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Re: Atlanta connection time & assistance at airport
[Re: Jenni]
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10/19/2017 05:44 AM
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I can not speak on the assistance part, you might look HERE for that. It appears you should handle that with Delta when making reservations. The train system works very efficiently and is underground so there will be escalators you will be taking and some walking involved. If Delta allowed the booking with that connection time, they must think it will work. Anything less than an hour would concern me some but there seems to be a 20 minutes or so of extra time built into schedules. If everything happens on time, you should be fine. I prefer ATL over CLT of late, although it is a much bigger airport.
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Re: Atlanta connection time & assistance at airport
[Re: Jenni]
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10/19/2017 08:39 AM
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Delta's domestic to international minimum connection time in Atlanta is 40 mins. You can request wheelchair assistance and they will take you from gate to gate. There are elevators that take you from the terminal level to train lever and back up. Just make sure to have Delta note on your reservation that you will need wheelchair assistance.
Last edited by wilsonck; 10/19/2017 08:40 AM.
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Re: Atlanta connection time & assistance at airport
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10/19/2017 08:58 AM
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Thanks. I forgot about the elevators.
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Re: Atlanta connection time & assistance at airport
[Re: JeanneJOE]
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10/19/2017 08:32 PM
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Agreed, I would go ahead and request wheelchair assistance now. I have done it several times for my mom. I don't know if it was absolutely necessary to request it ahead of time, but it has always worked out well when we did. I see no advantage to waiting until you just show up at the airport and no DISadvantage to requesting it ahead of time.
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Re: Atlanta connection time & assistance at airport
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10/19/2017 09:42 PM
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I don't think they are allowed to question whether you need wheelchair assistance or not.
Don't know about the security question.
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Re: Atlanta connection time & assistance at airport
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10/19/2017 09:52 PM
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Jenni said: Do you think they'll give me a problem because I'm 49 years young? I fear they'll look at me, because you are unable to tell visually if you look at me, and think are you kidding me? You need a wheel chair?
Does anybody know if I will need any additional documentation going through security with having the titanium knee? Will I set off any alarms?
Thanks everyone! No, airlines do not ask for documentation that you need a wheelchair. Simply call their 800 number a day or two ahead of your flight and request a wheelchair. They are more than happy to assist you. They'll note it in your profile and have one available for you when you check-in for your initial flight, when you deplane for your connecting flight and when you deplane at your final destination. Just so you know, if you have a Frequent Flyer account with the airline it is likely your "wheelchair" status will remain in your profile for future flights until you cancel it.
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Re: Atlanta connection time & assistance at airport
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10/19/2017 11:29 PM
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Jenni said: Do you think they'll give me a problem because I'm 49 years young? I fear they'll look at me, because you are unable to tell visually if you look at me, and think are you kidding me? You need a wheel chair?
Does anybody know if I will need any additional documentation going through security with having the titanium knee? Will I set off any alarms?
Thanks everyone! My father has had three hip replacements and two knee replacements. He tends to set off the alarm... However, it's no big deal as they simply wand him down. There really is no reason to wait until a couple weeks prior. I look at it as one more thing to forget. Just call and have them annotate your reservation.
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