Originally Posted by
TWAB747nomore
I hope people like the old historic terminal at DCA, I heard that UA will be transitioning its operation over to the CO gate area at DCA in the border of A and B....
Naturally the UA RCC would close and the lounge would be what is currently the CO presidents club...... interesting anything have any thoughts or views on this or heard anything different?
I too would be interested in the source, but if this is true it's a major ^^
For those worried about the size of the Pclub, keep in mind that the room originally extended a good bit further and was divided to create the "exhibition gallery" above the historic terminal. No reason I can think of that they can't break down that wall and take over the entire original footprint.
If true, I'm excited for two reasons:
1) The Pclub is very cool while the RCC is just a space.
2) The MWAA is still prominently displaying their intention to restore the historic terminal gate area to working status. If you poke your face up to the door on the left hand side of the historic terminal, you'll notice that it's about five feet from there to the first CO gate. So if it happens, UACO would be the most likely occupant by just expanding outward a touch...which would be pretty cool if you ask me.
Originally Posted by
ChicagoUnited
Ditto. Distances are a problem there -- to the gates, and to baggage claim and ground transportation. For anyone in and out of this airport a lot, this would be a major downgrade for UA, in my mind.
I don't know that the gate-to-x differences are really that much longer in terms of time.
UA is all the way down at the end of that "pod" and there's no moving walkway. On the other hand the B "wing" has a moving walkway and isn't that much farther physically. Plus the lounge-to-gate distance is actually much shorter from the Pclub stairs to the CO gates than from the RCC to the UA gates.