Oct 22, 2017, 8:04 pm
Last edit by: controller1
Move to LGA Terminal B Confirmed for December 9, 2017
Press release: http://news.aa.com/press-releases/pr....z6jYg7OL.mjjo
Press release: http://news.aa.com/press-releases/pr....z6jYg7OL.mjjo
LGA: All AA Flight Consolidation to Terminal B 9 Dec 2017
Oct 20, 2017, 12:45 pm
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And for those curious about he full dance card of moves, here's PANYNJ on the six airlines moving:
http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/pre...adLine_id=2809
http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/pre...adLine_id=2809
Oct 20, 2017, 12:54 pm
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However, your general premise is also wrong: construction has already begun on the new Delta terminal and given that Delta is paying for almost all of it, I imagine they'll have a lot more control on the outcome than AA will on the new B.
Oct 20, 2017, 1:00 pm
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Okay, why is new B better than current C? I think it's a real stretch to suggest that AA's going to be particularly better off than they would have been otherwise once the new terminals are constructed, and the next few years are going to be worse for AA at LGA than any other airline.
However, your general premise is also wrong: construction has already begun on the new Delta terminal and given that Delta is paying for almost all of it, I imagine they'll have a lot more control on the outcome than AA will on the new B.
However, your general premise is also wrong: construction has already begun on the new Delta terminal and given that Delta is paying for almost all of it, I imagine they'll have a lot more control on the outcome than AA will on the new B.
As to why new B would be better than current C, that's just a ludicrous question.
Oct 20, 2017, 1:42 pm
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Oct 20, 2017, 1:43 pm
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The cab line at Terminal B can be a half hour. Not sure whether that's any faster than the remote pickup; I've yet to do that.
Here's a whole thread on the ground situation in the NYC forum:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/new-...le-pickup.html
Here's a whole thread on the ground situation in the NYC forum:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/new-...le-pickup.html
Oct 20, 2017, 1:44 pm
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If by “new” B you mean AAs “new” gates they’re moving to in B......there’s a lot left to be desired. We’ll now have the “enhancement” of flying out of terminals that Spirit and Frontier used to use, plus a bus to get there if you want to use the Admirals Club.
Oct 20, 2017, 1:44 pm
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Scratching my head over the ONE gate AA has in concourse B though.
Oct 20, 2017, 1:45 pm
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No, we're talking about the new terminal B under construction right now.
Oct 20, 2017, 1:45 pm
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Oct 20, 2017, 2:33 pm
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My biggest issue is actually Uber related.
Because of the Uber set up (or correspondingly long taxi line), I tend to fly out of LGA but into EWR from domestic LAA destinations (mainly MIA and DFW), but fly the AA shuttle every couple weeks to BOS.
This may make me switch to DL for the shuttle and other flights that currently tend to go in and out of C (RDU, etc.)
Because of the Uber set up (or correspondingly long taxi line), I tend to fly out of LGA but into EWR from domestic LAA destinations (mainly MIA and DFW), but fly the AA shuttle every couple weeks to BOS.
This may make me switch to DL for the shuttle and other flights that currently tend to go in and out of C (RDU, etc.)
Oct 20, 2017, 2:44 pm
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Alaska operates out of A and C and jetBlue out of A and B --- does AA go in all four concourses? There's no club in A or B I believe.
edit - American Airlines press release today says all four concourses. Talk about a fire drill on check-in !!! Plus a waste of money for AA to create check-in space when it will all be torn down in a matter of a few years.
From AA press release - This consolidated operation means all customers will check in at Terminal B and American will operate flights from each of the terminal’s four concourses.
edit - American Airlines press release today says all four concourses. Talk about a fire drill on check-in !!! Plus a waste of money for AA to create check-in space when it will all be torn down in a matter of a few years.
From AA press release - This consolidated operation means all customers will check in at Terminal B and American will operate flights from each of the terminal’s four concourses.
Oct 20, 2017, 3:18 pm
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A brand new Terminal B would be awesome, but there is no assurance it will be completed on time, regardless of how construction is going right now. In the meantime, Terminal B from Terminal C is a significant downgrade
Oct 20, 2017, 4:30 pm
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Alaska operates out of A and C and jetBlue out of A and B --- does AA go in all four concourses? There's no club in A or B I believe.
edit - American Airlines press release today says all four concourses. Talk about a fire drill on check-in !!! Plus a waste of money for AA to create check-in space when it will all be torn down in a matter of a few years.
From AA press release - This consolidated operation means all customers will check in at Terminal B and American will operate flights from each of the terminal’s four concourses.
edit - American Airlines press release today says all four concourses. Talk about a fire drill on check-in !!! Plus a waste of money for AA to create check-in space when it will all be torn down in a matter of a few years.
From AA press release - This consolidated operation means all customers will check in at Terminal B and American will operate flights from each of the terminal’s four concourses.