Access to ORD and MDW terminals restricted beginning 7/31/2020.
Jul 31, 2020, 5:54 pm
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Access to ORD and MDW terminals restricted beginning 7/31/2020.
Apparently, access to the O'Hare and Midway terminals will be limited to ticketed passengers and employees starting Friday night 7/31/2020. They will even set up check points at night for people exiting the CTA to check that they have a ticket or employee ID.
This is in addition to yesterday's announcement that passengers can no longer board trains from midnight to 4:00 am, but can still exit trains. I don't know what they'll do if someone arrives on a train at 12:15 am but doesn't have a copy of a ticket on them. In fact, I haven't carried a copy of a ticket with me to the airport this century. I just get a boarding pass at the self-checkin.
And I don't know what they'll do about people who want to take the train to a car rental place or want to transfer to a Pace bus.
This is in addition to yesterday's announcement that passengers can no longer board trains from midnight to 4:00 am, but can still exit trains. I don't know what they'll do if someone arrives on a train at 12:15 am but doesn't have a copy of a ticket on them. In fact, I haven't carried a copy of a ticket with me to the airport this century. I just get a boarding pass at the self-checkin.
And I don't know what they'll do about people who want to take the train to a car rental place or want to transfer to a Pace bus.
ADVISORY: Terminal Access To Be Limited To Ticketed Travelers and Airport Employees
Jul 31, 2020, 7:32 pm
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At this time, there are no plans for daytime checkpoints, but CDA security and CPD reserve the right to request to see appropriate credentials (employee badge or boarding pass).
Aug 15, 2020, 11:10 am
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There's this nifty thing where you can get a boarding pass on your phone...
Aug 15, 2020, 12:43 pm
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Many airports prohibit overnight "guests". Some simply establish a 2-3 hour period in the middle of the night when the only use of the terminals is for arriving passengers on delayed flights (& employees).
Aug 19, 2020, 12:45 pm
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A boarding pass is not a ticket. If the rule literally is that someone must have a ticket, the best option would be to find the receipt in email, which could be hard to do quickly on a phone.
Aug 19, 2020, 12:47 pm
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If the rule is that literal, then the receipt isn't a "ticket" either. I'm 99.999% certain that a boarding pass proves that you are a "ticketed passenger."
Aug 19, 2020, 12:56 pm
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The receipt is proof of a ticket having been issued. Tickets are electronic, so you literally cannot show someone a (physical) ticket, although I guess (for most airlines) you could find the reservation on the carrier's website and click on the ticket number or click through from the emailed receipt.
Aug 19, 2020, 1:16 pm
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The receipt is proof of a ticket having been issued. Tickets are electronic, so you literally cannot show someone a (physical) ticket, although I guess (for most airlines) you could find the reservation on the carrier's website and click on the ticket number or click through from the emailed receipt.