Originally Posted by
ohhleary
The only reason I like T4 is when arriving at T4 with a checked bag off a domestic flight, it's practically a guaranteed 2,500 Bags on Time bonus mile. A pat on the back to the genius who decided that domestic baggage claim should be at the furthest possible spot from the gates used for domestic flights. Arrived at B48 last night, got to baggage claim about 16 minutes after arrival, and still waited another 10 minutes for my bag.
There were plans to place domestic baggage claim on the near side (near B20), but those plans have now been shelved twice -- once when they expanded the B Concourse, and again with the slimmed-down A Concourse expansion. On the bright side, the latest A Concourse expansion will put a lot of regional jet arrivals much closer to domestic baggage claim.
This actually became an issue for us so often at JFK that we haven't checked a bag in years.