Originally Posted by
jjeremiah
Hi all, it was suggested I post this here to get more clarity.
So, I am looking at booking either a Tuesday AA flight from SMF to ORD that lands at 1:38 pm that involves a 1 hr 32 min connection. I assume this is in T3.
OR
United flight from SMF to ORD that lands at 1:00 pm that involves a 2 hr 10 min connection. I assume this is in T1.
I have a flight on Alitalia in T5 at 3:10 pm, and I prefer the AA flight, but I am a little concerned (with both flights actually) on making it on time. Are these both viable options? I am one adult, with
NO checked luggage (just a carry-on), and I can run fast.
Technically, you're a little bit safer with the UA flight simply because of the extra time. That said, it's easier to connect from the AA flight as the airside bus to T5 (all Alitalia flights are T5) leave from T3 where AA resides. With UA, you can either walk over to T3 (it's not long) to take the airside bus or take the landside bus straight from T1 and then reclear security at T5. If it was me, I'd take UA and walk over to T3 and catch the airside bus. All else equal, I think you end up at the Alitalia boarding gate sooner.
Is this on one ticket or two?