Velocity777
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In May, my partner and I have booked a J class flight from SYD to SFO. This has all been booked on a single VA ticket transferring in LAX onto a DL flight.
The VA flight arrives at 06:05am at TBIT and the DL flight departs at 08:17am from Terminal 3. I’m a Velocity Platinum so will also receive Sky Priority benefits with DL, however am concerned that with only just over 2 hours between the flights that this won’t be enough clear customs etc, particularly if VA is running late. We’ll also have checked baggage which I understand will need to be collected and rechecked at the transfer desk.
Assuming that the current government shutdown is finished soon and security screening etc is back to its ‘normal’ processing times by the time we fly, what would our chances be of actually making this connecting flight?
I realise that if we were to miss the first flight, VA would be required to arrange for us to go onto this next available flight anyway, but if these are full it could turn into a very long day and we may not get our preferred seats.
There’s another DL flight to SFO that departs at 09:50am, so am thinking of calling VA and requesting to be changed into this one instead to take some of the stress out.
Any advice appreciated. Thanks!
The VA flight arrives at 06:05am at TBIT and the DL flight departs at 08:17am from Terminal 3. I’m a Velocity Platinum so will also receive Sky Priority benefits with DL, however am concerned that with only just over 2 hours between the flights that this won’t be enough clear customs etc, particularly if VA is running late. We’ll also have checked baggage which I understand will need to be collected and rechecked at the transfer desk.
Assuming that the current government shutdown is finished soon and security screening etc is back to its ‘normal’ processing times by the time we fly, what would our chances be of actually making this connecting flight?
I realise that if we were to miss the first flight, VA would be required to arrange for us to go onto this next available flight anyway, but if these are full it could turn into a very long day and we may not get our preferred seats.
There’s another DL flight to SFO that departs at 09:50am, so am thinking of calling VA and requesting to be changed into this one instead to take some of the stress out.
Any advice appreciated. Thanks!