Total shutdown of ATS at ORD May 30
May 20, 2018, 7:21 am
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Total shutdown of ATS at ORD May 30, 2018
I was discussing the possibility of the ATS shutdown with @legalalien on the UA connections at ORD thread. He posted this link on the flychicago.com site.
Temporary Closure of O'Hare Airport Transit System (ATS) Begins On May 30, 2018
So it looks like there will be busses between terminals and the remote parking lots for several months. Hopefully @ords has some input on this.
Temporary Closure of O'Hare Airport Transit System (ATS) Begins On May 30, 2018
So it looks like there will be busses between terminals and the remote parking lots for several months. Hopefully @ords has some input on this.
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May 20, 2018, 8:07 am
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"Through the winter season" is not very promising. In what seems like it could be 9 months, I would think they could tear down and build a whole new system. Just like my block has been filled (parked) with construction equipment for the last 10 days, even though I never see more than 3-4 people working at one time.
May 20, 2018, 8:10 am
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"Through the winter season" is not very promising. In what seems like it could be 9 months, I would think they could tear down and build a whole new system. Just like my block has been filled (parked) with construction equipment for the last 10 days, even though I never see more than 3-4 people working at one time.
May 20, 2018, 8:44 am
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Originally it was planned for a 24/7 shutdown through the winter, but with some creative working was able to get it 24/5. Not the best, but, given how the weekends are this was a blessing. And yes, it's a complete track replacement with new switches and such.
A lot of outside resources are being tasked to make this painless, but we'll see.
A lot of outside resources are being tasked to make this painless, but we'll see.
May 20, 2018, 9:29 am
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Originally it was planned for a 24/7 shutdown through the winter, but with some creative working was able to get it 24/5. Not the best, but, given how the weekends are this was a blessing. And yes, it's a complete track replacement with new switches and such.
A lot of outside resources are being tasked to make this painless, but we'll see.
A lot of outside resources are being tasked to make this painless, but we'll see.
May 21, 2018, 7:27 pm
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Planning for November.
There's been plenty of discussions over the last couple of days on working the logistics on shuttling pax from T5 to T3, 2, and 1 and how to que folks coming out of immigration. Wheel chairs are a big concern.
There's been plenty of discussions over the last couple of days on working the logistics on shuttling pax from T5 to T3, 2, and 1 and how to que folks coming out of immigration. Wheel chairs are a big concern.
May 22, 2018, 7:07 am
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I'm sure it will be quite a knot to untangle. We recently flew in/out at times when the ATS was shut down, and it was a nightmare. On departure from ORD, what was supposed to be an express bus from Lot G to the terminals made an unscheduled stop at Lot E, and on arrival at ORD, the bus skipped our stop in Lot G and the driver demanded to know why we were still on the bus after they'd gone to all of the other stops (and proceeded to argue that they'd stopped at the stop they never stopped at).
May 27, 2018, 6:24 am
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There's been a flyer up on flychicago.com website. The same runs will apply from what I've been told.
https://www.flychicago.com/SiteColle...206%202018.pdf
https://www.flychicago.com/SiteColle...206%202018.pdf
May 27, 2018, 10:26 am
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There's been a flyer up on flychicago.com website. The same runs will apply from what I've been told.
https://www.flychicago.com/SiteColle...206%202018.pdf
https://www.flychicago.com/SiteColle...206%202018.pdf
May 28, 2018, 8:21 am
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May 28, 2018, 5:29 pm
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My next international departure out of T5 is in 3+ weeks. I expect it will be worked out by then but I expect that the first week or so starting Wednesday will be tough.
Jun 1, 2018, 6:55 am
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