Logistics with flight from Sydney to LA and then LA to Chicago

[justinbrett]

Uber is not much more than a rental these days

Uber App quoted me US$200 for uber between the airports.

Avis is US$130, plus gas and tolls. Plus you can get the Uber straight to your destination without having to return the car etc.

 

[SYD]

Uber is not much more than a rental these days

Uber App quoted me US$200 for uber between the airports.

Avis is US$130, plus gas and tolls. Plus you can get the Uber straight to your destination without having to return the car etc.

Fortunately my Avis discount code gives me that but AUD for 2 days. (Yes, plus fuel and maybe tolls although probably taking the slow road - no hurry to get to QF12).

 

[Brissy1]

Fortunately my Avis discount code gives me that but AUD for 2 days. (Yes, plus fuel and maybe tolls although probably taking the slow road - no hurry to get to QF12).

Must be a nice code! My wizard no. gives me a very good rate... but only in Australia

 

[Brissy1]

There are published times called Minimum Connecting Times (MCT) that apply to airport/airline/route combinations.

If your booking contains a transfer that is less than this time, it is called an illegal connection and should result in one of the flights getting rebooked. They aren't usually bookable, but occur when one of the flights has a schedule changed.

I will check the MCT for your exact circumstance.

Edit - the UA MCT for LAX, I-D, is 1:10, or 1:30 if arriving at TBIT.

Thanks. TBIT. Curious that virgin call centre was able to book.
Oops edit... that's WHY it could be booked.

 

[justinbrett]

Thanks. TBIT. Curious that virgin call centre was able to book.

Some people just look at the generic MCT for the airport (which is 2:00 for I-D) but you have to look through the many exceptions

 

[RichardMEL]

Thanks. TBIT. Curious that virgin call centre was able to book.
Oops edit... that's WHY it could be booked.

To clarify a bit re UA at LAX and international.

UA has its own FIS facilities (ie immigration and customs processing) at T7 and has had for years. Unfortunately it doesn't open till either 0700 or maybe a bit later, so flights arriving before that time (such as AU->LAX and some other) flights arrive at TBIT for CBP processing.

So, if one arrived at say 1pm from LHR or something you'd be processed at T7 and a UA-UA connection is much more reasonable in under 90 mins (though I'd pad it still a bit myself) but it's much easier there - hence the 1:10 MCT quoted earlier The 1:30 MCT for an international arrival into TBIT is doable but still tight imo. However lots of flights to SAN so protection wouldn't be too much of a problem I would think.

 

[BD1959]

That said, UA-UA, connecting to SAN, arriving in the morning, single PNR.... I'd do it.

You can get an Uber to SAN if desperate.

Just be careful that a no-show for LAX-SAN could result in any subsequent return sectors being scratched by UA.

Regards,

BD

 

[BD1959]

Some people just look at the generic MCT for the airport (which is 2:00 for I-D) but you have to look through the many exceptions

This "some person" was referring to the AA connections times at LAX per the query by the OP.

STANDARD.D/D...D/I...I/D...I/I.
ONLINE 1.10 1.30 2.00 2.00
OFFLINE 1.10 1.30 2.00 2.00
**-AA ID 2.00

Regards,

BD

 

[justinbrett]

Just be careful that a no-show for LAX-SAN could result in any subsequent return sectors being scratched by UA.

Regards,

BD

It's not a no show if you are on a single PNR and miss your flight due to the fault of the airline

Suggest you re-read @Brissy1's original question - it is a single PNR.

 

[BD1959]

It's not a no show if you are on a single PNR and miss your flight due to the fault of the airline

Suggest you re-read @Brissy1's original question - it is a single PNR.

In my book a single PNR is a single booking as opposed to two separate bookings (although I know this doesn't quite sit with industry standard). This doesn't preclude it being the outbound sector of a return booking - all on a single PNR.

Regards,

BD

 

[justinbrett]

In my book a single PNR is a single booking as opposed to two separate bookings (although I know this doesn't quite sit with industry standard). This doesn't preclude it being the outbound sector of a return booking - all on a single PNR.

Regards,

BD

It is a single booking, one ticket - UA to UA.

We have been commenting on @Brissy1's question, not the OP

There is no risk of no shows on this, please don't confuse the matter.

 

[BD1959]

It is a single booking, one ticket - UA to UA.

We have been commenting on @Brissy1's question, not the OP

There is no risk of no shows on this, please don't confuse the matter.

Silly me .. UA to UA in a QF forum - who'd get confused ?!? I'll leave you to your SA convos ...

Regards,

BD

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Whilst 55 minutes is the minimum connection time, it's not nearly enough time in practice. You need to clear US immigration, collect your bags at the carousel, clear US customs, re-check your bag, head to the American terminal, clear security and head to your flight. If you are not American or Canadian, the immigration bit will take considerable time, or so my Aussie friends tell me. All of that being said, if this is part of the same booking, you would be protected in the event of a mis-connection, and would be put on a later flight, but that later flight could be the same day or next day. The airline isn't obligated to put you up in a hotel or provide meals if it is an overnight (although they would be liable for MC99 compensation since Australia and USA are both signatories to that).

 

[Brissy1]

Sorry for previously posting my LAX UA I to D question here, but I did appreciate the answers. For closure the result was... made it.

 

[SYD]

T4 check in agent said AA were no longer paying for the space in TBIT. This was back in August but I pretty much only remember seeing DL service desks post customs on the ground floor. I know there were a couple other airlines as well, but definitely no AA

Connected at LAX this morning. There is definitely a staffed AA service desk operating next to the QF desk in TBIT.

As an aside, QF11 arrived at 05:30 (30 mins early). Which of course means sitting on the plane for 30mins waiting for America to open for business but we were first in and passing through security by 06:30 for an 11am AS flight... Much better experience than my last two transits here.

 

[TomVexille]

Connected at LAX this morning. There is definitely a staffed AA service desk operating next to the QF desk in TBIT.

As an aside, QF11 arrived at 05:30 (30 mins early). Which of course means sitting on the plane for 30mins waiting for America to open for business but we were first in and passing through security by 06:30 for an 11am AS flight... Much better experience than my last two transits here.

Good to know it's back