38 minute connection in Cleveland
Apr 26, 2012, 11:29 am
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Are the United Express flights spread across two terminals? Even when it's a tiny plane and a slightly-less-tiny plane?
I was thinking we'd check baggage as much as possible and avoid having to planeside-check anything. That way we can bolt off of the first flight without hanging around waiting for bags.
I care somewhat less if our baggage makes the connection. Kansas City area is home...if we get there ontime and the bags show up at my house the next day, I can live with that in the grand scheme of things.
I was thinking we'd check baggage as much as possible and avoid having to planeside-check anything. That way we can bolt off of the first flight without hanging around waiting for bags.
I care somewhat less if our baggage makes the connection. Kansas City area is home...if we get there ontime and the bags show up at my house the next day, I can live with that in the grand scheme of things.
Apr 26, 2012, 4:23 pm
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Are the United Express flights spread across two terminals? Even when it's a tiny plane and a slightly-less-tiny plane?
I was thinking we'd check baggage as much as possible and avoid having to planeside-check anything. That way we can bolt off of the first flight without hanging around waiting for bags.
I care somewhat less if our baggage makes the connection. Kansas City area is home...if we get there ontime and the bags show up at my house the next day, I can live with that in the grand scheme of things.
I was thinking we'd check baggage as much as possible and avoid having to planeside-check anything. That way we can bolt off of the first flight without hanging around waiting for bags.
I care somewhat less if our baggage makes the connection. Kansas City area is home...if we get there ontime and the bags show up at my house the next day, I can live with that in the grand scheme of things.
If going d to c or c to d then at least 15 min will be necessary (ESP if gate checking and they aren't quick getting them to you but cle ground crews usually are efficient)
Mar 10, 2013, 11:18 am
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I have a similar scenario as the OP of this thread, but 4 years later...
I fly from YUL to CLE and with a recent UA schedule change, I now only have a 48 min connection go get to my CLE-SFO flight. They will be in different terminals given one is UX and the other UA. Is the airport still setup such that this connection time is enough?
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I fly from YUL to CLE and with a recent UA schedule change, I now only have a 48 min connection go get to my CLE-SFO flight. They will be in different terminals given one is UX and the other UA. Is the airport still setup such that this connection time is enough?
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Mar 10, 2013, 11:41 am
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I just did a CLE UX-UA connection yesterday where I arrived at D2E and departed from C3. The walk took me 10 minutes but worth noting for my flight was that everyone was kept on the UX plane until all the gate checked bags were off loaded and placed on the cart for planeside pick-up 
and that took a good 10-15 minutes. Didn't matter to me as I had carry-on only and a 1:15 conx but some on the flight were getting antsy as they had a tight conx.
and that took a good 10-15 minutes. Didn't matter to me as I had carry-on only and a 1:15 conx but some on the flight were getting antsy as they had a tight conx.
Mar 10, 2013, 12:22 pm
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I just did a CLE UX-UA connection yesterday where I arrived at D2E and departed from C3. The walk took me 10 minutes but worth noting for my flight was that everyone was kept on the UX plane until all the gate checked bags were off loaded and placed on the cart for planeside pick-up and that took a good 10-15 minutes. Didn't matter to me as I had carry-on only and a 1:15 conx but some on the flight were getting antsy as they had a tight conx.
and that took a good 10-15 minutes. Didn't matter to me as I had carry-on only and a 1:15 conx but some on the flight were getting antsy as they had a tight conx.
Mar 10, 2013, 1:08 pm
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tends to be the norm for many (not all) UX providers when dis-boarding by stairs -- never seen it done for jetway dis-boarding.
Mar 10, 2013, 1:20 pm
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I figure I have a 48 min connection which means I only have 28 minutes (given 20 minute cutoff time). So if goalie's 10 min walk + 15 min bag wait = 25 - I could barely make it.
Mar 10, 2013, 4:06 pm
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I'm not an expert on CLE by any means but keep in mind that you could also arrive into Terminal C. Yesterday's flight for me was a Q200 IAD-CLE into Terminal D but 3 weeks ago, I departed CLE-IAD on an Er145 out of Terminal C
Mar 10, 2013, 8:21 pm
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CLE has only one terminal. That terminal has four concourses. C & D concourses are very close to one another. A person of normal mobility can probably get from the extreems of D to C in about 10-12 minutes. One can go from extreems of airport - that is from D to the end of A in about 15-18 minutes.
Many - perhaps majority of regional ops are on concourse D remainder aer on concourse C.
Unlike MCI no need to re-clear through security.
Many - perhaps majority of regional ops are on concourse D remainder aer on concourse C.
Unlike MCI no need to re-clear through security.
Mar 10, 2013, 11:48 pm
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Thanks for the tips. Here's hoping that my inbound flight isn't delayed...or the next SFO flight is 9 hours later...
Apr 15, 2013, 7:33 pm
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What happens if you miss the next flight
We do not fly often and we have a 45 minute connect time in SFO, so I was wondering if our first flight gets delayed and miss our next flight what happens then. I really hope that doesn't happen to us, but would like to know what to do if something like that happens.
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Apr 16, 2013, 12:48 am
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We do not fly often and we have a 45 minute connect time in SFO, so I was wondering if our first flight gets delayed and miss our next flight what happens then. I really hope that doesn't happen to us, but would like to know what to do if something like that happens.
Thanks
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Apr 16, 2013, 11:52 am
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Generic question about MCT's. I had a schedule change a couple days ago and it got me thinking...
Originally booked a domestic connection with about 1 hour between flights. Now changes have happened and it's only 1 minute over the MCT for that airport. Midweek flight, morning flight, I'm flying solo and I can move fast if I have to...not too worried about it myself...but...I wonder if UA would show any mercy to someone who called in and requested a change to something with a longer connection time?
Assuming someone simply wanted to fly a bit earlier, would UA let them do it? Or stick to the exact MCT and say they need to pay a change fee to switch?
Originally booked a domestic connection with about 1 hour between flights. Now changes have happened and it's only 1 minute over the MCT for that airport. Midweek flight, morning flight, I'm flying solo and I can move fast if I have to...not too worried about it myself...but...I wonder if UA would show any mercy to someone who called in and requested a change to something with a longer connection time?
Assuming someone simply wanted to fly a bit earlier, would UA let them do it? Or stick to the exact MCT and say they need to pay a change fee to switch?
Apr 16, 2013, 8:05 pm
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While there may be some waiver rule, a "legal" MCT is what it is. In my experience there is some agent discretion (whether that still exists ??) and I would not be surprised if you might find an agent willing to make a change (and neither would I be surprized if some said no, it meets the MCT). The website will provide choices that are right at the MCT.