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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 3:48 pm
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Originally Posted by tourist
SAS has sold me a ticket with connecting time 85 min at ORD SK945->AA. So I was assuming a shorter MCT than 90 minutes. I've been rebooked on the next flight at ORD several times, so I know that it ususally works out one way or the other, but it's still strange.
SK/UA probably had quite a few SK 945 PAX miss their connections, so they increased the MCT for that flight.

The AA connection MCT is 85 minutes:

[KVS Availability Tool 7.0.2/Diamond - Reference: Minimum Connection Time [MCT]: ORD/SK-AA]
Code:
                                               DD  DI  ID  II   
STANDARD:         ORD                          050 075 090 090  

EXCEPTIONS:                                                     
A/L FLT-NBR  EQP    DEPARR AREA                                 

-ALL-                                          SUP --- SUP ---  
AA 5100-8399                                                    

-ALL-                                          --- --- --- 120  
AA 7181-7210                                                    

-ALL-        W                                 --- --- 085 ---  
AA                                                              

-ALL-                                          --- --- 080 ---  
AA                                                              

SK                  AMS                        --- --- SUP ---  
-ALL-                      CA                                   

SK                  AMS                        --- --- SUP ---  
-ALL-                      US                                   

SK                                             SUP --- --- ---  
-ALL-                                                           
**END OF DISPLAY**
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