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Airport experiencing congestion
#193526
04/29/2019 10:25 AM
04/29/2019 10:25 AM
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 18,789 Auburn, WA
SXMScubaman
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Re: Airport experiencing congestion
[Re: SXMScubaman]
#193550
04/29/2019 11:41 AM
04/29/2019 11:41 AM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,832 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
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The traffic is way up from last May, so I'm thinking you need to be prepared for some big waits. Everyone who has come in or out on Saturdays lately has had big waits.
Carol Hill
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Re: Airport experiencing congestion
[Re: SXMScubaman]
#193555
04/29/2019 12:09 PM
04/29/2019 12:09 PM
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Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 658 Maine
SXMbeacher
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We traveled home three weeks ago Saturday.We had our boarding passes pre printed, and carry on luggage only. I parked the rental car somewhere around 11:00 ish and left the keys in the glove box per my agent. We walked in and went through the whole process, sat down in the waiting area and i looked at my phone. It was 11:21. We were very surprised after hearing all the horror stories.
Last edited by SXMbeacher; 04/29/2019 12:09 PM.
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Re: Airport experiencing congestion
[Re: SXMbeacher]
#193557
04/29/2019 12:27 PM
04/29/2019 12:27 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,832 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
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Glad for your sake that it was so quick, but printing boarding passes and checking luggage could take quite some time.
Carol Hill
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Re: Airport experiencing congestion
[Re: SXMScubaman]
#193562
04/29/2019 01:06 PM
04/29/2019 01:06 PM
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Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 658 Maine
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No. We printed the boarding passes on the hotel desk printer and they where fine. Yes Carol, it definitely would take longer if we had to go to the counter, but that particular Saturday the line was not bad there either. I would guess maybe another 20 mins. or so. It must have been good timing because the lower departure area was standing room only, with some scattered seating in the upper area.
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Re: Airport experiencing congestion
[Re: SXMScubaman]
#193566
04/29/2019 01:39 PM
04/29/2019 01:39 PM
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Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 658 Maine
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Your welcome. And it was AA if that matters.
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Re: Airport experiencing congestion
[Re: SXMbeacher]
#193572
04/29/2019 02:56 PM
04/29/2019 02:56 PM
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We traveled home three weeks ago Saturday.We had our boarding passes pre printed, and carry on luggage only. I parked the rental car somewhere around 11:00 ish and left the keys in the glove box per my agent. We walked in and went through the whole process, sat down in the waiting area and i looked at my phone. It was 11:21. We were very surprised after hearing all the horror stories. Glad they seem to be honoring the pre printed boarding passes. We had ours printed yet they said we had to still check-in where they printed another pass and threw away the ones we had printed. That was March 24.
Last edited by RonDon; 04/29/2019 02:56 PM.
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Re: Airport experiencing congestion
[Re: SXMScubaman]
#193576
04/29/2019 03:13 PM
04/29/2019 03:13 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 763 Chicago area & St-Martin
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I have heard that pre printed boarding passes still have to be reprinted at check in at airport even with carry on. Did they make you do that too? Yes, they have to be re-printed. When we departed the island April 1, we could go through security with the pre-printed boarding pass, but they had to re-print them at the gate.
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Re: Airport experiencing congestion
[Re: ChiTownHarry]
#193578
04/29/2019 03:46 PM
04/29/2019 03:46 PM
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Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 658 Maine
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We departed April 13 and went all the way onto the plane and they were never reprinted or questioned. Maybe airline specific?
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Re: Airport experiencing congestion
[Re: ChiTownHarry]
#193584
04/29/2019 04:08 PM
04/29/2019 04:08 PM
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We flew Delta. Maybe whoever you ask has a different answer. LOL. The ground services at SXM are provided by 1 or 2 different local contractors. They likely set their own policy and it could easily vary by each contractor, each airline, each day and how the employee interprets the policy. I am not saying the inconsistency is right but you are not dealing with a Delta, AA, etc. employees in most cases. AA used to have 1-2 of their own people there to oversee things but not sure if they still do or not.
J.D.
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Re: Airport experiencing congestion
[Re: Beachnut82]
#193800
05/01/2019 03:22 PM
05/01/2019 03:22 PM
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My husband and I traveled home last Saturday the 27th. We do not check any luggage which definitely helps. My husband had read a recommendation that you go 3 hrs before flight which seemed crazy but that is what we did. We were through getting our passes, Immigration and security and sitting in the lower level within 30 mins. Within a half hour or so of sitting down the waiting area was packed with people. Many standing or sitting on floor. So we were glad we had gone early even though it was a wait till our flight which thankfully was on time. Same thing happened to us. We went 3 hours early on Saturday, March 23. Got through security and cheack-in in about 40 minutes. The guy at the ticket counter told us we were smart to come that early because in less than an hour the lines would be three or four times as long. He was right. It was chaos, but we were fine. Next year we're coming on Sunday and leaving on Friday. (Granted, it's easier to make that compromise when you're staying for several weeks.) Saturday is a zoo.
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