How much time to check in @ JFK
Mar 12, 2007, 9:10 am
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How much time to check in @ JFK
I have not flown AA in some time, so I can use some insight. How much time should I allow for checkin and security for a mid week, mid morning flight. I don't have elite status, but will have Mrs Laguardia and the Laguardiettes with me & luggage to check
Thanks
Laguardia Guy
Thanks
Laguardia Guy
Mar 12, 2007, 9:45 am
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JFK is not too bad in the morning. A 10-minute line would be long, IMHO. Security (especially at T-8), will also be relatively quick
Mar 12, 2007, 10:21 am
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Make sure you check the terminal for departure. T-8 or T-9. T-9 has more security stations and is laid out better. But I agree midmorning should be no problem.
Mar 12, 2007, 10:25 am
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Agreed, Terminal 9 is a godsend comparatively. Even when Terminal 9 is busy it is far better than an even moderately-busy Terminal 8 - with the snaking lines and crowded lobby.
Mar 12, 2007, 4:18 pm
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I'm always floored at how the Security gates at 9 always flows by so fast. Hardly anyone on it. Check In though...that's a different story. Some of those economy lines can be gruesome. Leave plenty of time if you are checking in for luggage. Or use curb side.
Mar 12, 2007, 6:43 pm
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use on line check in -
print boarding passes at home,
curb check bags (pay the fee)
proceed with the mrs and the ettes directly to security -
everyone will thank you for it regardless of what terminal you are using. you will be through in no time with no time for meltdowns (of the ettes, the TSA or your fellow travellers)
Have a great trip!
print boarding passes at home,
curb check bags (pay the fee)
proceed with the mrs and the ettes directly to security -
everyone will thank you for it regardless of what terminal you are using. you will be through in no time with no time for meltdowns (of the ettes, the TSA or your fellow travellers)
Have a great trip!
Mar 13, 2007, 8:14 pm
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use on line check in -
print boarding passes at home,
curb check bags (pay the fee)
proceed with the mrs and the ettes directly to security -
everyone will thank you for it regardless of what terminal you are using. you will be through in no time with no time for meltdowns (of the ettes, the TSA or your fellow travellers)
Have a great trip!
print boarding passes at home,
curb check bags (pay the fee)
proceed with the mrs and the ettes directly to security -
everyone will thank you for it regardless of what terminal you are using. you will be through in no time with no time for meltdowns (of the ettes, the TSA or your fellow travellers)
Have a great trip!
That means if you want to cut it very close, I suspect that most of the time that you arrive at the airport with your boarding passes 30 minutes ahead of the departure time, you will make the flight.
Mar 13, 2007, 8:17 pm
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That see,s really dangerus. I think if you come to the airport that close tothe time of the flight, theirs a good chance of missing the flight. Do you think thats a good idea?
Mar 14, 2007, 7:36 am
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Checking Baggage
Also, you need to keep in mind that JFK has an earlier cut-off time for checked baggage than many other airports....and it is determined by when you check-in, not when you get on line to check-in
Mar 21, 2007, 9:51 am
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Thanks for the good advice all.
T-9 is absolutely terriffic. It took no more than 20 minutes to check bags and go through security. T-4 at LAX was the same story.
T-9 is absolutely terriffic. It took no more than 20 minutes to check bags and go through security. T-4 at LAX was the same story.
Mar 21, 2007, 6:14 pm
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You got lucky. On Monday, I was at JFK at mid-morning checking in, and TSA Security was a disaster! Only TWO lanes open (out of about 6) for hundreds of pax! Y line was over 100 pax deep, while the F line was about a dozen. Still took only 15 minutes or so, but I'm used to zipping right through with no wait (except at MIA, but that's another story). AA supervisors were going ape, and the TSA guys couldn't care less--it was as though they were being intentionally lazy! Lots of TSA guys standing around, with only a few actually doing screening... 
However--dare I say it--baggage delivery time seems to be getting a little better. ^
However--dare I say it--baggage delivery time seems to be getting a little better. ^
Mar 22, 2007, 7:11 am
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Mar 22, 2007, 9:13 pm
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I know you can do this in less than thirty minutes from the time you hit the curb at the terminal to when you are checked in at the gate to board. JFK is very efficient and I give AA and the TSA high marks on passenger service at this airport. ^