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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 12:46 am
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Originally Posted by floridastorm
Flying from one of the Korean Airlines US gateway cities, either New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Houston, or Dallas. I notice that the connecting flight to Bangkok in Soul, from any of these cities, allows only 50 minutes. I have connected in Soul quite a few times and can't see how 50 minutes is anywhere near enough time, especially coming off an A380 aircraft in Soul. ICN is a pretty good sized airport and you have to go through security while in transit. Has anyone done this routing and, if so, is 50 minutes an adequate connecting time?
On a single ticket, 50 minutes is fine (but doesn't leave much or any time for lounge visit). ICN transfer security is fast, even when the queues are long. When inbound flights are late I've noticed airline staff at transit security push short connecting passengers to the front of the queue. Note also that airline schedules are padded - there is a decent chance of arriving well before scheduled arrival time.
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