SFOFlyer From United States, joined Mar 2006, 121 posts, RR: 0 Posted (2 years 12 months 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1497 times:
I noticed that for the past week or so, NZ has been arriving and departing from the non-United International Terminal at SFO. I thought United wanted to keep all of the International Star Alliance members in the same Terminal. If they had a space problem, then they should have just booted BR to the other side. (although I am not sure of all of the politics involved...)
I don't think that NH, OZ, LH, and SQ have moved but I have been flying so much UA domestic, I have not noticed.
If it is the case, then it seems opposite of what they just did at Narita, by consolidating all of the Star Alliance into one Terminal.
Legacyins From United States, joined Aug 2003, 1085 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (2 years 12 months 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1398 times:
Quoting SFOFlyer (Reply 2): Do you know why they don't deplane out of the G gates?
I arrived on an International flight into the "G" Terminal last month and noticed construction going on around G94.
The way the International Terminal is set up, it does not matter whether you arrive at the "A" Gates or "G" Gates, everyone exits toward the center of the building. Therefore, the connections to the UA flights are just the same no matter what side you park the aircraft.
SFOFlyer From United States, joined Mar 2006, 121 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (2 years 12 months 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1379 times:
Quoting Legacyins (Reply 3): The way the International Terminal is set up, it does not matter whether you arrive at the "A" Gates or "G" Gates, everyone exits toward the center of the building.
True. I forgot that all International flights from both the A Gates and the G Gates go to the center area. I do SFO-FRA or SFO-LHR about once every other month and never bothered to look at how to connect onward because SFO is my home.
If you transfer from UA domestic to UA international and take the bus service, I am assuming that it will drop you off inside of security, so you don't have to go back thru. Does anyone know if that is true?
BTW - I think the Roast Beef and "double" Cheese sandwich is the best down at the Deli by G96. Usually get one to eat on all of my flights when I fly out of there.
Xpfg From United States, joined Oct 2003, 585 posts, RR: 10 Reply 5, posted (2 years 12 months 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1286 times:
Quoting SFOFlyer (Reply 4): If you transfer from UA domestic to UA international and take the bus service, I am assuming that it will drop you off inside of security, so you don't have to go back thru. Does anyone know if that is true?
This is indeed true. The bus continues on to US Air after the international terminal.
One thing to note, however, is that the G and A gates do NOT connect in terms of connections...only exit! If you wish to go from A to G or vice versa, you must re-enter screening.
Briguy1974 From United States, joined Aug 2005, 102 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (2 years 12 months 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1077 times:
NZ arrival at A gates due to space restrictions only. G96 I believe is down and this leaves no extra open gates for the NZ plane that sits for around 9 hours. The funny thing is that just a month ago Cathay Pacific flight was offloading at G than towed to A side for late night departure.
I am looking forward to the day that the old US gates in terminal 1 are torn down, making room for last three gates to be installed on the A side.
The gates from US Air are in the phase of being torn down as we speak. The word from airport officials (that I have heard thus far) is Virgin America would use those A gates, or some, rather than the popular thought of the old international being brought back into use. The big question is...when (and IF) will Virgin America start?
The completion of the A gates isn't supposed to take much more than 6 months from now....pending weather and removal of the old US Air terminal of course.
RoseFlyer From United States, joined Feb 2004, 5614 posts, RR: 27 Reply 8, posted (2 years 12 months 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1026 times:
I would hope that NZ can always have departures from the United Side. It makes a difference because United has probably the best Red Carpet Club in the country in the international terminal. I flew NZ SFO-AKL and was one of the very few people in the lounge. It was so spacious and nice at that time of day when United doesn't have 100s of business class, red carpet club and Star Gold customers headed on the many international flights.
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