Originally Posted by
USHPNWDLUA
I can't really follow the question with so many edits. But I've never known any airline to hold a plane so I'd not bank that DL would do that and UA would or would not. Call this a toss-up and consider the airports, the ease of connecting, and any data you have on misconnects, etc.
All that said,
ATL to SIN connecting in SFO: if all goes to plan, and is usually does (knocking on wood) you'll land at SFO Terminal 3, likely the F concourse, and you connect airside to Terminal G (International terminal) with a very short walk. Connections here are easy. No bag re-screening necessary.
Compare that to NRT, where for a connection of similar length, you have to take a walk of similar length and then get bags re-screened.
I'd take the SFO connection...
Originally Posted by
SFO777
Uh... yes.
I would never book that short a connection to a once a day international flight at SFO.
Asking for family members flying this next week. ATL-SFO-SIN, all on UA in Y. Mom, dad, and two kids (8 and 5 y.o.). They're all quite competent and able-bodied, but only travel a couple times a year and this will be the first flight for the 5 y.o. Big bags will be checked but they'll have some backpacks, etc. as carry-ons.
Apparently they had a 2 hr layover when booked but then received a schedule change recently dropping their connection time to 64 mins.
I told them to call UA to see about changing to an earlier ATL-SFO but none of the new available routings made things any better (either having to leave ATL 12 hrs earlier, or adding connections with even shorter layovers elsewhere). UA agent apparently told them that one hour for D-I in SFO was plenty of time.
It looks like they're going to roll the dice, but I've had my fair share of fog delays at SFO and from skimming this thread, 60 mins seems to be right on the border of what FTers would be comfortable with. Add into that the kids and it's got me worried.
Any advice I can pass along to them to help them navigate once they get there? I've already told them to ask a UA agent for help/directions the moment they doubt which way to turn, and plan to follow their flights while they're en route in case things start going sideways.
If they do end up missing SFO-SIN, will UA be able to put them on SQ1 routing through HKG (assuming space for 4 pax on SQ1 + whatever HKG-SIN flight)? It's not ideal, but it at least gets them back on their way within a few hours instead of a full overnight/day and waiting for the UA flight the following evening.
Thanks in advance. Most of my flying is on SkyTeam so I'm not as familiar with how things work in alliances with airlines that actually like each other. :P