Cape Air to AA connection question at BOS
May 19, 2019, 10:08 am
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Cape Air to AA connection question at BOS
Hello -
A family of 3 (2 adults plus one 4 year old has this booking.)
Rockland, ME-BOS on Cape Air 7am-8:10am
connecting to
BOS-CLT on AA in first 9:19am-11:46am
CLT-SAT on AA in first 1:09pm-2:56pm
-The ticket is on 001 stock and all flights are on the same ticket.
-I've been assured the 9K will through check the bags at RKD all the way to SAT.
-9K arrives Terminal C and AA departs Terminal B. Is there a way to stay airside at Logan or does this require going outside of security? We do have Pre Check.
-Will 9K print AA boarding passes? I guess I should check in online before we get to RKD just in case 9K cannot check us in all the way through.
Any other comments, suggestions are appreciated.
A family of 3 (2 adults plus one 4 year old has this booking.)
Rockland, ME-BOS on Cape Air 7am-8:10am
connecting to
BOS-CLT on AA in first 9:19am-11:46am
CLT-SAT on AA in first 1:09pm-2:56pm
-The ticket is on 001 stock and all flights are on the same ticket.
-I've been assured the 9K will through check the bags at RKD all the way to SAT.
-9K arrives Terminal C and AA departs Terminal B. Is there a way to stay airside at Logan or does this require going outside of security? We do have Pre Check.
-Will 9K print AA boarding passes? I guess I should check in online before we get to RKD just in case 9K cannot check us in all the way through.
Any other comments, suggestions are appreciated.
May 19, 2019, 11:32 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 109
Hi - I have made a similar connection at Logan, although connecting on to Cape Air to get to and from Martha’s Vineyard. In fact, I’m taking this journey again this Thursday and Friday.
I recall that you do indeed have to leave security to get from the American to Cape Air terminal. It requires a walk that basically takes you right through the middle of the parking structure, which is the shortest direct route. I think I made the entire route gate to gate In about 15 minutes w/ precheck ( remembering I was traveling solo and walking at a good pace). If I had my five-year-old with me, I think it probably would’ve taken closer to 25 minutes.
Regarding check-in, I can’t recall 100%, but I’m pretty sure that I had to re-check in with cape air on the way to Martha’s Vineyard after getting off of my American flight ( mostly I assume for their weight requirements). Going the other way from Cape Air to American, I believe I remotely checked in via AA website, so I didn’t need to see an American agent.
I can reconfirm some of this stuff after this week. Good luck!
I recall that you do indeed have to leave security to get from the American to Cape Air terminal. It requires a walk that basically takes you right through the middle of the parking structure, which is the shortest direct route. I think I made the entire route gate to gate In about 15 minutes w/ precheck ( remembering I was traveling solo and walking at a good pace). If I had my five-year-old with me, I think it probably would’ve taken closer to 25 minutes.
Regarding check-in, I can’t recall 100%, but I’m pretty sure that I had to re-check in with cape air on the way to Martha’s Vineyard after getting off of my American flight ( mostly I assume for their weight requirements). Going the other way from Cape Air to American, I believe I remotely checked in via AA website, so I didn’t need to see an American agent.
I can reconfirm some of this stuff after this week. Good luck!
May 19, 2019, 2:43 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: New Hampshire
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Posts: 543
Hello -
A family of 3 (2 adults plus one 4 year old has this booking.)
Rockland, ME-BOS on Cape Air 7am-8:10am
connecting to
BOS-CLT on AA in first 9:19am-11:46am
CLT-SAT on AA in first 1:09pm-2:56pm
-The ticket is on 001 stock and all flights are on the same ticket.
-I've been assured the 9K will through check the bags at RKD all the way to SAT.
-9K arrives Terminal C and AA departs Terminal B. Is there a way to stay airside at Logan or does this require going outside of security? We do have Pre Check.
-Will 9K print AA boarding passes? I guess I should check in online before we get to RKD just in case 9K cannot check us in all the way through.
Any other comments, suggestions are appreciated.
A family of 3 (2 adults plus one 4 year old has this booking.)
Rockland, ME-BOS on Cape Air 7am-8:10am
connecting to
BOS-CLT on AA in first 9:19am-11:46am
CLT-SAT on AA in first 1:09pm-2:56pm
-The ticket is on 001 stock and all flights are on the same ticket.
-I've been assured the 9K will through check the bags at RKD all the way to SAT.
-9K arrives Terminal C and AA departs Terminal B. Is there a way to stay airside at Logan or does this require going outside of security? We do have Pre Check.
-Will 9K print AA boarding passes? I guess I should check in online before we get to RKD just in case 9K cannot check us in all the way through.
Any other comments, suggestions are appreciated.
I do this frequently but from Terminal E to Terminal B, same thing but a little further. I can usually do this in under 10 minutes.
May 26, 2019, 6:50 am
#7
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 109
Post script to my prior post - I made the transfer this week between American and Cape Air in both directions at Logan.
On the outbound leg, my American flight was about 40 minutes late in arriving. Running as fast as I could, I was able to go gate to gate to Cape Air in about 10 - 12 minutes ( including sprinting through the parking lot and then down the long hallway to the other terminal, checking in at the Cape Air counter, going through security again). I made it just as my flight boarded.
In the other direction, Cape Air was indeed able to print my American boarding pass. However, it did not have TSA pre-check printed on it, so I stopped by the American counter and had them re-print the boarding pass with pre-check indicated.
I was not able to retrieve my American boarding pass electronically through the AA website, as it indicated I needed to check in with Cape Air instead.
On the outbound leg, my American flight was about 40 minutes late in arriving. Running as fast as I could, I was able to go gate to gate to Cape Air in about 10 - 12 minutes ( including sprinting through the parking lot and then down the long hallway to the other terminal, checking in at the Cape Air counter, going through security again). I made it just as my flight boarded.
In the other direction, Cape Air was indeed able to print my American boarding pass. However, it did not have TSA pre-check printed on it, so I stopped by the American counter and had them re-print the boarding pass with pre-check indicated.
I was not able to retrieve my American boarding pass electronically through the AA website, as it indicated I needed to check in with Cape Air instead.