Originally Posted by
Punki
IMHO, asking for the gate pass is easier and less trouble, but it probably only works if you have status and are well known at the airport.
This is EWR, where nothing is easy.
Receiving a gate pass here is totally dependent on the mood and whim of the agent, and in the past, I have been refused when picking up my son as a UM. Terminal A is harder than Terminal C, IMO.