Originally Posted by
merijn
I hour for connection is a (big) gamble.
If you have your connecting BP you should be able to make it as long the lines for transit security are not to bad. ( small change )
Don't forget boarding start at least 30 mins before departure.
If you don't have the BP i don't think you will make it.
If you miss your connection TK will try you to rebook on the next TK flight. You can ask for the AC flight i don't give you much change.
If the plane does not have Comfort you will be downgraded to economy.
No change of Business Class instead.
Thanks.
Turns out it wasn't so close. While the departure did leave 2 hours late (and the arrival time always showed it would be 2 hours late), we ended up arriving only 1 hour behind schedule. It took about 25 minutes to get through transit security (using *G line) and back into the departures area, plus my connection was delayed a half hour anyway.
So after getting through, I still had 2 hours until departure time - I simply ignored the "go to gate" sign on the departure board, and headed to the CIP lounge for a bit since even the scheduled departure time was still another hour and a half.
On the other hand, getting to the transit area was thoroughly confusing and needs way better signage. There seems to be two different areas one can go through - I waited in line in the first (right next to where immigration is) since I didn't know there was another one - then at the front told I was told for YYZ, I had to keep walking.