Originally Posted by sc flier
Most people can travel between any two gates in ATL within 20 minutes. I can hurry between any two gates in ATL within 10 minutes.
10 minutes?
When I last connected between E32 to A6, it took me over 22 minutes (and that's with fast walking combined with occasional sprints depending on how crowded the concourse corridor was....as well as taking the train).....and I luckily got to the gate 17 minutes prior to departure.
In a case when a delay reduced my connection time to 30 minutes, I also had to run from Exx to Axx and ended up missing my flight by 5 minutes (FYI, the flight was "closed", but had not yet pushed back).
The GA for that flight simply rebooked me onto the next flight.
FWIW, whenever I'm connecting in ATL, I always try to book a minimum connection time of at least 50 minutes..........and prefer a connection of 60-90 minutes (possibly even 120 if there are very few flights or its the last flight of the day to my destination).
A.J.