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Old Sep 11, 2008, 4:31 am
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DL at JFK - Anyone head of Gate 71A?
Went to check the status of my flight this morning and saw my gate at JFK showed Gate 71A???

Anyone have any clue where this gate is or is it just a typo?
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Old Sep 11, 2008, 4:38 am
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Sounds like a typo to me:

https://www.delta.com/traveling_chec..._jfk/index.jsp
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Old Sep 11, 2008, 4:56 am
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That's one of the remote gates at JFK.
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Old Sep 11, 2008, 5:12 am
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Originally Posted by canard
That's one of the remote gates at JFK.
Are you joking?
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Old Sep 11, 2008, 5:37 am
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Originally Posted by GoCanes
Are you joking?
Nope...basically, you should be boarding at Gate 11 and you'll be transported to your remotely-parked aircraft by one of those IAD-like PeopleMovers or PlaneMates.
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Old Sep 11, 2008, 5:49 am
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Originally Posted by ClipperDelta
Nope...basically, you should be boarding at Gate 11 and you'll be transported to your remotely-parked aircraft by one of those IAD-like PeopleMovers or PlaneMates.
That sucks... so does FC get its own peoplemover, and then medallions... and then they cattle car everyone else?
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Old Sep 11, 2008, 7:53 am
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Originally Posted by GoCanes
That sucks... so does FC get its own peoplemover, and then medallions... and then they cattle car everyone else?
I think ClipperDelta misspoke, 71A is the gate where everyone gets into a single file line, the Gate Agent appoints a line leader and a door holder and then makes everyone walk out to the remote stand.

This was done in the interest of "cost savings"...
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Old Sep 11, 2008, 8:35 am
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Just got changed to 71D...
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Old Sep 11, 2008, 8:37 am
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for some reason i find this thread to be abs hilarious...not sure why LOLLLLLLLLLLL

gate 71A? LOL for all the flying I do in and out of JFK...never had or heard of this!??! LOL!
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Old Sep 11, 2008, 11:53 am
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Originally Posted by WBurcham
the Gate Agent appoints a line leader and a door holder and then makes everyone walk out to the remote stand.

This was done in the interest of "cost savings"...
Would probably be faster than the PlaneMate process!

Originally Posted by gauravp123
gate 71A? LOL for all the flying I do in and out of JFK...never had or heard of this!??! LOL!
It's an internal designation - there are no signs anywhere at the JFK terminals that indicate Gate 71A - the monitors will all denote boarding at Gate 11 instead.
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Old Sep 11, 2008, 2:29 pm
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Originally Posted by gauravp123
for some reason i find this thread to be abs hilarious...not sure why LOLLLLLLLLLLL

gate 71A? LOL for all the flying I do in and out of JFK...never had or heard of this!??! LOL!
You won't be laughing anymore if you ever have to use that gate! It's an operational nightmare. I'm not sure why they haven't figured out how to work those flights effeciently. Afterall, they've been doing that type of operation since the Pan Am days.....sheesh!
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Old Sep 11, 2008, 2:31 pm
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Originally Posted by GoCanes
Just got changed to 71D...
Does the "D" stand for disorganized and delayed???
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Old Sep 11, 2008, 5:06 pm
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Originally Posted by BFG
Does the "D" stand for disorganized and delayed???
Disfunctional and/or Disgusting.
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