Connection in ATL
Mar 12, 2024, 3:47 pm
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Connection in ATL
We arrive at 9.30pm on BA from LHR. I hope to recheck our bags.
The following morning we fly out to MIA with AA (and then on to UVF - so domestic and then international).
Our flight is 05.36am the following morning. What time should we aim to get to the airport? Would this be earlier if we need to check bags?
We are not TSA approved sadly.
Thanks
The following morning we fly out to MIA with AA (and then on to UVF - so domestic and then international).
Our flight is 05.36am the following morning. What time should we aim to get to the airport? Would this be earlier if we need to check bags?
We are not TSA approved sadly.
Thanks
Mar 12, 2024, 4:27 pm
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We arrive at 9.30pm on BA from LHR. I hope to recheck our bags.
The following morning we fly out to MIA with AA (and then on to UVF - so domestic and then international).
Our flight is 05.36am the following morning. What time should we aim to get to the airport? Would this be earlier if we need to check bags?
We are not TSA approved sadly.
Thanks
The following morning we fly out to MIA with AA (and then on to UVF - so domestic and then international).
Our flight is 05.36am the following morning. What time should we aim to get to the airport? Would this be earlier if we need to check bags?
We are not TSA approved sadly.
Thanks
Mar 12, 2024, 10:58 pm
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Yes, you will go to the domestic terminal for MIA.
Domestic security lines at ATL are surprisingly long that early. By the time you get to a hotel, you will get maybe four hours sleep.
I don't know if you can re-check bags that night, or have to drag them to whatever hotel you're at. I suggest one of the four Marriott properties at the GICC train stop. This is the fastest way to the airport.
If you do not have pre-check, the main checkpoint is open 24/7.
https://www.atl.com/passenger-inform...nger-security/
Domestic security lines at ATL are surprisingly long that early. By the time you get to a hotel, you will get maybe four hours sleep.
I don't know if you can re-check bags that night, or have to drag them to whatever hotel you're at. I suggest one of the four Marriott properties at the GICC train stop. This is the fastest way to the airport.
If you do not have pre-check, the main checkpoint is open 24/7.
https://www.atl.com/passenger-inform...nger-security/
Mar 12, 2024, 11:59 pm
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This question is more relevant to ATL than it is to AA, and we don’t have a large number of ATL regulars here. I shall shift it to the South forum for input from those with more familiarity with this busy airport.
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Mar 15, 2024, 4:39 am
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You won’t be able to recheck your bags the night you arrive.
Also, you may want want to consider a taxi or Uber to your hotel on arrival. You’ll exit the F terminal and would need to take a bus to the domestic side, followed by the sky train. It’s do-able, but unnecessary tedious. Taking a car to your hotel will save 15-30 min.
Also, you may want want to consider a taxi or Uber to your hotel on arrival. You’ll exit the F terminal and would need to take a bus to the domestic side, followed by the sky train. It’s do-able, but unnecessary tedious. Taking a car to your hotel will save 15-30 min.
Mar 15, 2024, 5:01 am
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They “shouldn’t” take them because it’s an overnight connection. Doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen… but the arrivals into ATL are complex (they separate connections from O&D traffic into different terminals) and I’d be shocked if they allowed rechecking overnight 9 hours before your flight.
To be honest, I also wouldn’t trust your bags to be untouched sitting around ATL overnight. I say this as someone who lives here, flies at least weekly… and typically am an ATL defender.
To be honest, I also wouldn’t trust your bags to be untouched sitting around ATL overnight. I say this as someone who lives here, flies at least weekly… and typically am an ATL defender.
Mar 26, 2024, 9:46 am
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They “shouldn’t” take them because it’s an overnight connection. Doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen… but the arrivals into ATL are complex (they separate connections from O&D traffic into different terminals) and I’d be shocked if they allowed rechecking overnight 9 hours before your flight.
To be honest, I also wouldn’t trust your bags to be untouched sitting around ATL overnight. I say this as someone who lives here, flies at least weekly… and typically am an ATL defender.
To be honest, I also wouldn’t trust your bags to be untouched sitting around ATL overnight. I say this as someone who lives here, flies at least weekly… and typically am an ATL defender.
I have only ever arrived at F on domestic flights, which gives you access to the train to the other end vs the shuttle bus. Since you must pass through US customs/immigration, you won't have access to the train once you exit landside. I don't know of any hotels close by the F terminal; I'd still shoot for the four Marriotts -- these are the first stop on the other train that serves the rental car facility -- as you'll have to go to the AA counter anyway to check your bags.
TBQH this is a terrible itinerary; you'll be far better off changing your BA flight to arrive in MIA in the first place.
Mar 27, 2024, 7:31 am
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