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LH: Which timetable is correct?

LH has changed my FRA connecting flight making my connection not possible. I am trying to select an alternate flight to STR. This is complicated by a discrepancy in times of arrival at FRA. My itinerary on LH.com shows LH441 from Houston arriving at FRA at O9:25. However, the flight schedule on LH.com shows LH441 arriving at 08:55. There are flights FRA/STR at 10:10 and 13:15. I would like to take the earlier flight but its suitability depends on our arrival time at FRA. Which time (itinerary/schedule) is more likely correct? Thanks for any suggestions.

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Originally Posted by mgmsteven (Post 19521378)

Do you happen to be travelling during the last week of October/first week of November when Europe has reverted to the standard time and the US is still using the DST? During this period transatlantic flight schedules tend to get adjusted a few times.

We depart IAH on 21 November. Do you think a 45 min connection is doable? We are in business with no checked bags.

If there are no delays on the inbound, you should make it. I did a 50 min connection non Schengen to Schengen in March with plenty of time to spare (I was worried as a missed connection would have meant overnight in FRA). As long as you are on one ticket, it becomes Lufthansa's problem.

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Originally Posted by mgmsteven (Post 19522884)

We depart IAH on 21 November. Do you think a 45 min connection is doable? We are in business with no checked bags.

According to LH's booking site and printed timetable the arrival time of LH441 is 08:55. I think you'll have 75 mins rather than 45 mins in FRA. Even if you miss the connection there's a train to STR (with an LH flight number!) at 11:20 and another flight at 13:15.

LH is still selling the connection as arriving at 8.55:

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TN21NOVIAHSTR/XFRA/ALH                                                          

** AMADEUS TIMETABLE - TN ** STR STUTTGART.DE                  21NOV12 28NOV12  

 1   LH 441  X7   IAH D FRA 1  1610    0855+1 0 CONNECT FRA     388             

  CL*LH 128  X7   FRA 1 STR 1  1010+1  1055+1 0 05NOV12 22DEC12 CR7 11:45       

 2   LH 441  7    IAH D FRA 1  1610    0855+1 0 CONNECT FRA     388             

  CL*LH 128  7    FRA 1 STR 1  1025+1  1110+1 0 04NOV12 16DEC12 CR7 12:00       

 3UA:LH7600  5    IAH C FRA 1  1840    1145+1 0 CONNECT FRA     764             

     LH 130  5    FRA 1 STR 1  1310+1  1355+1 0 23NOV12 23NOV12 320 12:15

The connection of 1h15 is perfectly legal within MCT:

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DM1/2                                                                           

FRA-FRA      FROM      -             TO                                         

CC FLTN-FLTR ORGN EQPTM-CC FLTN-FLTR DEST EQPTM     HMM                         

LH 0400-0799           -                        I/D:100                         

ACTUAL CONNECTING TIME IS 115

The FLIFO also shows 8.55 arrival:

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DOLH441/21NOV                                                                   

* 1A PLANNED FLIGHT INFO *              LH 441   33 WE 21NOV                    

APT ARR   DY DEP   DY CLASS/MEAL          EQP  GRND  EFT   TTL                  

IAH          1610  WE FAJCDZPYBMU/M       388         9:45                      

                      HQVWSTLK/M                                                

FRA 0855  TH                                                9:45                

                                                                                

COMMENTS-                                                                       

 1.IAH FRA   - DEPARTS TERMINAL D                                               

 2.IAH FRA   - ARRIVES TERMINAL 1                                               

 3.IAH FRA   - SECURED FLIGHT                                                   

 4.IAH FRA   -  ET/ ELECTRONIC TKT CANDIDATE                                    

 5.IAH FRA   - SEC FLT PSGR DATA REQUIRED 72 HBD SSR DOCS                       

 6.IAH FRA   - US LAW SEE GGAIRLH PNR ACCESS OR NEWS KEYWORDS                   

 7.IAH FRA   - ESTA REQUIRED FOR VISA WAIVER NATIONALS                          

 8.IAH FRA   - F8C98M420                                                        

                                                                                

CONFIGURATION-                                                





               388  F   8   C  98   M 420

Are you sure you didn't confuse the flight time (9h45m) with the arrival?

Itinerary on both UA and LH showed 9:25 arrival in FRA. They both now show an 8:55 arrival time. I am rebooked on LH128 and it looks like I will have plenty of time. Thanks all.

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Originally Posted by mgmsteven (Post 19528224)

Itinerary on both UA and LH showed 9:25 arrival in FRA. They both now show an 8:55 arrival time. I am rebooked on LH128 and it looks like I will have plenty of time. Thanks all.

Take the train to ZWS instead of flying to STR. It will be a bit cheaper, because there are not airport taxes to pay at ZWS and the train is much more comfortable and takes you directly into town...