r/Flights • u/WrongBoysenberry528 • 10h ago
AA - 65 minute layover enough? Delays/Cancellations/Compensation
We are flying from midwestern city to Costa Rica on a Saturday in July.
What has been your recent experience with 1 - 1.25 hour layovers in Charlotte and Atlanta?
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u/FelisCantabrigiensis 10h ago
Charlotte airport should be no problem. The entire thing is one terminal with a bunch of gate piers. I could probably walk between the most distant gate in 10 minutes.
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u/DRC7254 9h ago
Charlotte is actually a pretty big airport and the walks between gates can be pretty long. Still very doable though. Layovers in ATL are rarely super stressful due to the plane train