RealHJ

UA is also T1, and yes with >3 hours that's plenty of time. Even with 2 hours that'd give you a good 1h+ to spend at leisure. Even if the security line is long, it moves pretty fest.

mattya9

Hey all! Been reading through some of the more recent posts about connecting through NRT and it looks like 2+ hours is more than enough time to make a connecting flight. However, it's been a few months since the last post regarding (specifically) a DL to DL connection and since schedules and gates etc. change, could anyone tell me if DL still arrives and departs out of one of the satellite terminals at T1? I'm going DTW-NRT-PVG and I have 2 1/2 hours to spare in NRT.

I've also read you have to deplane, check in again, and then go through security before getting back into the gate area. Is this still true and, if so, as efficient as people have said it is? Pardon the ignorance since this will be my first time doing all of this. Thanks for the help/advice in advance!

OPS 5

tentseller

You only deplane and go through a security check, onto the departure area. There is no re-checking in involve.

I said what I saw and experience and others did the same. NRT is not an American airport.

MSPeconomist

Then you should be asking in the UA forum on FT. Their lines and other requirements can be different from DL. Moreover, as a *Gold, you can use the ANA lounges at NRT in addition to the UA lounge.

RealHJ

The ANA lounges at NRT T1 are much nicer than the outright depressing UA lounge there (then again, to me the dark blue colours and the atmosphere of all the UA lounges I've been to is depressing). Better food and just feels nicer inside. And WiFi you can actually use (at the UA one it's always so extremely slow to make it practically unusable). The only downside is that the nearest one is a bit of a walk (~10 min) from the UA gates.

The rest however here I think applies to UA to UA connection as if it was DL to DL, as both are at NRT T1 and there is still plenty of time for either to go out, get some fresh air on the deck, a bit to eat, and go back in, with 2 or more hours to spare.

IAHUArunner

Sorry.
Ended up on this thread on searching Narita. Thanks for the reply.

smit0847

Hi can someone tell me what the MCT for JL intl to JL intl is at NRT and also JL intl to QF intl at NRT?

Thanks

suec1

I booked flights ATL to BKK about a week ago for Nov. - had a 2 hr layover at NRT - now the schedule has changed to 45 minutes! I've never been to this airport and Delta still has these flights (with the 45 min. layover) as the designated flight path. These flights are both Delta flights but really, it is all DL equipment? seems to be from the details I see but a bit surprised at a NRT to BKK flight on Delta plane. So hopefully in NRT the connection will be in close physical proximity? How big of mess am I looking at if I miss my flight - a 24 hour wait til the flight the next day?

motytrah

Last I checked MCT at NRT is 45 minutes. There's no customs, immegration and bags are checked to final destination. Just a simple security screen and you pop out right in the DL gate area. As a J pax I'm usually plane to club 15-20 minutes. If you're in Y it's tight but doable.

CJKatl

Doable. Make sure you get off the plane quickly and dart to the security check. Once you leave that area it is a pretty short walk to the connecting flight's gate. Unless something goes catastrophically wrong (ie two hours late because the plane had to make an emergency landing in ANC) you will be fine.

IME, your ATL-NRT flight will have many passengers continuing on to BKK, so even if the flight is running late, the NRT-BKK flight will likely be held. This is not the US where the nanny-state has made it difficult for airlines to use common sense and hold flights a few minutes for connecting passengers. In Asia, if the airline knows that a fifteen minute delay will mean the plane will likely still get to BKK on time and will also allow a dozen or so passengers avoid getting stranded in NRT, the airline can do the right thing and hold the plane.

I've had some tight connections in NRT, but have never missed one.

ATLMike1234

DL is set up to handle these tight connections in NRT, and there will be others on your flight that are most likely making the same connection. If your inbound flight has a minor delay they will hold the flight and sometimes will escort you to the plane. If it's a significant delay, they will typically handle the rebooking and have your new boarding passes for you when you arrive, though this sometimes means waiting till the following day's DL flight.

OnTheSlopes

NRT ops is excellent. If connections get really tight for any reason there is almost ALWAYS an (or multiple) agents standing in the jetbridge with pax names or destinations to escort/rush them through security. You will be fine, pending they medical stop in ANC 😜

bennos

Huh? What nanny-state prevents airlines from holding flights for a few minutes in the US? You mean airline management policy?

suec1

Thank you for the prompt replies and reassurances - if all goes well, why would I not want a shorter flight time! Fortunately I have booked E Comfort on the Atl to NRT flight so I should be able to exit promptly. Thanks again!

KDCAflyer

I think he's probably referring to the blind emphasis on OTP, no matter what, even if the plane has to leave with a bunch of empty seats. Leaving on-time is considered to be more important by the DOT than actually ensuring that passengers get to their final destination with as little disruption as possible.