Which do you prefer? Connect via ORD or DFW?
Jul 21, 2019, 12:13 am
#46
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Hmm, not always. May 8, 2019 (technically not April but still Spring), morning thunderstorms screwed up DFW so badly that my late afternoon DFW-SAN flight was delayed then cancelled an hour after boarding and sitting at the gate. And there wasn't any more rain after 10am or so.
But overall I would still pick DFW over ORD.
But overall I would still pick DFW over ORD.
Jul 21, 2019, 5:23 pm
#47
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good luck with that flight in that season. Just looked at what you are considering. While the 530 am flight to JFK-NRT is super early, the spring weather would not be as likely as going through DFW or ORD.
DFW it is...
Jul 21, 2019, 8:59 pm
#49
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ORD Marriott concierge lounge
At the ORD Marriott tonight. Two hour delay to arrive at ORD, then no gates open for the 737 to park. Watched as my connecting flight turned into a pumpkin.
But for IRROPS, ORD is pretty good. Caught the free shuttle to the Ohare Marriott, before going for pizza thought to check out the concierge lounges, a very nice spread (picture attached), especially for after 8pm. Passed on getting an uber to find pizza.
If one is going to get stuck overnight at a major AA hub, ORD is pretty good place to overnight..... although I wished I had connected at DFW as I will be late for my east coast meeting tomorrow.
Jul 21, 2019, 9:40 pm
#50
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ORD taxi times are certainly absurdly long, but for everyone complaining about them: is your flight actually arriving past scheduled arrival time as a result? Block times include taxi time, not just flying, so even though you may think you're landing "early", AA certainly knows that you're probably arriving in Rosemont and taking side streets to get to your gate and factoring that in your flying time.
Jul 21, 2019, 9:48 pm
#51
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ORD Marriott concierge lounge
At the ORD Marriott tonight. Two hour delay to arrive at ORD, then no gates open for the 737 to park. Watched as my connecting flight turned into a pumpkin.
But for IRROPS, ORD is pretty good. Caught the free shuttle to the Ohare Marriott, before going for pizza thought to check out the concierge lounges, a very nice spread (picture attached), especially for after 8pm. Passed on getting an uber to find pizza.
If one is going to get stuck overnight at a major AA hub, ORD is pretty good place to overnight..... although I wished I had connected at DFW as I will be late for my east coast meeting tomorrow.
I think a year ago, I might have said I prefer DFW to ORD unequivocally. But I have had horrible luck with IRROPs recently when going through DFW (it seems like there have been severe storms every week I've flown through DFW this year). I actually have had pretty good luck with ORD—and for coast-to-coast flying, an ORD connection cuts down on the amount of flying by a few hundred miles.
Jul 22, 2019, 8:42 am
#52
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sidebar related question. I am flying lhr-ord-dfw next month. I haven't connected at O'Hare in years but it was when the train worked at least. How does one get their butt over from 5 to 3 now?
Jul 22, 2019, 9:31 am
#53
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. Once the tram is operational again, going from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3, and even getting a rental car is supposed to be much easier.By the way, at AA's newest gates at ORD, L gates for regional flights. Terminal is completely dead, great place to plug in and get work done in a empty, quiet, and open setting.
Jul 22, 2019, 10:08 am
#54
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I had the same option for the same basic question a couple weeks ago. We chose ORD instead of DFW.
PHL --> ORD --> NRT on AA to JL in F.
My daughter said 'Oh isn't Chicago where we had that really good popcorn'....... So yes, on an International F award - the popcorn in ORD made the connection decision for us.
PHL --> ORD --> NRT on AA to JL in F.
My daughter said 'Oh isn't Chicago where we had that really good popcorn'....... So yes, on an International F award - the popcorn in ORD made the connection decision for us.
