?? about changing flights in Philadelphia

[leebee]

My DD18 is flying from Bangor, ME to Detroit with a connection through Philadelphia. US Air lists the on-the-ground time in between flights as 40 minutes. Is that enough time to change planes in Philadelphia? We've never been to this airport so I don't know if it's feasible or not. The other option would be the same departure from Bangor but with 3.5 hours on the ground in Philadelphia. What would you advise?

 

[badiggio]

It is tight,but if everything's on time ,she'll be alright.If for some reason she misses the connection,she can get on the next one that you were thinking of booking anyway.

 

[Ed J]

^ agree.

PHL is my home AP.

US air domestic uses mostly F with a little bit of D terminal. Best case she lands in F and leaves from F, no need for more than 5 minutes to make that connection. Worst case it's 10 minutes for a kid (young adult ) to walk from F to D or D to F.

Solo I always pick tight connections, with the fam in tow I might pick the longer one.

 

[DebbieB]

USAir domestic has B,C & F at PHL. Looking at today's schedule, Bangor to PHL comes in on B or C, PHL to Detroit goes out on B or F. F would be Air Wisconsin dba USAirways flights. I would avoid that one because it will be a longer walk.

http://flights.usairways.com/en-US/...s/Philadelphia-International-Airport-PHL.html

When I was flying alot for work, I avoided connecting in PHL at all costs. There always seemed to be issues. I would connect in Charlotte even if it meant longer flights.

 

[winthropf]

US Air uses terminals A, B, C in PHL and Terminal F for smaller regional jets. You cannot walk from terminal F to the other terminals without exiting security. There is, however, a shuttle bus between F and the other terminals that stays inside security.

I checked the flights between your destinations and the terminals vary depending on which US Air Express airline is actually flying the flight. I recommend checking the flight status for any day using the actual flight numbers to see which terminal will be used for that flight. If both legs use A/B/C, 40 minutes will be fine. If there is a change between A/B/C and F, 40 minutes can be very tight.

I also would not count on getting on the later flight if she misses the connection. Flights to Detroit are on smaller regional jets that are usually full.