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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 8:39 pm
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Originally Posted by fs2k2isfun
I just booked a 34 minute connection at DTW. I'll be coming in from CLE and connecting to MKE. Is this reasonable or should I book the later MKE flight?
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If your flight leaves on time you can make it, but all it takes is a small hiccup and you won't make it -- having said this, keep in mind that the airline does pad the scheduled flight times.

I have a bunch of terminal A to C/B DTW connections with scheduled 35-40 minute connection times and despite too often taking off from NYC over an hour late and a 10 minute ground hold at DTW looking for a gate/ground crew/ground equipment, I still have managed to make the connections with a mad dash.
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