LAX Gate Chaos
Jul 17, 2023, 12:26 am
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LAX Gate Chaos
Typing this out while sitting on an inbound WS flight with 5+ DL aircraft behind us waiting for gates at LAX.
I live here so I know the legendary incompetence of the LAWA, but I would like to know if this is a common occurrence with later evening arrivals into T3 or did something unique happen tonight that is causing this mess?
I live here so I know the legendary incompetence of the LAWA, but I would like to know if this is a common occurrence with later evening arrivals into T3 or did something unique happen tonight that is causing this mess?
Jul 17, 2023, 12:41 am
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Looks like you made it to a gate with a 47 minute inbound taxi time.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/WJA1512
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/WJA1512
Jul 17, 2023, 1:20 am
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Looks like you made it to a gate with a 47 minute inbound taxi time.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/WJA1512
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/WJA1512
Jul 17, 2023, 9:07 am
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I was on 1102 from YYZ, we left late because the inbound was delayed. I don’t know about the YYC flight but what about all the Delta flights waiting for gates at LAX?
Jul 17, 2023, 9:34 am
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WS1102 (WJA1102) WestJet Flight Tracking and History 16-Jul-2023 (CYYZ-KLAX) - FlightAware
Jul 17, 2023, 9:58 am
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That one shows only an 11 minute landing to gate time.
WS1102 (WJA1102) WestJet Flight Tracking and History 16-Jul-2023 (CYYZ-KLAX) - FlightAware
WS1102 (WJA1102) WestJet Flight Tracking and History 16-Jul-2023 (CYYZ-KLAX) - FlightAware
Jul 17, 2023, 11:58 am
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Jul 17, 2023, 2:05 pm
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I know ribbing the OP is fun and all but they are asking a fair question, even if nobody has the answer to it.
I would also like to know if anyone does have serious thoughts, considering I am taking the YYC-LAX flight this Thursday evening and connecting to Detroit on the 11:30 red eye. Is there something I should be aware of at LAX and plan accordingly for? Gate issues, tower issues, etc?
No worries if nobody know but the question is fair to ask.
I would also like to know if anyone does have serious thoughts, considering I am taking the YYC-LAX flight this Thursday evening and connecting to Detroit on the 11:30 red eye. Is there something I should be aware of at LAX and plan accordingly for? Gate issues, tower issues, etc?
No worries if nobody know but the question is fair to ask.
Jul 17, 2023, 2:13 pm
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The answer is simple enough... enough flights from the Eastern part of the nation were way out of their usual time slots to cause a ramp cramp and a gate strain. There were groundstops at BOS, JFK, EWR, PHL... but what Matters most is that the OP's assigned gate was occupied by an aircraft due to whatever circumstances. And there's little or no redundancy.
Also, it's not clear how much of a delay there actually was...some of the trackers do not seem to corroborate the claims of more than a minor delay.
Also, it's not clear how much of a delay there actually was...some of the trackers do not seem to corroborate the claims of more than a minor delay.
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Jul 17, 2023, 2:34 pm
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This may not be it but I checked out the new terminal yesterday walked around T3 while killing some time and I actually was thinking to myself how are there enough gates for the expansion DL is doing not to mention a couple other carriers (?) who part there. It feels so small and even with 10 gates in T2 or whatever that is called now I can easily see this happening on a regular basis.
Jul 17, 2023, 4:51 pm
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This may not be it but I checked out the new terminal yesterday walked around T3 while killing some time and I actually was thinking to myself how are there enough gates for the expansion DL is doing not to mention a couple other carriers (?) who part there. It feels so small and even with 10 gates in T2 or whatever that is called now I can easily see this happening on a regular basis.
Jul 17, 2023, 4:58 pm
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That one shows only an 11 minute landing to gate time.
WS1102 (WJA1102) WestJet Flight Tracking and History 16-Jul-2023 (CYYZ-KLAX) - FlightAware
WS1102 (WJA1102) WestJet Flight Tracking and History 16-Jul-2023 (CYYZ-KLAX) - FlightAware
Jul 17, 2023, 6:08 pm
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