DL paid ground transfer experience JFK to LGA?
Aug 5, 2012, 11:19 am
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Aug 6, 2012, 5:55 am
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I've used this free ground transfer twice this past month and I gotta say it's a great amenity.
Mid-May: DL dom > DL intl, LGA-JFK
Today: DL dom > KL intl, LGA-JFK
It's all pretty painless:
- Visit the DL baggage office on the lower level at LGA
- Show dom boarding pass to agent
- Agent calls car service
- Agent gives you a voucher and tells you to wait outside
- Driver arrives within 2-3 mins and calls your cell to establish contact
- Drive to JFK in comfort
This afternoon (Saturday), there was no wait at the baggage office, the agent knew exactly what I was asking for, and the car/driver showed up within a few minutes. I think it's a car service, not a taxi - today, it was a black Prius with uniformed driver. You do not wait in the regular LGA taxi line with your DL voucher.
Both times, the dom+intl sectors were ticketed on one PNR.
Mid-May: DL dom > DL intl, LGA-JFK
Today: DL dom > KL intl, LGA-JFK
It's all pretty painless:
- Visit the DL baggage office on the lower level at LGA
- Show dom boarding pass to agent
- Agent calls car service
- Agent gives you a voucher and tells you to wait outside
- Driver arrives within 2-3 mins and calls your cell to establish contact
- Drive to JFK in comfort
This afternoon (Saturday), there was no wait at the baggage office, the agent knew exactly what I was asking for, and the car/driver showed up within a few minutes. I think it's a car service, not a taxi - today, it was a black Prius with uniformed driver. You do not wait in the regular LGA taxi line with your DL voucher.
Both times, the dom+intl sectors were ticketed on one PNR.
Aug 6, 2012, 6:18 am
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Then I wouldn't technically consider it a free service.
Then I wouldn't technically consider it a free service.
Aug 6, 2012, 6:21 am
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http://images.delta.com.edgesuite.ne...of_Service.pdf
Based on this, no - See the last sentence of [C](1).
Based on this, no - See the last sentence of [C](1).
Aug 6, 2012, 6:59 am
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1. This is a well-known (on FT) benefit of the COC. It's simple and works well if you follow the rules. The people who know about it, namely the baggage office, can handle this in no time flat.
2. People report variously having been given vouchers for car services, taxis and the bus. There doesn't seem to be a particularized distinction, but I bet it doesn't happen to paid premium pax.
3. If you get a bus voucher, ask for a car. If they won't, call ELITE or DIAL7 and a car will appear in 5 or fewer mins.
4. No, a tip is not included. It never is. When you get a hotel voucher, you still tip the shuttle driver, doorman, etc. When you get a meal voucher, the waiter still gets a tip. Tips are never mandatory, but most people who can afford an intl. air ticket, can afford a couple of bucks.
Aug 6, 2012, 8:45 am
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Thoughts on whether the benefit is available if sectors are not on the same PNR? I booked an ATL-LGA ticket, connecting to a separate JFK-Europe ticket because it was $250 cheaper than ATL-JFK. Obviously, I can book a car service myself. But curious if the benefit applies, or if the agents at LGA are unlikely to verify whether it's the same PNR.
Correct. The DL voucher was for fare only. I tipped the driver.
Dec 14, 2012, 12:12 pm
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Flying IAH-LGA on DL then JFK-FCO on AZ --- all on same PNR (and ticketed together). Will Delta automatically transfer my checked luggage, too?
Dec 14, 2012, 12:27 pm
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Or was this a trick question?
Dec 14, 2012, 12:35 pm
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No. As others note, the transfer if you qualify (check the COC for your specific situation) is simply paid. It says nothing about checked luggage. Thus, you will claim your luggage at LGA, cart it out to the car and then into bag check at JDK.
Dec 14, 2012, 12:43 pm
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Wow okay, glad I asked about the luggage. Thanks!
Jul 29, 2013, 7:11 am
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Jul 29, 2013, 5:07 pm
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But even if the inbound flight is an hour late, and assuming no major delays at immigration/baggage, it should be do-able if no unusual traffic delays. Assuming that you'll be checked in at flight origin to your destination.
Without traffic, assume it takes 1 hour JFK to EWR via the Belt Parkway, Verazzano Narrows Bridge, Staten Island Expressway and NJ Turnpike.