bcla
On our rugged Eastern foothills.....
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- Nov 28, 2012
It's really not as "nuts" as you may think it is.
Sure. I was really responding to the comment saying that "the terminals are not too far apart" because it's a domestic transfer.
It's really not as "nuts" as you may think it is.
I live in Atlanta and fly frequently. I think it is a bit risky, especially if you are not on the first flight of the day from your home airport. Anything can and does happen. That being said, 45 would be enough in a perfect scenario.
What time of the year is this? Mid summer like now, it is particularly risky with thunderstorms that pop up mid day through early evening and can screw the whole airport up for hours on end.
I agree - 45 minutes is tight and a bit risky.
And it seems like every time I fly through Atlanta (no matter what time of the year) there always seemed to be weather delays.
So many flights connect through Atlanta they seem to fall victim to weather issues elsewhere too.
At least with most major airlines at hub airports, there's going to be a lot connecting flights. Miss one flight and they'll just try to accommodate a passenger on the next one.
Yes, although that wasn't quite the subject I was discussing.
For the sake of picking nits, one might point out that your no harm/no foul scenario may just collapse in the face of more and more flights flying full these days. If you miss your connector and the next two flights are full you may find yourself flying out several hours later nonetheless.
Weather delays can certainly affect many other airports - it just seems like for some reason, I've had a lot more weather delays in Atlanta than most other airports. Granted, that's just my experience - I don't assume that it's any better or worse in Atlanta than other airports.
And just because I feel like I need to post a random video with no connection to the thread at hand, here you go