IAH Connection: Terminal C to A
Sep 9, 2009, 7:50 am
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IAH Connection: Terminal C to A
I have a friend arriving in Houston IAH from Newark on a Continental flight in Terminal C with 1:42 to catch a United flight out of Terminal A. (Arriving 4:37pm, departing 6:19pm)
Is this enough time to pick up bags, transfer terminals, recheck bags, pass through security, and arrive at the gate on time? Should she cab it between terminals or is the non-secure train quick enough?
Is this enough time to pick up bags, transfer terminals, recheck bags, pass through security, and arrive at the gate on time? Should she cab it between terminals or is the non-secure train quick enough?
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Sep 9, 2009, 7:57 am
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I have a friend arriving from Newark on a Continental flight in Terminal C with 1:42 to catch a United flight out of Terminal A. (Arriving 4:37pm, departing 6:19pm)
Is this enough time to pick up bags, transfer terminals, recheck bags, pass through security, and arrive at the gate on time? Should she cab it between terminals or is the non-secure train quick enough?
Is this enough time to pick up bags, transfer terminals, recheck bags, pass through security, and arrive at the gate on time? Should she cab it between terminals or is the non-secure train quick enough?
Sep 9, 2009, 8:02 am
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The rechecking of the bags may prove to be annoying depending on what UA's cutoff for that is. CO should be able to interline the bag through to UA so the friend should be able to skip that step. Either way the train is fine for the timing of the transfer.
Sep 9, 2009, 8:45 am
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Hopefully by the start of their agreements on Oct 27th they will have a more workable inside security transfer method to terminal A, if not this is going to be very sloppy. I hear rumors of UA coming to the current NW/DL gates, but that requires NW/DL to move and they may stay just to give CO some burrs under their saddle.
Sep 9, 2009, 11:00 am
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Hopefully by the start of their agreements on Oct 27th they will have a more workable inside security transfer method to terminal A, if not this is going to be very sloppy. I hear rumors of UA coming to the current NW/DL gates, but that requires NW/DL to move and they may stay just to give CO some burrs under their saddle.
However, I fully expect UA will be moving.
Sep 9, 2009, 11:21 am
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There have also been rumors of UA moving to Terminal C, which CO is not really fully utilizing now after all of the service cuts. Even if UA doesn't move, the TerminaLink project will allow secure transfers between A North and A South, as well as the rest of the airport when it opens next year. It's possible that if UA doesn't move they'll just run the buses to A South as well to provide the transfers until the TerminaLink extension is complete.
However, I fully expect UA will be moving.
However, I fully expect UA will be moving.
Sep 9, 2009, 11:27 am
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There have also been rumors of UA moving to Terminal C, which CO is not really fully utilizing now after all of the service cuts. Even if UA doesn't move, the TerminaLink project will allow secure transfers between A North and A South, as well as the rest of the airport when it opens next year. It's possible that if UA doesn't move they'll just run the buses to A South as well to provide the transfers until the TerminaLink extension is complete.
However, I fully expect UA will be moving.
However, I fully expect UA will be moving.
Sep 9, 2009, 11:46 am
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Sep 9, 2009, 11:48 am
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it has been really busy of late too, I don't like that it has no restrooms, but otherwise nice, unless you want premium drinks which I don't go for anyway, comfy place to rest and has a good view there.