Originally Posted by
PointWeasel
To the OP: just relax.
BRU is one of the easiest *A transfers in Europe and while not as efficient as the new VIE transfers, 1 hr 15 min is no cause for concern. I am assuming you are travelling in J/C onwards to CDG and, if so, you have Fast Lane access to security re-clearance and that's the only bottleneck usually.
http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/pas...ort/fast_lane/
I just had clients do the YUL-BRU-FLR connection with AC and SN and they had a 1 hr connection and still had 15 mins to spare upon arrival at the connecting SN gate.
That's great news. I was unsuccessful in getting a direct UA flight from ORD to CDG so I specifically selected BRU as a connecting point thinking it would be less of a hassle than FRA. But then I began reading about the difficulties that others had in connecting at BRU (mainly related to vast distances and long lines) and I was starting to second-guess myself. Anyway, plan A is definitely make the connection (and it seems feasible based on your comments) and plan B is take the train.
In my case I have Y seats on SN from BRU-CDG. Does that rule me out of eligibility for the "fast lane"? (I'm not *G)