Switching between Terminal A & C
Nov 15, 2005 | 4:27 pm
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Switching between Terminal A & C
I have a flight arriving into Terminal A and need to catch a connecting flight out of Terminal C. Do I have to exit security to get to terminal C or is there another option?
Nov 15, 2005 | 4:34 pm
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You have to exit security, take the monorail to the other terminal, and reclear security. There is no other way to do this at present.
Nov 15, 2005 | 4:46 pm
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...and...depending on the time of day you're making the connection, allow for plenty of time to do it. Late evening, off hours, it can be done in 30 minutes...but during peak times, make sure you have at least 60 minutes of connect time.
Nov 15, 2005 | 7:12 pm
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Which A and C, IAH Or EWR??
See my other post for A to C at IAH. For IAH its onto a bus planeside for CO Connection Colgan to B and then C. A second bus takes pax into A for Delta etc. A to C last Wednesday took 10 minutes and no monorail. 
Nov 16, 2005 | 4:57 am
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Why doesn't CO operate a bus for these passengers? 
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Nov 16, 2005 | 5:56 am
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I did this yesterday and misconnected - ended up having to spend the night in EWR. CO agent wanted to put me at the Howard Johnson which I refuse to ever stay at again once was enough. After some back and forth and getting a supervisor involved I stayed at the Doubletree (which use to be a Wyndham).
Nov 16, 2005 | 7:07 am
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I did JAX-EWR-BOS on a 45-minute connection last week, into C and out of A, and just barely made it -- and only because I could use the fast-track security line at Terminal A. If I had had to stand in the regular security line I would've missed my onward. Crazy. I don't see why there isn't an airside shuttle similar to what they used to lay on at IAH between E concourse and the ExpressJet terminal.
Nov 16, 2005 | 7:27 am
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i hate this situation. hopefully, it can be discussed at the "DO" (or whatever the pow-wow with Continental management in January 2006 is called). 
Nov 16, 2005 | 9:21 am
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The switch to A has only been a few months now, right? I'd be surprised if CO isn't working on something to deal with this, but hasn't rolled it out yet. While a number of people on the flights into and out of A are O&D, it doesn't seem like it's worth the risk for them to ignore the people who are connecting tightly.
Nov 16, 2005 | 9:39 am
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Originally Posted by Wiirachay
Why doesn't CO operate a bus for these passengers?
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Nov 16, 2005 | 9:42 am
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Originally Posted by pmaddock
CO does operate a bus to get to A from the primary CO terminals. Its been cranky in the past but according to this post its getting better.
Nov 16, 2005 | 10:07 am
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The bus, although not always reliable, runs at IAH only - there is no bus at EWR. There should be.
Nov 16, 2005 | 10:28 am
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It just goes to show how helpful FTers can be. Eleven posts and we don't yet know which airport the OP was asking about.
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Nov 16, 2005 | 10:45 am
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Originally Posted by Lemurs
The switch to A has only been a few months now, right? I'd be surprised if CO isn't working on something to deal with this, but hasn't rolled it out yet. While a number of people on the flights into and out of A are O&D, it doesn't seem like it's worth the risk for them to ignore the people who are connecting tightly.
Nov 16, 2005 | 2:53 pm
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Let's take bets on which airport prncess674 is talking about.
I believe that she is referring to IAH as she is from the New Orleans area and will probably be on a Continental Connection flight connecting to a mainline.
I believe that she is referring to IAH as she is from the New Orleans area and will probably be on a Continental Connection flight connecting to a mainline.