Can I change terminals at ORD for Priority Pass Lounge?
May 1, 2019, 7:48 pm
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Can I change terminals at ORD for Priority Pass Lounge?
I am flying on AA BUF to ORD with 3 hour layover before boarding our flight to Vancouver. The flight from Buf arrives at Terminal 3 and our flight to Vancouver departs from the same terminal. The Priority Lounges are in Terminal 5. Can we go to Terminal 5 to use the Priority Lounge?
May 1, 2019, 8:10 pm
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May 1, 2019, 8:21 pm
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And even if they did let you take the bus to T5 without a T5 boarding pass, the PP lounges stink and are hardly worth the effort. Last time I used the AF/KLM lounge in the afternoon before the QR flight it was absolutely mobbed, I can't imagine them letting in PP customers.
May 1, 2019, 9:41 pm
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If you're flying out of T5 anyway, sure stop by and grab a drink if it suits you. Nice views of a limited area of the tarmac. You can watch the cargo get loaded on flights to asia and europe.
May 2, 2019, 1:35 am
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As this thread appears to be more about Priority Pass lounges and access at Chicago ORD than about flying a particular airline, we have moved this thread to a more appropriate forum.
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May 2, 2019, 7:14 am
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I would not do this if I were you. First, the lounges are extremely uninspiring. They are usually crowded and have limited options relative to other lounges that are used for int'l business class passengers. Second, the tram between T1,T2,T3 and T5 is not running due to construction. So you would basically have to leave T3, board a bus, go thru the TSA in T5 which usually takes me ~20 minutes. On the return you have to wait for the bus and then re-clear TSA in T3.
I know free is always a good thing. But I wouldn't attempt this for some picked over processed finger sandwiches and free drinks.
I'd either burn 300 Business Extraa points for a AC day pass or head to the Rick Bayless place. It's really good and worth the money.
I know free is always a good thing. But I wouldn't attempt this for some picked over processed finger sandwiches and free drinks.
I'd either burn 300 Business Extraa points for a AC day pass or head to the Rick Bayless place. It's really good and worth the money.
May 2, 2019, 8:48 am
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ORD PP lounges suck and are at T5, which you probably can't enter without a T5 boarding pass.
Logistics to get there and back stink as you can use the security side bus due to no T5 boarding pass so you have to use the busses outside the terminal (Train is down for maintenance)
There are several good areas to eat in T3 that I would go to instead of going to T5
Logistics to get there and back stink as you can use the security side bus due to no T5 boarding pass so you have to use the busses outside the terminal (Train is down for maintenance)
There are several good areas to eat in T3 that I would go to instead of going to T5
May 2, 2019, 4:40 pm
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Yes you can, at least I did it a few months ago. I arrived and departed ORD at Terminal 1, but I had a very long layover. I went to Terminal 5 to visit the Priority Pass lounges. At security, the agent pointed out that I was at the wrong terminal when I showed him the boarding pass for my departing flight. I mentioned that I was visiting the lounges, and he said "Oh OK" and let me proceed. I think he was just trying to be helpful. I have heard that TSA cannot restrict you from other terminals as long as you have a departing flight from the airport that day.
Now, the question is, was it worth it? I had lots of time to kill, so I think it was for me. But if I would have had less time, or would be someone impatient with long lines at shuttle buses and security, I would say no it wasn't worth it. The PP lounges in T5 at O'Hare are meh at best.
Now, the question is, was it worth it? I had lots of time to kill, so I think it was for me. But if I would have had less time, or would be someone impatient with long lines at shuttle buses and security, I would say no it wasn't worth it. The PP lounges in T5 at O'Hare are meh at best.