Transfer times Jomo Kenyatta?
Aug 28, 2017, 12:03 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2016
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Transfer times Jomo Kenyatta?
Hiya,
We will be departing NBO on a British Airways flight to London which leaves at 00:30 on the 8th Jan. This flight leaves from terminal 1B at NBO airport. We will be arriving into NBO from Zanzibar and there are 2 flight options. One which gets us in approx. 6 hours before the BA flight and one which gets us in approx. 3 hours before the BA flight. The airline (Precision Air) arrives into terminal 1A. Given that we can't connect our flights - we need to pick up bags, get to terminal 1B and recheck in for the BA flight - does anyone have any advice on how much time we should give ourselves? Would 3 hours end up being a rush?
Thanks!
Caz
We will be departing NBO on a British Airways flight to London which leaves at 00:30 on the 8th Jan. This flight leaves from terminal 1B at NBO airport. We will be arriving into NBO from Zanzibar and there are 2 flight options. One which gets us in approx. 6 hours before the BA flight and one which gets us in approx. 3 hours before the BA flight. The airline (Precision Air) arrives into terminal 1A. Given that we can't connect our flights - we need to pick up bags, get to terminal 1B and recheck in for the BA flight - does anyone have any advice on how much time we should give ourselves? Would 3 hours end up being a rush?
Thanks!
Caz
Aug 28, 2017, 3:07 pm
#3
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Zanzibar
Programs: Flying Blue
Posts: 1,319
Hiya,
We will be departing NBO on a British Airways flight to London which leaves at 00:30 on the 8th Jan. This flight leaves from terminal 1B at NBO airport. We will be arriving into NBO from Zanzibar and there are 2 flight options. One which gets us in approx. 6 hours before the BA flight and one which gets us in approx. 3 hours before the BA flight. The airline (Precision Air) arrives into terminal 1A. Given that we can't connect our flights - we need to pick up bags, get to terminal 1B and recheck in for the BA flight - does anyone have any advice on how much time we should give ourselves? Would 3 hours end up being a rush?
Thanks!
Caz
We will be departing NBO on a British Airways flight to London which leaves at 00:30 on the 8th Jan. This flight leaves from terminal 1B at NBO airport. We will be arriving into NBO from Zanzibar and there are 2 flight options. One which gets us in approx. 6 hours before the BA flight and one which gets us in approx. 3 hours before the BA flight. The airline (Precision Air) arrives into terminal 1A. Given that we can't connect our flights - we need to pick up bags, get to terminal 1B and recheck in for the BA flight - does anyone have any advice on how much time we should give ourselves? Would 3 hours end up being a rush?
Thanks!
Caz
I would take the earlier flight. The new part of the airport is not to bad so I would have diner there.
My 2cents!
Aug 29, 2017, 9:33 am
#4
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: CPT,AMS
Posts: 4,412
In a good day 3 hours is plenty, you will have to wait/queue multiple times:
1. Entry immigration (+visa on arrival if needed)
2. Wait for bags to come out
3. Security at terminal entrance
4. Check-in
5. Immigration + Security
It is indeed busy time in NBO, and I do agree that it's not the best place to get stranded, but I wouldn't necessary not take the later flight if there was a compelling reason to, it all depends on your plans for that day.
1. Entry immigration (+visa on arrival if needed)
2. Wait for bags to come out
3. Security at terminal entrance
4. Check-in
5. Immigration + Security
It is indeed busy time in NBO, and I do agree that it's not the best place to get stranded, but I wouldn't necessary not take the later flight if there was a compelling reason to, it all depends on your plans for that day.