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Airport Drinks After Arrival?

Posted By: JeanneB

Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/22/2023 01:52 PM

A friend is landing about a 1/2 hour before I do. After he gets outside, is there anyplace to grab a quick drink while he waits for us to get out? I know there is a food truck, but anywhere for a libation? Thanks!
Posted By: MotownTim

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/22/2023 02:22 PM

Can’t think of any place. With the turmoil at arrivals it may be a lot longer than half an hour or you may even get out before he does depending on the luggage situation.
Posted By: Carol_Hill

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/22/2023 02:31 PM

Tim--not to mention, airline delays, either making the second person get in later, or making the first person get in after the other person. Jeanne--where are you staying? Might be better to just plan to meet at the hotel, if it's close.
Posted By: SXMBrad

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/22/2023 03:21 PM

Rusty Rocket is nearby…if they’re open.
Posted By: cruzer

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/22/2023 03:30 PM

I know that food truck serves beer, and at one time also had Ti-Punch. They might still have limited mixed drinks.
Posted By: kim

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/22/2023 07:21 PM

Yes. He can walk out and there is one or two food trucks. He can crab a snack and beer or soda
Posted By: JeanneB

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/22/2023 09:10 PM

Thanks all! We will meet outside. Hopefully the airport isn’t as bad as I am seeing on line today, but I don’t have too much hope for that….
Posted By: Kennys

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/22/2023 11:00 PM

Rusty Rocket is closed .
Posted By: ruralcarrier

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/23/2023 11:41 AM


I saw multiple mentions of 6+hours in line and then another 1-2 hours to get luggage.
Posted By: MotownTim

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/23/2023 12:52 PM

6+!! Good grief.
Posted By: Carol_Hill

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/23/2023 02:14 PM

Arrivals have been bad, but I don't understand why yesterday was so exponentially worse? And aren't there going to be even more planes today? I can't imagine 6 hours in line. That just doesn't make sense.
Posted By: boucharda

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/23/2023 02:22 PM

I agree....the math doesn't work....so a maybe 2pm arrival got out of the airport around 10pm? (6+2)...on a Friday?

Edit to add: although United, American, JetBlue and Delta all arrived within a 30 minute period....even with that six + two hours seems a bit much
Posted By: SXMScubaman

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/23/2023 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by ruralcarrier

I saw multiple mentions of 6+hours in line and then another 1-2 hours to get luggage.

Saw those reports on Facebook too. Hope it was exaggerations for those arriving. Today could be worse
Posted By: Kennys

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/23/2023 03:28 PM

That's not true but yes , yesterday we waited for three hours for all of our arrivals.
Posted By: ruralcarrier

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/23/2023 03:43 PM

There may have been some exaggerations but even at 3 hours, that is unacceptable.

There are at least 5 US carriers scheduled to arrive today within a 2-hour window, Air Transat is delayed and then more US carriers and Air France a couple of hours later. I would expect today to be no better and likely worse.
Posted By: JeanneB

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/23/2023 04:26 PM

I’m on the plane in CLT now. We “departed” on time, however, after we pushed back the pilot announced that we were going to be sitting here (on the tarmac) due to the “flow” in SXM for an hour and 10 minutes….
Posted By: ruralcarrier

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/23/2023 04:29 PM


Good luck.
Posted By: JeanneB

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/23/2023 04:31 PM

Thanks! Going to need it….. I’m hoping that maybe SXM arrival won’t be a sh!t show, but not overly optimistic at this point!
Posted By: ruralcarrier

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/23/2023 04:35 PM

Looking forward to learning what your experience is like.
Posted By: JeanneB

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/23/2023 04:51 PM

I’ll be sure to post. Probably not today though 🍹😎
Posted By: boucharda

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/23/2023 05:31 PM

Looks like AA 2504 will be 27 minutes late arriving from CLT (so far)
Posted By: JeanneB

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/24/2023 11:33 AM

We were about a 1/2 hour late, but through immigration and got luggage and were outside shortly after 5 pm. I was pleasantly surprised!
Posted By: ruralcarrier

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/24/2023 12:56 PM

Good deal. It appears things went better than on Friday but I wonder if the staggering of arrivals made for any delayed departures and then missed connections? Enjoy!
Posted By: Carol_Hill

Re: Airport Drinks After Arrival? - 12/24/2023 02:40 PM

JD--Agreed, three hours is totally NOT acceptable.
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