BA to AA connection at BNA
May 13, 2019, 8:15 pm
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BA to AA connection at BNA
My mother is visiting me this week. She’s taking the BA flight in CW then connecting to AA in F with a two hour window. She’s 75 but fully abled and I have never connected there before. Is this enough time?
May 14, 2019, 7:59 am
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May 14, 2019, 8:08 am
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May 14, 2019, 8:09 am
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At a large hub with tons of int'l arrivals you can get lost in the mix. At a smaller airport with one int'l arrival the AA agents will be well aware of any connecting issues. BNA has a sizable AA operation, we're not talking about an Eagle outstation with 3 daily flights.
Over the years I've been on LHR-RDU countless times, the one or two times it was delayed there were several AA agents meeting the flight helping misconnect pax with new boarding passes, etc. With only one flight they know exactly who will have issues and have ~8 hours to plan and rebook accordingly.
May 14, 2019, 8:14 am
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There will be very, very few passengers with connections at BNA, other than those coming off OP's mother's flight. On the off-chance that she misconnects, it would be good to arm her with the flight numbers and timing of the next flights to her AA destination. Not that an agent cannot figure this out, but it is simply easier to ask.
If she misconnects and the F cabin is full on the next flight, she will need to make a decision as to whether she waits for a flight with an F seat or takes the next flight in Y.
If she misconnects and the F cabin is full on the next flight, she will need to make a decision as to whether she waits for a flight with an F seat or takes the next flight in Y.
May 14, 2019, 8:19 am
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Your mom will arrive in the small international area on A concourse. They have developed a way to transfer into the terminal after customs. She will need to walk to the C concourse, which will not require her to go out of the secure terminal area once she has cleared customs and security in the small international arrival facility.
The AA gates are on the right side of terminal C and not very far down.
So, this is a bit of a walk, but not too bad. The BA flight is often the only international arrival (outside of some seasonal Delta and AA Saturday flights from Cancun) so the entire arrival facility is often dedicated to the BA arrival.
Annoyingly, there is noinformation on the BNA official website describing this process.
The AA gates are on the right side of terminal C and not very far down.
So, this is a bit of a walk, but not too bad. The BA flight is often the only international arrival (outside of some seasonal Delta and AA Saturday flights from Cancun) so the entire arrival facility is often dedicated to the BA arrival.
Annoyingly, there is noinformation on the BNA official website describing this process.
May 14, 2019, 8:21 am
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There will be very, very few passengers with connections at BNA, other than those coming off OP's mother's flight. On the off-chance that she misconnects, it would be good to arm her with the flight numbers and timing of the next flights to her AA destination. Not that an agent cannot figure this out, but it is simply easier to ask.
If she misconnects and the F cabin is full on the next flight, she will need to make a decision as to whether she waits for a flight with an F seat or takes the next flight in Y.
If she misconnects and the F cabin is full on the next flight, she will need to make a decision as to whether she waits for a flight with an F seat or takes the next flight in Y.
May 14, 2019, 8:38 am
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Looks as though that is likely the last flight out to DFW, with nothing better to SFO.
As it is an EU departure, if she misconnects, BA will be responsible for a duty of care to include hotel and meals, no matter the reason for the delay. You might want to provide her some options which include a shuttle in the event that there is nobody around from BA to help her. She would then keep the receipts and submit them for reimbursement.
As it is an EU departure, if she misconnects, BA will be responsible for a duty of care to include hotel and meals, no matter the reason for the delay. You might want to provide her some options which include a shuttle in the event that there is nobody around from BA to help her. She would then keep the receipts and submit them for reimbursement.
May 14, 2019, 8:41 am
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Looks as though that is likely the last flight out to DFW, with nothing better to SFO.
As it is an EU departure, if she misconnects, BA will be responsible for a duty of care to include hotel and meals, no matter the reason for the delay. You might want to provide her some options which include a shuttle in the event that there is nobody around from BA to help her. She would then keep the receipts and submit them for reimbursement.
As it is an EU departure, if she misconnects, BA will be responsible for a duty of care to include hotel and meals, no matter the reason for the delay. You might want to provide her some options which include a shuttle in the event that there is nobody around from BA to help her. She would then keep the receipts and submit them for reimbursement.