TXL tight connection - enough time?
Sep 2, 2014, 8:19 am
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TXL tight connection - enough time?
I have a rewards itinerary on hold through AA. The flight is Moscow (DME) to TXL on Airberlin then on to LHR on BA. Then from LHR to SEA. The connection time at TXL is only 1 hr 25 minutes.
I'm assuming we will have to go through immigration (customs?) We plan to check our bags through.
Is 1 hr 25 mins really enough time?
I'm assuming we will have to go through immigration (customs?) We plan to check our bags through.
Is 1 hr 25 mins really enough time?
Sep 2, 2014, 10:24 am
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Are you on one ticket or are these separate? If they are separate, then you may have a bit of a cascading domino effect.
In any case, TXL is a very small airport, and 85 minutes is easily enough time to make that connection. I don't know whether the DME flight will come into the main A gates or the 'portacabin' C section, but even if it's the latter, you'll need no more than 30 minutes. You will have to do passport control because the gates at TXL are all segregated from one another. Don't worry, I go through there a lot and you'll be just fine.
How long do you have at LHR?
In any case, TXL is a very small airport, and 85 minutes is easily enough time to make that connection. I don't know whether the DME flight will come into the main A gates or the 'portacabin' C section, but even if it's the latter, you'll need no more than 30 minutes. You will have to do passport control because the gates at TXL are all segregated from one another. Don't worry, I go through there a lot and you'll be just fine.
How long do you have at LHR?
Oct 1, 2014, 7:06 am
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55 minutes connection time at TXL
Would like to change date on my Air Berlin ticket awards ticket (courtesy of AA) to:
Bud-TXL -10:40 AM to 12:05 (economy)
TXL- JFK - leaving at 1 P.M (biz)
Both flights on one PNR
Will i have enough time? What will happen if bud to txl is delayed? Only one flight from Txl -Jfk daily
Bud-TXL -10:40 AM to 12:05 (economy)
TXL- JFK - leaving at 1 P.M (biz)
Both flights on one PNR
Will i have enough time? What will happen if bud to txl is delayed? Only one flight from Txl -Jfk daily
Oct 2, 2014, 5:16 pm
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TXL is a very easy airport to negotiate. Having said that, 55 minutes is tight for a USA connection. Your BUD flight will likely come in on the C gates, meaning you'll have to walk to the main terminal (10 minutes). US departures typically have a huge crowd around the gate because of the extra security controls. If all goes well you'll be fine, but a 20 minute delay on the incoming flight may spell disaster.
Oct 3, 2014, 8:11 pm
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55 minutes connection time at TXL
Probably be rerouted via LHR if trouble arises.
Oct 4, 2014, 3:00 am
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If it is on one PNR, it would be the airline who had to rebook you. But I would say it is doable, eben with a delay. In my experience the lines are much shorter if boarding times is close, as most people have already passed the checkpoint
Oct 5, 2014, 8:01 pm
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the problem is the have to walk a long way landside. he will arrive in the ab building and fly out from the main building.
Oct 5, 2014, 8:11 pm
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thanks all
it is all on one PNR. probably just fly BUD-TXL on air berlin the night before than the TXL-JFK the following morning.
it is all on one PNR. probably just fly BUD-TXL on air berlin the night before than the TXL-JFK the following morning.
Oct 11, 2014, 5:40 am
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TXL is a small airport - over 1 hour normally is more than enough time for a connecting flight.
Oct 11, 2014, 7:50 am
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TXL is a small airport
Oct 11, 2014, 11:01 am
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Try going from LHR T5C to T1 domestic landside! Or T1 to T2G at CDG. Those are long walks.
Oct 11, 2014, 11:02 am
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The AB building is the main building!
Oct 11, 2014, 11:07 am
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See here:
http://www.berlin-airport.de/en/trav...-map/index.php
I can't think of any 'long walk' at TXL.
Oct 11, 2014, 11:10 am
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look in google earth!
you have to walk outside from the terminal to other.
you have to walk outside from the terminal to other.
Oct 11, 2014, 11:43 am
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