Originally Posted by
ben237829624
that is so wrong.
IAD is a great airport for connection. UA operates all its mainline flights from C&D. If you arrive in a domestic and connect to an international, you simply walk over to the C9-C1 area, which also servers domestic flights. And if you arrive in a UA international and connect to a UA domestic, you can use the transfer CPB, which is generally faster, and when you walk up to the concourse, you are at C7. even though C&D interior is a failure, the passenger movement design is definitely a good one.
but connecting to *A partner like NH and LH is a different story.
Too bad the C/D concourse is an unsightly dump that should have been torn down 20 years ago. I've never seen an international hub that looks so ghetto with the possible exception of the unlamented pre-rebuild DTW. I always try to maximize my time in the LH lounge so I am in that place for the minimum amount possible.