ORD T1 <> T5 transfer discussion [WAS are pre NZ27 ORD lounge options real bad?]
Feb 25, 2019, 10:59 pm
#47
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separate ticket to get to ORD, but will be on United so should be able to through check luggage
will I be able to access Polaris lounge with ANZ app boarding pass? assuming United agents won't print ANZ boarding passes at original airport which seems lofty
will be too much trouble to access lounge otherwise so wouldn't prioritize United to get to ORD if not possible
will I be able to access Polaris lounge with ANZ app boarding pass? assuming United agents won't print ANZ boarding passes at original airport which seems lofty
will be too much trouble to access lounge otherwise so wouldn't prioritize United to get to ORD if not possible
Feb 26, 2019, 6:50 pm
#48
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I find UA prints boarding pass through to NZ at the first airport. So you should have the AirNZ boarding pass when you arrive to ORD.
AirNZ will want to print you an AirNZ boarding pass before you get on the plane in ORD. I suggest being proactive on this when you arrive over to the gate.
AirNZ will want to print you an AirNZ boarding pass before you get on the plane in ORD. I suggest being proactive on this when you arrive over to the gate.
Mar 17, 2019, 7:02 pm
#50
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Polaris lounge ord
I arrived at terminal 5 3.5 hrs before departure the checkout person said they had been there for 20 minutes and we were not the first
It took 20 minutes to get from terminal 5 to get to terminal 1
taking the right lane (*g) in the premium area the immigration was very fast (only 2 in the queue )
the Polaris is pretty close
But it takes about 45 minutes to get from terminal 1 to terminal 3 to take the air side bus and reach terminal 5
the arrival at term 5 is very close to the airnz gate
it's really too hard/stressful trying get to the polaris lounge within a 3hrs framework
Menu from polaris lounge
Polaris menu
Last edited by Beano; Mar 18, 2019 at 12:40 pm
Mar 17, 2019, 7:23 pm
#51
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My last 3 trips to the US with UA connections - one out via LAX ex DFW, one via SFO ex SEA and one via IAH ex DFW - I haven't had my boarding pass re-printed on these three trips- on each occasion the check-in machine directed me to a UA agent who scanned my passport and tapped a few keys and printed out my internal US, NZ international and NZ domestic boarding passes and all three worked all the way through. I wasn't called up to the desk and they scanned fine. I definitely was last year - not 100% sure when it stopped.
Sorry off topic with the ORD thread - but relevant to comments above
Sorry off topic with the ORD thread - but relevant to comments above
Mar 24, 2019, 11:40 am
#52
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It's not you, ORD Terminal 5 contains some of the worst airline lounges in the United States and arguably the world. In 2016 I was unfortunate enough to have two international trips from there (one KE and one QR) and my experiences at the AF and BA Lounges were really subpar. I try to avoid ORD T5 because of the bad lounges in fact.
Mar 24, 2019, 6:19 pm
#53
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Ord Polaris lounge
It's not you, ORD Terminal 5 contains some of the worst airline lounges in the United States and arguably the world. In 2016 I was unfortunate enough to have two international trips from there (one KE and one QR) and my experiences at the AF and BA Lounges were really subpar. I try to avoid ORD T5 because of the bad lounges in fact.
Mar 24, 2019, 6:50 pm
#54
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It's not you, ORD Terminal 5 contains some of the worst airline lounges in the United States and arguably the world. In 2016 I was unfortunate enough to have two international trips from there (one KE and one QR) and my experiences at the AF and BA Lounges were really subpar. I try to avoid ORD T5 because of the bad lounges in fact.
I actually had zero issues with the SAS lounge as a place to sit for an hour or so before my flight. Food was better than most UA lounges, the beer was cold, the Wi-Fi was fine and it wasn't crowded.
Sure it's no Polaris but to say they're some of the worst in the world is really stretching it. It's a million times better than a typical ANA domestic lounge as a comparison.
Mar 25, 2019, 8:03 am
#55
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Mar 27, 2019, 2:23 pm
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Mar 28, 2019, 5:51 am
#57
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This probably comes back to aircraft doing a fairly tight turn at ORD, and what is likely the lack of gate availability in Terminal 1 for additional wide-body departures. ANA and LH depart from Terminal 1, but the ANA plane appears to be on the ground for much longer. However, the LH flight to FRA has about a 3 hour turn so clearly not impossible to arrive T5, tow over to T1 and depart from those gates.
LH departs out of the high B gates with a 748, so clearly they could fit a 789 there. The UA widebody gates in C would probably all be occupied for the NZ27 departure time as European flights go around that time.
LH departs out of the high B gates with a 748, so clearly they could fit a 789 there. The UA widebody gates in C would probably all be occupied for the NZ27 departure time as European flights go around that time.
Mar 28, 2019, 8:07 am
#58
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This probably comes back to aircraft doing a fairly tight turn at ORD, and what is likely the lack of gate availability in Terminal 1 for additional wide-body departures. ANA and LH depart from Terminal 1, but the ANA plane appears to be on the ground for much longer. However, the LH flight to FRA has about a 3 hour turn so clearly not impossible to arrive T5, tow over to T1 and depart from those gates.
LH departs out of the high B gates with a 748, so clearly they could fit a 789 there. The UA widebody gates in C would probably all be occupied for the NZ27 departure time as European flights go around that time.
LH departs out of the high B gates with a 748, so clearly they could fit a 789 there. The UA widebody gates in C would probably all be occupied for the NZ27 departure time as European flights go around that time.
Jul 17, 2023, 1:06 am
#59
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Has anyone had any recent experience with entering ORD at T1 to visit the Polaris lounge, and then using the transit bus to stay airside and head to T5 for NZ27? Presume this is all doable since the bus service started up again post-COVID?
Jul 17, 2023, 1:50 am
#60
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In my friends words "never again".
I'm flying BP back from ORD in Oct so was contemplating trying it, but will have checked bags so it really limits things.