Originally Posted by
Imstevek
Hey folks, Happy New Year. Looking for some guidance as I am looking at doing a rare TPAC (for me) outbound BOS-LAX-PVG with a 40 minute connection. Questions: 1) does UA domestic always arrive/ international depart in T7 at LAX?
No.
Originally Posted by
Imstevek
2) does anyone have any data that UA will reasonably hold the LAX-PVG for inbound? I know they will do this ex-SFO on certain TPAC routes.
No. They might; they might not. It depends primarily upon two factors: how many passengers are on that particular connecting flight and whether or not they can delay departure without materially affecting arrival.
Originally Posted by
UACPAFlier
And for international flights they do hold for Domestic to International connections - which shouldn't be happening but the cost would be putting them in a hotel which is $$$
I’m not following what “shouldn’t be happening,” but I assure you that (a) they will not hold a flight indefinitely and (b) UA has no obligation to put a misconnecting passenger into a hotel unless the misconnect is their fault.
OP: I’m a risk-taker when it comes to connections, and even
I wouldn’t book a 40-minute D-I connection at LAX.