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[sofiaviolet]

Lazyweb time: is anyone out there familiar with JFK and making connections there? Particularly in the terminal(s) that Delta uses? How fast can I dash through there at 7:30am on a Saturday?

I know I can make my connection in Minneapolis, having done it before in the same (very short) amount of time (and in heels, no less, which mistake I will not make again). But I'm thinking I should maybe suck it up and pay the baggage fee so I don't have to sprint through two airports, one of which I am not sure I have ever flown through, dragging a bright pink suitcase behind me.

Comments

[nanila]

If your flight is international, I do NOT recommend flying through JFK. The domestic and international terminals are separate and quite far apart, and if your layover is anything less than an hour, it's hell to get from one to other, go through security twice, go through immigration, collect & check in your luggage, etc.

[littlebutfierce]

I wouldn't count on anything at JFK being fast (although several years ago, right after they stepped up security screenings AGAIN, I was pleasantly surprised by how fast I got through, allowing me to get a foot massage in the Jet Blue terminal before my cross-country flight...).

7:30 AM certainly ups your chances, but... yeah, I dunno. When I lived in NYC we lived fairly close to JFK so generally flew out from there when possible & it was generally tedious & time-consuming (I wouldn't say moreso than any other large airport necessarily but that's not saying much). Especially if you have to change terminals, b/c the airport is pretty large.

[ajnabieh]

I've flown Delta from JFK, but I'm fairly sure it was international. In any case, it's a massive airport and you're gonna be clocking some serious time from place to place, so, especially with so many transfers, it might be worth it to check your bag.

(FWIW, I have vowed to, wherever possible, only fly JetBlue ever again so long as I live in NYC, because T5 at JFK is a thing of supreme beauty, complete with such amenities as legible signage, free wifi, and edible food. I have flown other airlines since discovering this, but not by choice.)