave.
Afaik TXL-EWR now uses a 764 and not 763 but that's based on Expertflyer and might be wrong.
Afaik TXL-EWR now uses a 764 and not 763 but that's based on Expertflyer and might be wrong.
Jun 26, 2015, 5:52 pm
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for summer United ewr-txl is operating with a 767-400 due to peak season i guess
Jun 26, 2015, 9:49 pm
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Jun 27, 2015, 4:10 am
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I assumed that E-positions on the apron are equivalent to V-positions at FRA, where you disembark at V but then get bussed to a proper terminal A-E or Z. There is no such thing as a Terminal V in FRA!
In truly quirky TXL tradition we then appear to have an arrivals only terminal (E) and a corresponding departures only terminal (B) as well as a double-gated departure only position A0/A1.
Jun 27, 2015, 7:38 am
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TXL is so small you can go for a long time without really paying too much attention to terminals. It's changed a bit since they added on stuff (which is ironic in itself given the place should have been shut down 3 years ago) but in terms of navigation it's the sort of place where a mistake costs you at worst 10 minutes.
Jun 28, 2015, 12:54 pm
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Slightly off topic question. I'll be flying TXL-EWR on the UA 764 next week, is the gate near the LH Lounge? If not, what about the Priority Pass Lounge (the Berlin Airportclub Lounge)?
Jun 28, 2015, 2:31 pm
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It looks as if the flight is still using Gate A14 for boarding (but probably bussing out to the external position, since the widebody won't fit on the stand).
If that continues to be the case on the day you fly, then the LH lounge is really pretty near max 100m away. Just follw the yellow signs to the lounge which is upstairs on the mezannine level of the front of Terminal A.
If that continues to be the case on the day you fly, then the LH lounge is really pretty near max 100m away. Just follw the yellow signs to the lounge which is upstairs on the mezannine level of the front of Terminal A.