I call it the “O’Hare Sprint”. It never seemed to fail my flight arrived at Gate 2 and my connecting flight was at Gate 30 and I have 2 minutes to get there.
But I’ve got to hand it to my late wife. I have seen her make the dash in 4" heels.
There was a while whenever I changed planes at Atlanta my planes were several hundred feet apart … tail-to-tail … at the extreme end of their respective “arms” of the terminal: a two-mile journey to be covered in 15 minutes.
You get the same ‘love’ at Minneapolis-St Paul. But while blowing out your lungs you get to window shop at some very ritzy displays, smell great food you won’t get any of, and miss the wonderful restroom decor. Ain’t life grand??
I’ve always made all my connection here in the US. Istanbul on the other hand, I have yet to make my connecting flights there. Last year I missed it by less than two minutes.
I had it with the whole family in Paris. Train connection from Biarritz via Paris to Frankfurt. In Paris, we had to leave the train in the south (gare Montparnasse), take two metros (with all the luggage) and then reach the train at gare de l’est. We had 50 minutes. We had to run at each station. And when we reached the train, the doors were just starting to close. We made it… and I wonder how many others don’t succeed in this race each year, each month, each day. And I swear, Montparnasse station is the largest, dirtiest and most chaotic train station I have ever seen, by far. And I have seen many. But the craziest thing is that metro station Montparnasse is not even close to train station Montparnasse. You have to walk, walk, walk, and the underground walkway is full of junctions and stairways. Just imagine a family of four with 6 heavy suitcases, 4 bags and 2 rucksacks, jogging half a mile with all that luggage just to reach the first metro. And this was only the beginning of it. And stopping for a beer would have cost us a lot of money… our tickets would not be valid in any of the following trains.
I had it with the whole family in Paris. Train connection from Biarritz via Paris to Frankfurt. In Paris, we had to leave the train in the south (gare Montparnasse), take two metros (with all the luggage) and then reach the train at gare de l’est. We had 50 minutes. We had to run at each station. And when we reached the train, the doors were just starting to close. We made it… and I wonder how many others don’t succeed in this race each year, each month, each day. And I swear, Montparnasse station is the largest, dirtiest and most chaotic train station I have ever seen, by far. And I have seen many. But the craziest thing is that metro station Montparnasse is not even close to train station Montparnasse. You have to walk, walk, walk, and the underground walkway is full of junctions and stairways. Just imagine a family of four with 6 heavy suitcases, 4 bags and 2 rucksacks, jogging half a mile with all that luggage just to reach the first metro. And this was only the beginning of it. And stopping for a beer would have cost us a lot of money… our tickets would not be valid in any of the following trains.
desvarzil over 5 years ago
I call it the “O’Hare Sprint”. It never seemed to fail my flight arrived at Gate 2 and my connecting flight was at Gate 30 and I have 2 minutes to get there.
But I’ve got to hand it to my late wife. I have seen her make the dash in 4" heels.
DanFlak over 5 years ago
There was a while whenever I changed planes at Atlanta my planes were several hundred feet apart … tail-to-tail … at the extreme end of their respective “arms” of the terminal: a two-mile journey to be covered in 15 minutes.
sandpiper over 5 years ago
You get the same ‘love’ at Minneapolis-St Paul. But while blowing out your lungs you get to window shop at some very ritzy displays, smell great food you won’t get any of, and miss the wonderful restroom decor. Ain’t life grand??
TMMILLER Premium Member over 5 years ago
I’ve always made all my connection here in the US. Istanbul on the other hand, I have yet to make my connecting flights there. Last year I missed it by less than two minutes.
Spock over 5 years ago
I had it with the whole family in Paris. Train connection from Biarritz via Paris to Frankfurt. In Paris, we had to leave the train in the south (gare Montparnasse), take two metros (with all the luggage) and then reach the train at gare de l’est. We had 50 minutes. We had to run at each station. And when we reached the train, the doors were just starting to close. We made it… and I wonder how many others don’t succeed in this race each year, each month, each day. And I swear, Montparnasse station is the largest, dirtiest and most chaotic train station I have ever seen, by far. And I have seen many. But the craziest thing is that metro station Montparnasse is not even close to train station Montparnasse. You have to walk, walk, walk, and the underground walkway is full of junctions and stairways. Just imagine a family of four with 6 heavy suitcases, 4 bags and 2 rucksacks, jogging half a mile with all that luggage just to reach the first metro. And this was only the beginning of it. And stopping for a beer would have cost us a lot of money… our tickets would not be valid in any of the following trains.
sudaxefuz over 5 years ago
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sudaxefuz over 5 years ago
I had it with the whole family in Paris. Train connection from Biarritz via Paris to Frankfurt. In Paris, we had to leave the train in the south (gare Montparnasse), take two metros (with all the luggage) and then reach the train at gare de l’est. We had 50 minutes. We had to run at each station. And when we reached the train, the doors were just starting to close. We made it… and I wonder how many others don’t succeed in this race each year, each month, each day. And I swear, Montparnasse station is the largest, dirtiest and most chaotic train station I have ever seen, by far. And I have seen many. But the craziest thing is that metro station Montparnasse is not even close to train station Montparnasse. You have to walk, walk, walk, and the underground walkway is full of junctions and stairways. Just imagine a family of four with 6 heavy suitcases, 4 bags and 2 rucksacks, jogging half a mile with all that luggage just to reach the first metro. And this was only the beginning of it. And stopping for a beer would have cost us a lot of money… our tickets would not be valid in any of the following trains.