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Fan Life => The Endzone Dive => Topic started by: steve dave on March 11, 2009, 02:45:21 PM
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Fly into DIA tommorow and have 38 minutes between scheduled landing (United Concourse B) and connection scheduled departure (Frontier Concourse A) :ohno: So, DIA experts....mad sprint to concourse A :runaway: or leisurely stroll showing confidence in making connection :gocho:
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you deserve what you get for giving yourself "38" minutes.
:rolleyes:
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you deserve what you get for giving yourself "38" minutes.
:rolleyes:
Out of my hands. Thanks for the help. :flush:
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What time do you get in? You should be ok, but who knows. Are you checking bags?
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if i must answer, leisurely stroll. Sprinting is incredibly disrespectful to the airport.
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What time do you get in? You should be ok, but who knows. Are you checking bags?
Yeah, checking all but a laptop bag so minimal carry on stuff to deal with. Arrive in Denver at 7:01AM.
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if i must answer, leisurely stroll. Sprinting is incredibly disrespectful to the airport.
That's what I was prolly going to go with. Thanks.
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Fly into DIA tommorow and have 38 minutes between scheduled landing (United Concourse B) and connection scheduled departure (Frontier Concourse A) :ohno: So, DIA experts....mad sprint to concourse A :runaway: or leisurely stroll showing confidence in making connection :gocho:
So, you're swithching carriers? Is the Frontier flight an originating flight? My opinion is I think you're going to be OK. I'm probably more worried about your checked luggage.
I would probabaly go with the brisk "I'm a pretty big deal" walk. Make sure you're on a cell phone while walking briskly.
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Fly into DIA tommorow and have 38 minutes between scheduled landing (United Concourse B) and connection scheduled departure (Frontier Concourse A) :ohno: So, DIA experts....mad sprint to concourse A :runaway: or leisurely stroll showing confidence in making connection :gocho:
So, you're swithching carriers? Is the Frontier flight an originating flight? My opinion is I think you're going to be OK. I'm probably more worried about your checked luggage.
I would probabaly go with the brisk "I'm a pretty big deal" walk. Make sure you're on a cell phone while walking briskly.
uh-oh...i think you just caught sd lying his ass off.
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Fly into DIA tommorow and have 38 minutes between scheduled landing (United Concourse B) and connection scheduled departure (Frontier Concourse A) :ohno: So, DIA experts....mad sprint to concourse A :runaway: or leisurely stroll showing confidence in making connection :gocho:
So, you're swithching carriers? Is the Frontier flight an originating flight? My opinion is I think you're going to be OK. I'm probably more worried about your checked luggage.
I would probabaly go with the brisk "I'm a pretty big deal" walk. Make sure you're on a cell phone while walking briskly.
Good advice. Yes, switching carriers from United to Fronteir. Omaha/Denver/Vegas. Good idea about the big deal walk.
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I would keep an eye out for the CU basketball team.
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n e 1 every play w/kayak.com? ridic fun.
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Flight 493
Depart 6:22AM Omaha (OMA)
Arrive 7:01AM Denver (DEN)
Flight 1179
Depart 7:39AM Denver (DEN)
Arrive 8:42AM Las Vegas (LAS)
:dunno:
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n e 1 every play w/kayak.com? ridic fun.
Yes. Also use farecompare.com and farecast.com
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If you've got bluetooth headset I suggest the before mentioned brisk walk, while speaking "big shot loud" . . . say stuff like "Damn it I said move the 52 million to the Caymens account, and dump 44 million in Euros in the Swiss account . . . and liquidate all of our Dubai holdings ASAP!!"
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Find the receptionist or whatever she is that meets people leaving a flight and inform her that you have a tight one and she'll (probably should include a he'll here too) call ahead to let them know you are taking a casual stroll their direction.
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Find the receptionist or whatever she is that meets people leaving a flight and inform her that you have a tight one and she'll (probably should include a he'll here too) call ahead to let them know you are taking a casual stroll their direction.
Another good idea. Thanks gang :woot:
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would make for a good segment on, "airline" tv show.
"today on airline, steve dave tries to make a tight connection at denver international"
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would make for a good segment on, "airline" tv show.
"today on airline, steve dave tries to make a tight connection at denver international"
They would show me walking by pretending to text message but really videotaping Doc with my cell phone.
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if I remember correctly (and i do), DIA has great horizontal elevators which will come in handy when addressing your little travel planning faux pas.
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won't soon forget about the time i ran into bernie at DIA 8-)
(http://www.hbo.com/realsports/img/252x190/bernard_goldberg_whitebg_252.jpg)
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if I remember correctly (and i do), DIA has great horizontal elevators which will come in handy when addressing your little travel planning faux pas.
I onetime raced Mrs. dave on these in the Detroit (iirc) airport. She got to use the moving walkway and I didn't. Was pretty fun.
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Your bags have a slim chance. Any connection remotely close in Denver usually means no bags. That said, once my flight numbers on my bags thru Denver to Vegas were wrong when I left and some how were corrected and made it on time to Vegas, with 2 connections. Truly an impressive display of baggage handling.
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Your bags have a slim chance. Any connection remotely close in Denver usually means no bags. That said, once my flight numbers on my bags thru Denver to Vegas were wrong when I left and some how were corrected and made it on time to Vegas, with 2 connections. Truly an impressive display of baggage handling.
Yeah, this is my new concern. Maybe if I do the "hold my connection" ploy and lollygag it I can buy enough time for my bags to get there :dunno:
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Flight 493
Depart 6:22AM Omaha (OMA)
Arrive 7:01AM Denver (DEN)
Flight 1179
Depart 7:39AM Denver (DEN)
Arrive 8:42AM Las Vegas (LAS)
:dunno:
Stats for 493:
http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightRating/flightRatingByFlight.do?airlineCode=UA&flightNumber=493&departureAirportCode=OMA&arrivalAirportCode=DEN
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Fly into DIA tommorow and have 38 minutes between scheduled landing (United Concourse B) and connection scheduled departure (Frontier Concourse A) :ohno: So, DIA experts....mad sprint to concourse A :runaway: or leisurely stroll showing confidence in making connection :gocho:
Uh, neither. DIA has those trains between the concourses with the cool music, Hick's voice, and the whirlygigs on the tunnel walls. Plus your connecting flight won't be on time anyways, so I'd plan a ski trip.
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May be a good day to have a really badly twisted ankle . . . beep, beep, beep, beep, beep . . .
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Fly into DIA tommorow and have 38 minutes between scheduled landing (United Concourse B) and connection scheduled departure (Frontier Concourse A) :ohno: So, DIA experts....mad sprint to concourse A :runaway: or leisurely stroll showing confidence in making connection :gocho:
Uh, neither. DIA has those trains between the concourses with the cool music, Hick's voice, and the whirlygigs on the tunnel walls. Plus your connecting flight won't be on time anyways, so I'd plan a ski trip.
Do you just step of the flight into the tram or is there some sort of foot based transportation between them and the gate :dunno:
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Fly into DIA tommorow and have 38 minutes between scheduled landing (United Concourse B) and connection scheduled departure (Frontier Concourse A) :ohno: So, DIA experts....mad sprint to concourse A :runaway: or leisurely stroll showing confidence in making connection :gocho:
Uh, neither. DIA has those trains between the concourses with the cool music, Hick's voice, and the whirlygigs on the tunnel walls. Plus your connecting flight won't be on time anyways, so I'd plan a ski trip.
Do you just step of the flight into the tram or is there some sort of foot based transportation between them and the gate :dunno:
Walk/run/skip/hop/jump or whatever it is that you do from your arrival gate to the train. Get on the train. Listen to the instructions. Follow those instructions. Don't block the doors. The train will then deposit you in councourse A. You get off there. Then do the sd skip to the departure gate.
Or, better yet, ask some little kid to explain the process to you when you get there.
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Fly into DIA tommorow and have 38 minutes between scheduled landing (United Concourse B) and connection scheduled departure (Frontier Concourse A) :ohno: So, DIA experts....mad sprint to concourse A :runaway: or leisurely stroll showing confidence in making connection :gocho:
Uh, neither. DIA has those trains between the concourses with the cool music, Hick's voice, and the whirlygigs on the tunnel walls. Plus your connecting flight won't be on time anyways, so I'd plan a ski trip.
Do you just step of the flight into the tram or is there some sort of foot based transportation between them and the gate :dunno:
Walk/run/skip/hop/jump or whatever it is that you do from your arrival gate to the train. Get on the train. Listen to the instructions. Follow those instructions. Don't block the doors. The train will then deposit you in councourse A. You get off there. Then do the sd skip to the departure gate.
Or, better yet, ask some little kid to explain the process to you when you get there.
Yeah, I know how airport trams work :flush:
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Fly into DIA tommorow and have 38 minutes between scheduled landing (United Concourse B) and connection scheduled departure (Frontier Concourse A) :ohno: So, DIA experts....mad sprint to concourse A :runaway: or leisurely stroll showing confidence in making connection :gocho:
Uh, neither. DIA has those trains between the concourses with the cool music, Hick's voice, and the whirlygigs on the tunnel walls. Plus your connecting flight won't be on time anyways, so I'd plan a ski trip.
Do you just step of the flight into the tram or is there some sort of foot based transportation between them and the gate :dunno:
Walk/run/skip/hop/jump or whatever it is that you do from your arrival gate to the train. Get on the train. Listen to the instructions. Follow those instructions. Don't block the doors. The train will then deposit you in councourse A. You get off there. Then do the sd skip to the departure gate.
Or, better yet, ask some little kid to explain the process to you when you get there.
Yeah, I know how airport trams work :flush:
sry, I thought it was one of those "how to put on a jacket" questions :yuck:
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Find the receptionist or whatever she is that meets people leaving a flight and inform her that you have a tight one and she'll (probably should include a he'll here too) call ahead to let them know you are taking a casual stroll their direction.
Hope it isn't a :ku: dood. Could end up in a isolated room with you pants around your ankles.
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I've made tighter connections at DIA, but the key will be how long it takes you to taxi in to the terminal. The runway will have a line 20 planes deep waiting to depart at that time, hope the tower doesn't hold you short for some of them.
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Hope I'm not too late in this.
Always leisurely stroll. However, you must make it look like you don't have a lot of time. This is for public perception. Seriously, if you spend more than 15-20 minutes of downtime in an airport you're a &@#%ing moron who has no life
In order to pull this off you need to stroll by people and start up conversations with them but never let the conversation continue because you have a flight to catch.
EX. "Hey, I see you're reading Sack Lunch. Interesting book I'd love to share my thoughts on it but I have a flight to catch."
or "How you doing Mac? Enjoying a cream cheese stuffed soft pretzel? I'd love to try one of those sometime but my flights about to board."
These exchanges should always be executed without breaking pace.
IMO, this is the best way to show that you are cool and calm but crap man you got places to be. HTH.
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Wonder if SD made it?
FYI it depends on your arrival gate. If you're at the end of B, then you'll have to do double time. I would never check bags and expect to get them with such a tight connection, but if he's in Vegas he should have no trouble getting his clothes if/when they arrive. Who needs change of clothes in Vegas anyway?