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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 11:15 am
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Originally Posted by pg0xd
I'm planning the following trip in April: ORD-LHR-PSA. If I fly AA from ORD to LHR I'll have 2 hours to transfer from T3 to T5 and make my connection to Pisa. If I fly BA from ORD to LHR I'll only have 60 minutes to make the T5 to T5 connection. I've never flown through LHR before but have read enough to know it can be an unpleasant experience. The Heathrow website says the minimum T5-T5 connection time is 60 minutes and the minimum T3-T5 connection time is 90 minutes. Since the AA route gives me 30 minutes of margin above the minimum I have put the AA ticket with a transfer to BA on hold and I reserved a seat near the front of economy to speed things up. Before buying though I wanted to hear about other people's experiences. Which flight do you experienced LHR flyers feel is best?
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I would not do a 60 minute connection at LHR. Yes, you would likely make it but any delay at all and you won't make it. I would actually be a bit nervous with the 2 hour connection between T3 and T5 but I would take that one.
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