Aeroflot777 From Russia, joined Mar 2004, 2090 posts, RR: 23 Posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 4706 times:
I was flying out of JFK in the morning today on a Song flight to SFO. As my cab pulled into the drop-off zone, I noticed that it was unusually vacant. A man approached me, and told me that the Song terminal was temporarily closed. He then directed me to the main Delta terminal 3. All check-ins were being done there. After a chaotic check-in, Song passengers were told to go back to the Song gates. When I entered Song's part of the terminal, I could see that only the gate areas were working. But the Check-in and the security were all closed. Only pilots were allowed to go through.
Does anyone know what was going on today?
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RJpieces From United States, joined Nov 2003, 6899 posts, RR: 50 Reply 1, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 4521 times:
Not sure about today, but I heard a similiar weird story yesterday...A friend says he was flying DL JFK-SDQ and was directed to the Air Jamaica checkin in Terminal 4...I'm guessing he was wildly mistaken...But who knows.
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WorldTraveler From United States, joined Aug 2003, 5231 posts, RR: 19 Reply 2, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 4488 times:
supposed to be alot of construction at the DL/Song terminals this spring.
Aeroflot777 From Russia, joined Mar 2004, 2090 posts, RR: 23 Reply 3, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 4461 times:
Quoting WorldTraveler (Reply 2): supposed to be alot of construction at the DL/Song terminals this spring.
Didn't look like there was any construction going on, it was just plain vacant.... If there was some construction planned, I highly doubt they would say "temporarily".
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DL4EVR From United States, joined Jan 2006, 641 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 4410 times:
Quoting WorldTraveler (Reply 2): supposed to be alot of construction at the DL/Song terminals this spring.
Yes...probably eliminating all signs that song ever existed....goin back to old blue and red DL colors. And to think...God only knows how much money they spent renovating the terminal turning everything into the light green song motif....
WorldTraveler From United States, joined Aug 2003, 5231 posts, RR: 19 Reply 8, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 4269 times:
also roof work and restroom renovations. the port authority required that DL spend the money to do them. And yes, paint.
ETStar From Canada, joined Jan 2004, 1894 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 4229 times:
Quoting DL4EVR (Reply 4): Yes...probably eliminating all signs that song ever existed....goin back to old blue and red DL colors. And to think...God only knows how much money they spent renovating the terminal turning everything into the light green song motif....
DL4EVR From United States, joined Jan 2006, 641 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 4167 times:
Quoting Cadet57 (Reply 10): where have you been?!!, this has been announced by DL, and widly debated here for months now. Supposed to end in May/June, iirc.
As of May 1, song will be gone. All of its routes will be merged into DL's mainline. DL has been EXTREMELY sktechy as to where exactly they're sending song's planes and when they will begin to add their F cabin. Knowing DL, it could take as long as it did to convert all the DL planes to song back in 2003...
Aeroflot777 From Russia, joined Mar 2004, 2090 posts, RR: 23 Reply 12, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 4127 times:
Quoting DeltaMIA (Reply 7): T2 hours have changed to 1200-2100. Maybe he was by in the AM. Despite the hours the terminal still has activity in the morning just not curbside.
I was there at 6 am. But why would it be limited to certain hours? There was a decent amount of Song flights going out in the morning. It was certainly very inconvenient for all of us to take a round-about way to get to the gate. Why would they do this?
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ETStar From Canada, joined Jan 2004, 1894 posts, RR: 5 Reply 13, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 3985 times:
Quoting Cadet57 (Reply 10): where have you been?!!, this has been announced by DL, and widly debated here for months now. Supposed to end in May/June, iirc.
oops... did not recall since it was not that interesting as airlines within airlines have come and gone since over a decade a go - COLite, Metrojet etc. and airlines still attempt to go at it...
How long before TED goes kaput? Any other airline tumor left?
Cadet57 From United States, joined Jul 2005, 7096 posts, RR: 19 Reply 14, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 3129 times:
Funny you should say that, as song IIRC, did ok and was popular with travelers, except for the fact that there was no first class. COlite was around for a few years as well, never flew em, but it seems they did ok too. So it seems airline "tumors" as you like to call them do ok.
But on another note, Song was intended to be used to "test the waters" so to speak, of new products and cabin features. Such as the leather seats, ife and BOB meals, that are very tasty, btw. So it really shouldent come as a suprise.
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KJFK31L From United States, joined Jan 2006, 144 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 2537 times:
Quoting JFKLGANYC (Reply 5): but the Worldport Exterior needs a paint job NOW
The Port Authority better not even think about painting it on the outside. Just a cleaning will do. On the interior, please no painting, just restoration.
KJFK31L From United States, joined Jan 2006, 144 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 2439 times:
Quoting JFKLGANYC (Reply 17): Nah, look at the 'Umbrella Canopy.' Chunks of cement are missing and paint is peeling. It is a mess and needs a major restoration soon.
PJ
You're probably right.. Although I hope it is more of a restoration and not a retro-fitted terminal change.
Just trying to preserve JFK history. By the way, what do you think about Terminal 9. Seems to need some help too!
Tommy767 From United States, joined Aug 2003, 1380 posts, RR: 6 Reply 19, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1966 times:
Quoting KJFK31L (Reply 18): Just trying to preserve JFK history. By the way, what do you think about Terminal 9. Seems to need some help too!
Matt
Terminal 9 is brand new! It's the old terminal 8 that was falling apart. I checked recently when I was in JFK earlier this month, and AA seemed a fix up the check-in areas since I was there last in 2003.
I can't say the same about the Worldport. PLEASE! will DL fix that up already!?!
Xkorpyoh From United States, joined Oct 2004, 754 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1864 times:
just used terminal 3 a few weeks ago and it was chaos for check-in. long lines out of the terminal and for security (not enough space). they dont have a designate business class check in area or for those not check in bags.
The business elite check in area in front of the terminal was closed in the morning.
A lot of refurbishment is needed in Terminal 2 as well. Great flight on Song and then that terminal!.. doesn't match
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