Fastest check-in, what airports ?
Jul 5, 2007, 10:28 pm
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Fastest check-in, what airports ?
Curious to know from you FlyerTalk folks what airports are you able to check in fastest, whether at EZ-Ckin or having to stand on a line to see an agent ? Also is there a difference between mornings or afternoons (i.e., 0700 a.m. versus 4 or 5 pm ? Do you have faster success at any particular airport with any particular CSRs that you might see on a regular basis?
Jul 5, 2007, 10:30 pm
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ORD is pretty good to me; SNA is not so good.
Jul 5, 2007, 10:33 pm
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Jul 5, 2007, 10:35 pm
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MLI, BGM and ORD.
SNA is not so quick (to pile on).
SNA is not so quick (to pile on).
Jul 5, 2007, 10:35 pm
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Assuming you're not doing anything complicated, HPN is pretty hard to beat.
Jul 5, 2007, 10:36 pm
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Jul 5, 2007, 10:40 pm
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I'm kind of obligated to say PMD, having used it 2 weeks ago.
Jul 5, 2007, 11:15 pm
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I don't think I've ever had more than a few people in front of me at JAX or GSO...of course, it helps when both are just UX stations (UA: please bring mainline back to JAX!)
Jul 5, 2007, 11:22 pm
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For some reason SAN attracts people that need to use the counter. They usually have long lines but EZ always takes seconds and still prints the gold BP's. Security can take 10-20 minutes.
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Jul 5, 2007, 11:42 pm
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Never have had to wait more than a minute or two to see someone at ROC. Kiosks are always available.
Jul 5, 2007, 11:44 pm
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Jul 6, 2007, 12:16 am
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Sort of dancing around the check-in part, but in terms of overall time to get from front door to seat 2B, DFW easily wins. In fact one of the reasons I am loyal to UA is that it is very possible to park your car within 100 paces of Terminal at DFW (B), walk up to the checkpoint with your pre-printed BP in hand, get through security, walk the extra 20 paces to the gate, board your flight and be sitting in your seat within five minutes. However, since American Eagle and the Baghdad Express replaced LH, BA and KO at that end of Terminal B, the checkpoint wait time is impossible to gauge, except after 7:00 PM.
Jul 6, 2007, 1:30 am
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JFK for my weekend trips there.
NEVER not saw one of the three Easy Checkin kiosks free.
Security is usually less than 3 person in line, although there have been times when it was a lot longer.
Once I get off the Airtrain I'm usually at the gate within 3~5 minutes.
NEVER not saw one of the three Easy Checkin kiosks free.
Security is usually less than 3 person in line, although there have been times when it was a lot longer.
Once I get off the Airtrain I'm usually at the gate within 3~5 minutes.
Jul 6, 2007, 1:38 am
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2nd on JFK
As far as Intl--ICN is really quick even with passport control
Jul 6, 2007, 3:44 am
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9 out of 10 times premier checkin at SLC has no line and nobody uses Mr Easy, so they are always free. Security though can be long depending on what other airlines are funneling through as well.
9 out of 10 times premier checkin at SLC has no line and nobody uses Mr Easy, so they are always free. Security though can be long depending on what other airlines are funneling through as well.