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Mar 6, 2015 | 5:00 am

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Originally Posted by PowerFlyer

WN is moving to A satellite but I'm not sure if they are getting all six gates on far end (18 to 22) as I thought it was only going to be four. In any event, here are some of the changes being made:

1. Gates 9-12; the former RJ ground floor operation is currently walled off and new 2nd floor (i.e. "normal/ordinary") gates with jetways are begin built. Not sure the finish date but should be soon.
2. DL is going to have access to all or nearly all of the main building gates (1-12) and the east end (or end closer to the runways) on the satellite (13-17). 14 and 16 can handle widebodies (as can 19). Gate 8 in the main building can also handle a 767.
3. The old main building Crown Room (last used as a CO President's Club) will reopen as a SkyClub. The satellite SkyClub will remain open. Unsure if the hours will remain the same or if they will be staggered. I could easily see the main building one begin open early AM with an evening close (e.g. 5am to 6pm) with the satellite not opening until later in the day and staying open through last AMS/CDG/LHR flight.
4. RUMOR (from DL employees): VS is coming over to A. For those with long memories will remember that VS originally used the end of B (current home of VX, previously HP, AA overflow for a while and for the really old timers: NA) for departures after being towed over after clearing customs.

I'm not sure how that would even be possible. We're about 2.5 months away from the summer schedules kicking in when DL alone has 3 Europe widebody departures around the same time (AMS - 7:10pm, LHR-7:10pm, and CDG-7:25pm which is up-gauging to a mix of 76W /764). With WN taking A18-22 this is going to push all other DL domestic flights to the main terminal for late afternoon/early evening departures as the widebodies are towed over from terminal E mid-afternoon. Even with the VS flight not being until 9:50pm, DL has it's second widebody AMS flight at 9:08pm (76W), so where would the VS flight have room to depart from as it's up-gauged to a 744 this summer. Can 744's use the A terminals?

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