Any plans to rebuild the UA concourse (C and D gates & UX terminal) at IAD / Dulles?
Nov 22, 2022, 2:41 pm
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Nov 22, 2022, 8:48 pm
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BART service hours:
Weekdays (5:00 am- Midnight)
Saturday (6:00 am - Midnight)
Sunday (8:00 am - Midnight)
WMATA rail hours:
Monday through Thursday, 5:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.
Friday, 5:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Saturday: 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Sunday: 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.
To make sure I discuss C & D. They are the most miserable sets of United mainline gates anywhere. I was reminded of that when I flew back to SFO on a 777 this year with international wide bodies all leaving next to me and people were standing and sitting on the floor and in the hall aisle. Good not leading the way in those gates.
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Nov 22, 2022, 9:02 pm
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It is pretty similar to BART (SFO). BART is particularly useless Sunday morning early flights.
BART service hours:
Weekdays (5:00 am- Midnight)
Saturday (6:00 am - Midnight)
Sunday (8:00 am - Midnight)
WMATA rail hours:
Monday through Thursday, 5:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.
Friday, 5:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Saturday: 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Sunday: 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.
To make sure I discuss C & D. They are the most miserable sets of United mainline gates anywhere. I was reminded of that when I flew back to SFO on a 777 this year with international wide bodies all leaving next to me and people were standing and sitting on the floor and in the hall aisle. Good not leading the way in those gates.
BART service hours:
Weekdays (5:00 am- Midnight)
Saturday (6:00 am - Midnight)
Sunday (8:00 am - Midnight)
WMATA rail hours:
Monday through Thursday, 5:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.
Friday, 5:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Saturday: 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Sunday: 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.
To make sure I discuss C & D. They are the most miserable sets of United mainline gates anywhere. I was reminded of that when I flew back to SFO on a 777 this year with international wide bodies all leaving next to me and people were standing and sitting on the floor and in the hall aisle. Good not leading the way in those gates.
Nov 22, 2022, 9:08 pm
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It is pretty similar to BART (SFO). BART is particularly useless Sunday morning early flights.
BART service hours:
Weekdays (5:00 am- Midnight)
Saturday (6:00 am - Midnight)
Sunday (8:00 am - Midnight)
WMATA rail hours:
Monday through Thursday, 5:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.
Friday, 5:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Saturday: 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Sunday: 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.
To make sure I discuss C & D. They are the most miserable sets of United mainline gates anywhere. I was reminded of that when I flew back to SFO on a 777 this year with international wide bodies all leaving next to me and people were standing and sitting on the floor and in the hall aisle. Good not leading the way in those gates.
BART service hours:
Weekdays (5:00 am- Midnight)
Saturday (6:00 am - Midnight)
Sunday (8:00 am - Midnight)
WMATA rail hours:
Monday through Thursday, 5:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.
Friday, 5:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Saturday: 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Sunday: 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.
To make sure I discuss C & D. They are the most miserable sets of United mainline gates anywhere. I was reminded of that when I flew back to SFO on a 777 this year with international wide bodies all leaving next to me and people were standing and sitting on the floor and in the hall aisle. Good not leading the way in those gates.
Here are the times for DCA station right now - that being said, during the before pandemic times when basically trains stopped running due to construction and cars being serviced, I landed late into DCA after 11 PM on a weekday and no trains were available to get across the Potomac:
Nov 22, 2022, 9:10 pm
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It is a dump, the 8am and 5pm rushes are particularly bad. I actually feel the same way about DEN these days. Besides that very nice new part at the end of B, it is so crowded always and people are sitting and standing all over the place. During the main bank times, it is a disaster of an airport to transit these days IMO. Simple, yes. Less prone to big issues than EWR or ORD, but it is not enjoyable. I actually find DEN the least likely hub for me to willingly connect in these days.
Wonder if the latest generation of the family of mice is still living in the United Clubs (RCCs).
Nov 22, 2022, 9:16 pm
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Nov 23, 2022, 5:57 pm
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As a DC Metro resident (in Montgomery County, MD), the Silver Line does nothing for me.
For me to use it, I have to take Red Line all the way to DC, then change at Metro Center. It will take double amount of time of taking car services. I understrand there is cost difference.
For me to use it, I have to take Red Line all the way to DC, then change at Metro Center. It will take double amount of time of taking car services. I understrand there is cost difference.
Nov 23, 2022, 6:53 pm
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It is a dump, the 8am and 5pm rushes are particularly bad. I actually feel the same way about DEN these days. Besides that very nice new part at the end of B, it is so crowded always and people are sitting and standing all over the place. During the main bank times, it is a disaster of an airport to transit these days IMO. Simple, yes. Less prone to big issues than EWR or ORD, but it is not enjoyable. I actually find DEN the least likely hub for me to willingly connect in these days.
I used to think other airports were a pain, now it seems it's DEN (home airport).
Nov 23, 2022, 6:54 pm
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Well, MWAA and CBP presumably were thinking about the realistic future in designing the IAB. We all know that E/G/G/H aren't getting built until C/D, and good luck with that happening in 10 years. By the time more concourses are built the existing IAB will be in need of replacement . . . and couldn't handle the capacity of 8 concourses anyway.
Nov 24, 2022, 6:17 am
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I took the blue and then silver from Alexandria to IAD the other day. Instead of an Uber taking 50 minutes door to door the Metro was closer to an hour and thirty minutes. On the other hand it was $6 vs $65 for the Uber. So basically it comes down to time vs money for me. Occasionally I get surge pricing for the route of over 100, in those cases I will take the metro.
Nov 24, 2022, 3:28 pm
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Nov 24, 2022, 3:44 pm
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I took the blue and then silver from Alexandria to IAD the other day. Instead of an Uber taking 50 minutes door to door the Metro was closer to an hour and thirty minutes. On the other hand it was $6 vs $65 for the Uber. So basically it comes down to time vs money for me. Occasionally I get surge pricing for the route of over 100, in those cases I will take the metro.
Nov 24, 2022, 8:47 pm
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Nov 25, 2022, 7:24 am
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As a DC Metro resident (in Montgomery County, MD), the Silver Line does nothing for me.
For me to use it, I have to take Red Line all the way to DC, then change at Metro Center. It will take double amount of time of taking car services. I understrand there is cost difference.
For me to use it, I have to take Red Line all the way to DC, then change at Metro Center. It will take double amount of time of taking car services. I understrand there is cost difference.