Atlanta ATL concourse connections
Jan 12, 2019, 4:41 pm
#16
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I agree that the groundside D to I transport is a problem. Perhaps the one thing they really missed in the '70s design was that ATL would have serious international traffic. Back then, it was just a few short haul international flights that operated out of T (the international concourse back prior to E).
Once E was built the complaint was the baggage re-check for us locals coming home. F and the new international terminal fixed that, but with the problem you mentioned.
Still, all in all the design has worked very well. I hate airports that force me to reclear security because of poor layouts.
Once E was built the complaint was the baggage re-check for us locals coming home. F and the new international terminal fixed that, but with the problem you mentioned.
Still, all in all the design has worked very well. I hate airports that force me to reclear security because of poor layouts.
Jan 12, 2019, 5:18 pm
#17
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People like to complain about Atlanta, but it really is well run considering how many people and planes it moves every day. Of course, I live in NYC so with LGA and JFK (occasional Newark, which I actually don’t mind as Delta’s terminal is sort of by itself) anything looks positively wonderful.
Jan 12, 2019, 5:58 pm
#18
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$36 a night for hourly covered parking steps away from the exit of F, when you also get to enjoy no security line and the F SkyClub on the way in, seems like a bargain to me for a weekend trip with carry-on's only. Also, if you live east of the airport down I-20 or along the 285 eastern perimeter, your trip to and from the airport in the car is a good 15 minutes shorter each way.
Of course, I only do that when flying internationally
. Domestic passengers are not allowed to enter security at F ... so the airport management says.
Of course, I only do that when flying internationally
. Domestic passengers are not allowed to enter security at F ... so the airport management says.
Jan 12, 2019, 7:01 pm
#19
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Jan 12, 2019, 7:03 pm
#20
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I agree that the groundside D to I transport is a problem. Perhaps the one thing they really missed in the '70s design was that ATL would have serious international traffic. Back then, it was just a few short haul international flights that operated out of T (the international concourse back prior to E).
Once E was built the complaint was the baggage re-check for us locals coming home. F and the new international terminal fixed that, but with the problem you mentioned.
Still, all in all the design has worked very well. I hate airports that force me to reclear security because of poor layouts.
Once E was built the complaint was the baggage re-check for us locals coming home. F and the new international terminal fixed that, but with the problem you mentioned.
Still, all in all the design has worked very well. I hate airports that force me to reclear security because of poor layouts.
Jan 12, 2019, 7:32 pm
#21
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Location: Atlanta
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[/QUOTE] Domestic passengers are not allowed to enter security at F ... so the airport management says.[/QUOTE]
This is 1000% incorrect. Since F opened I have used it for domestic travel more than 100 times and never once been turned away. The disadvantage for anyone flying SW with checked luggage is that SW doesn’t have any check-in facilities in F.
Last edited by sydneyracquelle; Jan 12, 2019 at 7:38 pm
Jan 12, 2019, 7:49 pm
#22
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It is true though that when F and the International terminal opened ATL pushed a lot of info (at least to us locals) about how pax "must" use D or I based on flights.
Don't you always read the Atlanta Journal Constitution ???
Jan 12, 2019, 8:19 pm
#24
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He was joking. He obviously is using F for domestic flights.
It is true though that when F and the International terminal opened ATL pushed a lot of info (at least to us locals) about how pax "must" use D or I based on flights.
Don't you always read the Atlanta Journal Constitution ???
It is true though that when F and the International terminal opened ATL pushed a lot of info (at least to us locals) about how pax "must" use D or I based on flights.
Don't you always read the Atlanta Journal Constitution ???
Last time I parked on the 4th floor of the hourly deck and was sitting down to enjoy a beverage and a snack in the F SkyClub exactly 8 minutes later after clearing a completely empty pre-check lane. Might be the shortest "parking spot to SkyClub" experience anywhere. And to make matters even better, my flight to PDX took off from E and the return red-eye landed at F.
Jan 12, 2019, 9:03 pm
#25
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Those stupid canopies over the arrival/departure roads are a giant boondoggle. All that plastic/glass is going to turn smoky, stained, scratched, and generally unsightly in no time. And just so people don't get rained on? That whole project reeks of graft. The companies involved are all probably connected with people in the city government and airport administration. It's all just so that some rich people can get richer.
Jan 13, 2019, 3:56 am
#26
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Those stupid canopies over the arrival/departure roads are a giant boondoggle. All that plastic/glass is going to turn smoky, stained, scratched, and generally unsightly in no time. And just so people don't get rained on? That whole project reeks of graft. The companies involved are all probably connected with people in the city government and airport administration. It's all just so that some rich people can get richer.
My favorite one was the pay phone kickback scandal a few decades ago. I think at least one city councilman went to prison over that one. And don't get me started about Mayor Jackson's wife getting a piece of TGI Fridays at ATL using minority status.
Jul 12, 2021, 10:03 pm
#28
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Jul 12, 2021, 10:23 pm
#29
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You can walk or take the plane train. The F to E walk is pretty long but after that it’s not that bad and there are moving sidewalks most of the way