ludocdoc

If I successfully move up to an earlier outbound (got the "direct" outbound too ) then I'll make golf for the year by a margin of about 300 miles. If move up fails, this is my last shot. I suppose if security was terrible I could miss my tight scheduled >2 hour connection and end up on the next flight

legalalien

Yes, there is a couple of GE kiosks right outside of the entrance to the carry-on-only area. Hours are definitely limited, so it's possible that 9am arrival is too early for this to be available.

domchiu

Sorry I am new to this forums, please easy on me. I have a question need help.
I am coming back from HKG to YYZ on Feb 17. The flight is UA from HKG to ORD and I only have 1hr and 34 mins for transit. And my connection flight from ORD to YYZ is AC. What will I do if the UA flight is delayed and I miss the AC connection flight in ORD. Should I go to AC counter for the next available flight or I go to UA counter for the next available flight?
1 hr and 34 mins for transit in ORD, is it a bit tight? I land on Terminal 5 and leave on Terminal 2 for AC flight back to YYZ. Do I need to go through the USA custom and pick up my checked luggage and go to AC counter to drop it off to the belt? After that I need to take the tram to Terminal 2.
Please help and Thanks.

JimInOhio

That is a tight connection but not impossible. As long as both flights are part of one reservation, AC will accommodate you on the next available flight should you miss the connection.

Yes, you will go through US customs and immigration in T5 and then hand over your luggage to AC immediately after.

XLR26

Welcome to Flyertalk, domchiu. Assuming the UA flight is on time and they don't botch the handling of your bag(s), you'll have enough time.

Agree with Jim that if you misconnect, go straight to AC.

Often1

It is actually the responsibility of the late delivering carrier to reroute the OP should the UA flight be delayed. Presuming that this is all on one ticket HKG-YYZ, UA will reticket and retag the bag.

domchiu

I booked my ticket through airtickets.com and they gave me the UA ticket number and confirmation number. The flights from YYZ to ORD to HKG are all UA on Feb 3. OnFeb 17 HKG to ORD is UA, from ORD to YYZ is AC. Do I assum airtickets.com booked throught UA? so if I miss the connection flight at ORD on Feb 17 due to flight delay or custom clear dealy, I will go to UA ask for next available flight NOT AC? Please advise and Thanks.

ludocdoc

Just reporting back. I made my 2 ish hour connection comfortably. I missed making the earlier connection by about 15 minutes, so you'd need a tailwind which we didnt have.

JimInOhio

Should you miss the connection, I would go to AC first since they are the ones who would have your bag anyway. If they don't accommodate you right away (I truly think they would) then you can talk to UA about getting the next flight to YYZ. They're on the same concourse so proximity doesn't matter.

Stuff like this happens all the time and the airlines aren't in the business of just stranding passengers mid-trip.

cascade

Hello everyone,

I'm a fairly experienced traveler, but recently came across a tight connection situation and have not connected through ORD in a long time. I am catching an American Airlines flight into ORD, then connecting on to JAL in F to NRT. When I originally booked, I had about a 3.5 hour layover, plenty of time to allow for any delays.

A few months later, that flight time was moved forward, leaving me with only about 1.5 hours to connect. A few weeks ago, the time for that flight was moved even further forward, leaving me with 1 hour and 10 minutes between my flights. My biggest fear is that if the American flight is late or delayed, I will miss my JAL flight and they will put me on the AA flight that leaves an hour later. I think most people on this forum would agree that AA F is not a desirable substitute for JAL F. The connecting AA flight is the first flight of the day, so it's not possible to catch an earlier flight.

If in my position, would others here be concerned with this scenario? If so, are there any recommendations for proactively mitigating risk here? Thanks in advance for any insight.

aBroadAbroad

Since airport questions are generally handled in the related destination forums, this post will likely do better here in the dedicated Chicago forum.

Thanks.

LtKernelPanic

I'm facing a similar situation for a trip in November. I decided to book the trip so I fly into Chicago the day before flying to Cancun. It worked out well because flying in the day before was cheaper than the original itinerary I had put together and with the hotel and such will work out to be +/- 20 bucks of the original price which is worth it to me because I'm going there to be in a good friend's wedding and missing my connection would not be good.

aktchi

Yes I would be concerned and look into the following 3 possibilities:

(1) Reach ORD the previous day. (Overnight at ORD)
(2) Alternatively, reschedule JAL for the next day. (Overnight at ORD)
(3) Reroute the trip via a different airport (LAX,DFW,SAN, etc) so that you'd have at least 2 and perhaps 3 hours to connect.

TWA884

aktchi

RE OW Global Support: Yeah sure, as OP himself realizes, they will most likely put him in the much inferior AA flight an hour later. He wants to fly JAL F.