Delta to United at IAH in under 2 hours
 

I have some friends coming from out of town. They are booked on Delta from Seattle to Houston then onto United for the final leg from Houston to Corpus Christi. They will have checked bags and I believe Delta will not transfer the bags to United so, will they have enough time to collect their bags then re-check them for their United flight, clear security and arrive at the gate?

Neither are TSA precheck.

Thanks for any tips!

clarify

Separate tickets, they are traveling in April.

Hi,

1 ticket or 2 ( if on one ticket then Delta should be able to transfer bags to United)
If on 2 tickets then it could be tight allowing for bag reclaim and check in at United prior to the United cut off time at Houston

Regards

TBS

Also when.

Just yesterday local TV news reported that Spring Break madness has started at IAH with all the students out and the airport being rather full, which could slow things down, since from reading OP it sounds like TWO separate tickets, so that would mean pick up luggage and check it with UA.

Do they have UA status? That could potentially save a significant amount of time waiting in line to re-check bags.

I'm pretty sure they do not.

Kurt

Even with the updated info, I would not worry about under two hour connection. Unlike DFW where connecting outside of security is a real PAIN, Subway in the basement is kind of fun :) (though you have to look pretty hard for it because last time I was there I had to look hard even though I know it's there).

DL is in Terminal A where UA has very limited presence, though Corpus will almost certainly get a regional jet, so it's possible they would not have to switch terminals, but most likely it would be Terminal B departure.

So no worries, they should be able to make the connection even if incoming DL flight is a little delayed :idea:

Oh, and if worst comes to worst, UA has an unpublished "flat tire" rule.