Post-Merger Operations in MIA?
 

If this has been covered, then please merge or close. I could not find it during my search in this forum.

I flew out of Miami on Monday and realized the checked-in counter has been moved from the new J Concourse to old G Concourse, where CO has been operating for a few years. J is a state of the art facility where US, AC, LH and other *A carriers are operating out of.

G is old, small, and so 1970's style concourse. It does not appear to have been maintained properly for a while.

I don't understand why not just move CO to J Concourse to be with the rest of the *A carriers. Now there are less check-in counters and the surrounding areas are small and packed with terminal passengers.

Inside the G councourse, there are no decent places to eat or sit down, and no even a decent newspaper shops to browse.

The arriving luggage will continue to be going to J....go figure!:confused:
After landing in G, passengers have to walk a long way to J to retrieve their luggage!:mad:

This is a change that I don't like it!:td:

More changes we do NOT like.

See my signature. :(

I think you need some zeros in your signature.;)

Yes, it's a sad little terminal, cut off from all the others. They were still in H/J in December, but in G by late march. Does anybody know when it happened? I assumed it had something to do with the merger and wishes for co-location, but I don't really know. H/J is nicer and newer for sure but still lacks the good Cuban restaurants of D/E.

I recall it was temporary and they will relocate back to H end of 2011.

SMI/J - "...and I think you'll like them..." :D:D:D

It was still J in mid-Feb when I flew to Miami. Probably moved to G in March. J does feel much more modern terminal than G.

They should consolidate all UA-CO flights to be with *A flights in J.

I complained about the move last March [they moved in mid-March] in the other world... G is a dump and MIA needs to demolish that terminal.

I hope it is temporary like nov11 said...

The other airport I am really worried about is BOS.... I hope UA will move to A rather than CO moving to dumpy C where UA operates...

Ive had to do that same walk with AA, arrived into their term a couple of yrs ago only to have to walk back to NY to claim my bags or even get to the street

G is indeed a dump. I passed through it in late March, asked the ground staff about it, and was told that it was to save $ during the consolidation process. When CO's lease is up, they'll be back in J. I'll believe it when I see it, but I just can't see how UA would want to stay in G for the long term given that other *A carriers are in J.

Actually, CO had always operated out of H and they moved to G.... So it is a downgrade for BOTH airlines... That is what really perplexed me the most...

I sure do hope it is a temporary shuffle...

Per http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo....main/5085217/ they'll both move to J in November.

Will they be combining clubs as they have in SFO?

Neither UA nor CO has a club at MIA, nor do they pay for access to Club America which is in J.

The President's club page sort of implied that it had a contract lounge access, but maybe not now while in G...

Still don't really get why they had to move temporarily; can't you just walk airside between H and J, past the food court? Must be some kind of capacity thing like others are saying..