gbs1112

Yes we were were admitted to the Flagship Lounge and escorted from the lounge check-in desk personally to the lift and through the lounge to the Private Dining area to be handed over to the host there. It was about 2pm and there were only a couple of others dining. There was a full menu and lavish wine list and we ate well.

gbs1112

Entrance to Flagship Dining within the main Flagship lounge


The bar inside the dining area

asar

Hey all!

I want to do an Intl AA to Domestic AA connection with a 1 hour 19 minute layover. (Flight isn't sold on AA website or ITA Matrix presumably because it fails MCT). I'm coming in from MEX, in First, have hand luggage only and global entry, and would be connecting around 9pm on Sunday night so I guess 1h19 should work.

Is there a way to force the ticket sale? If I miss the connection due to a delay in the first flight, would I simply be put on the flight the next morning?

Thanks!

Pletzingvet

Hi, we plan to Travel from Belize City with American Airlines and then connect onward to Germany with Eurowings. We would have three hours between the two flights ( booked separately ). Do You think that will be enough time? Thank you

JJeffrey

Welcome to FT. Three hours should be fine assuming your BZE-MIA flight is on time. Just keep in mind you will have to claim your luggage at MIA, clear customs, then make your way (with your luggage) to Terminal C (?) to check-in for your Eurowings flight.

AA Guide: MIA / Miami International Airport, MCT / Connection, etc.

doctor3

I think your potential issue is that you booked them separately. Under ideal situation where schedule is not impacted, you should have time to claim, clear, and to the connection. However, just be prepared if there are interruptions. If you itinerary is booked on the same airline or on the same itinerary with different carrier (ie partner), you may have a little bit more recourse when you miss your connection flight due to delay.

l8r

-doc

Global321

I do not believe it is possible. I believe INT-DOM MCT 90 minutes, so they will not sell you a 1:19 connection. If you were to book two separate tickets and misconnect, you are on your own.

Is it doable without any delays and GE and hand luggage and everything lining up? Yes.
Would I do it on two separate tickets? No way.

Leave just a little late, hit a headwind, no gate to park in, a snag at GE, a delay at security or any of 100 other things and you will not make it.

For me, I would not take the risk.

taxatty56

+1. It can be a long trek to go from your arrival gate through immigration and customs and get to your connecting gate at MIA even with no delays.

NW.BTR.Than.The.Rest

Just a quick update. I guess I got lucky in that I was flying late yesterday evening, the MLK holiday undoubtedly lowered traffic in the airport. But here are some of my observations - preaching to the choir in most instances I presume. My itinerary was scheduled with a nearly 2 hour connect time. I landed in E satellite which looks so dated as many have noted. The building's solid doors that open/close to the train's doors make everything feel so claustrophobic. The train from E satellite to the final stop was clean and nice and ran back and forth rapidly. One train was not in use. Upon exiting the train, it was unbelievable that there was a SINGLE escalator and it was not wide enough to hold two people on the same step. There is a small elevator as well. A real bottleneck formed at the top of the escalator. At the base of the escalator is signage that points to PASSPORT CONTROL with one arrow pointing left - meaning to return to E - and another to D (E and D are indicated). Now, we as frequent travelers know to check these things out, but I feel really sorry for those who get to this decision point land for whom English might be a problem. This being my first time in MIA international arrivals, I even took a second look, but I knew my domestic flight would be from D. After the long trek to D passport control through a very unappealing asylum white painted corridor - also fitted with a SINGLE row moving sidewalk along the way - I was greeted by plenty of Global Entry kiosks. Exiting out I just handed the CBP agent my printed receipt from the kiosk. Some customs facilities ask me to at least flash the passport, but not here. I had no checked luggage so I can't comment, but nearly all posts in this Guide indicate a minimum 30 minute wait. Reading those, it was clear I needed to pack with carry-on only for the return and I did. Thus, I cannot personally comment on wait at baggage claim. I was able to walk straight through baggage claim to the exit (this one was pretty clearly marked) and past a group of CBP agents standing at the doorway. No need to flash pp or interact at all. NOW the trek to security required for entry in to the D gate area. Again, I was lucky in that this was a holiday, and lines were non-existent, so I went right through - btw TSA pre-check WAS open. Had I chosen to check luggage on this particular itinerary, the re-check would have been a breeze - again holiday! I exited out somewhere in the D-teen gates (correct me if I am wrong). It was not convenient for the Flagship lounge at D30 however, and I wasted time checking on locating that.

Now, general comments on D. My outbound, a few days earlier, was fine as I was AA metal all the way domestic to international in the D terminal. I had arrived in the D60s used by commuter jets and the train was convenient for moving to the D20s and to the Flagship lounge which is very nice. I had checked a bag on the outbound. I would say unless you are moving from one end of concourse D to the other, the location of the train stations coupled with the need to take a few escalators up to the train makes it a trade off as to whether to just walk. I know all of D was not originally built together with the train and location of things like the Admirals club and future traffic growth in mind, but the resulting retrofit is not very useful. D itself is not very wide and making one's way through it encounters spillover from those waiting at various gates. Most of my AA connections have been thru DFW which I now appreciate more than I could have ever imagined.

It is really too bad that clearly so much money has been spent on something with a poor outcome like D and D/E. I will try my best to avoid MIA in the future and now dub it "JFK-South Terminal."

So, given the low traffic and with no dawdling, I was on the flight at D60 15 mins before departure. I don't think this would have been the case on a "normal" day. I would say 3 hours between an international arrival and domestic departure would be more realistic especially in the case of an E arrival on the international segment.

swampwiz

I'll be taking these legs in a few weeks, and with the shutdown, I am concerned that I may have to go through security in MIA. It seems that for every flight I've taken that has a connection in the USA coming from a USA airport, I have not had to go through security. I had a connection nightmare in MIA a few years ago, but that was coming from Europe.

FlyerWx

You do not have to go through security on a domestic to international connection at MIA.

JY1024

Merged with our MIA connections thread. Thanks. /Moderator

coolcoil

ringingup

Apologies for asking on two different threads, but I think this may be more appropriate.

Do you have to have precheck to clear security via Flagship check-in?

SouthernCross