Can I Hang Out in T3 if I.m Flying Out of T1?
Sep 29, 2015, 4:55 am
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Can I Hang Out in T3 if I.m Flying Out of T1?
Hello.....I'm flying out of T1 but want to hang out at the Lounge at LAS T3 because they have a shower T1 lounge does not).
Can I enter the terminal with my T1 airline boarding pass?
Can I enter the terminal with my T1 airline boarding pass?
Sep 29, 2015, 8:55 am
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You can access T3 regardless - all terminals and concourses at LAS are now connected airside as the door between the boarding areas of the T1 Esplanade tram to C and the T1 Esplanade tram to D is now permanently open* as reported by various FT'ers earlier this year (see, e.g., [1], [2], etc.).
I do occasionally get questioned by TSA when entering security at T3 with an AA boarding pass (AA gates are in T1-D and the check-in counters are in T1) but I've never actually been prevented from entering, so if you will have a T1-D BP you should be fine. Perhaps other FT'ers can comment on entering at T3 with a T1-A/B/C BP, but so long as the door between the C and D trams is permanently open now, I don't see why TSA could reasonably block entry.
*(For reference if you're unfamiliar with LAS, T1 Concourses A/B/C are all connected airside and T1 Concourse D is connected to T3 by an airside tram, but previously pax could not freely move between the T3/T1-D area and the T1-A/B/C area without having TSA open a locked door between the Esplanade tram boarding areas).
I do occasionally get questioned by TSA when entering security at T3 with an AA boarding pass (AA gates are in T1-D and the check-in counters are in T1) but I've never actually been prevented from entering, so if you will have a T1-D BP you should be fine. Perhaps other FT'ers can comment on entering at T3 with a T1-A/B/C BP, but so long as the door between the C and D trams is permanently open now, I don't see why TSA could reasonably block entry.
*(For reference if you're unfamiliar with LAS, T1 Concourses A/B/C are all connected airside and T1 Concourse D is connected to T3 by an airside tram, but previously pax could not freely move between the T3/T1-D area and the T1-A/B/C area without having TSA open a locked door between the Esplanade tram boarding areas).
Last edited by gengar; Sep 29, 2015 at 9:49 pm
Oct 3, 2015, 4:22 am
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By being connected airside, does that mean passengers only need to clear security once if going between the terminals?
Oct 3, 2015, 6:21 pm
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Oct 4, 2015, 12:08 am
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Agree with above - all terminals are interconnnected now with trams. Go through security at any terminal, access them all.
If your ticket is questioned at T3 security for any reason, just tell 'em you parked in T3 economy because it's cheaper and closer than T1 long term or economy parking.
If your ticket is questioned at T3 security for any reason, just tell 'em you parked in T3 economy because it's cheaper and closer than T1 long term or economy parking.