The New DCA Terminal
Oct 14, 2021, 7:14 am
#46
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: CLE
Programs: UA, AA Plat Pro, DL, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 476
Plus, I almost missed a connection because there was an A319 parked in the shuttle bus path and we had to wait 20 minutes for it to move!
Oct 14, 2021, 7:35 am
#47
Join Date: Jul 2021
Location: ORD/LHR
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K, 1MM, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,226
Oct 14, 2021, 3:54 pm
#49
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: DCA/IAD/SFO/SJC/JFK/NRT/LHR/BOS/etc
Programs: AA (EXP, 3 MM), Hyatt Globalist, Taj InnerCircle Silver, MLife Noir, former LHW-Aurelian
Posts: 364
Good riddance!
Oct 14, 2021, 5:53 pm
#50
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Washington DC
Posts: 1,357
As I understand it, while there will be 2 new checkpoints, both will feed into the "National Hall" so you can pick whichever checkpoint you want, e.g., the one closer to your taxi or rideshare dropoff. It is only the A-terminal folks who still have a long schlep from the Metro station.
Oct 14, 2021, 6:18 pm
#51
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SYR
Programs: US/AA-Platinum, Hilton-Diamond, Marriott-Gold, AVIS-Presidents Club, National-Executive Elite
Posts: 2,755
Oct 14, 2021, 9:56 pm
#53
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: DCA
Programs: UA LT 1K, AA EXP, Bonvoy LT Titan, Avis PC, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,658
As I understand it, while there will be 2 new checkpoints, both will feed into the "National Hall" so you can pick whichever checkpoint you want, e.g., the one closer to your taxi or rideshare dropoff. It is only the A-terminal folks who still have a long schlep from the Metro station.
I was there last weekend and they were installing temporary walls to block off the existing escalators. I assume the next step is to remove the old escalators once the new ones open.
Oct 15, 2021, 8:21 am
#54
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 3,973
The one time I experienced it, with my wife in a wheelchair, yes, it was reclear security. We had a late inbound and cleared quickly with PreCheck, but our one experience at 35X was to miss the flight. Luckily we had our annual club pass with the US credit card to spend the few hours we had until the next flight.