Hi Kempis!

Nice to see that I'm not the only FT in Sweden!

It is not impossible to make the connection that you are talking about. And if you don’t make it you will get compensation. THERE ARE HOWEVER SOME THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHEN BOOKING YOUR TICKET TO GET COMPENSATION.

The flight that you will be traveling on from Washington to Frankfurt is a code share flight. It is operated by United (UA978) but also has a Lufthansa flight nr (LH6603). This means that you will be traveling on a United aircraft even though your ticket says Lufthansa.

The flight from Philadelphia to Washington is operated by United (UA1745) but also has a Lufthansa flight nr (LH9737).

Minimum connect times at IAD are as follows:
-From a domestic flight (any airline) to an international flight (any airline): 45 minutes.
-From a United domestic flight to a United international flight: 35 minutes.
-From a Lufthansa domestic flight to a Lufthansa international flight: 35 minutes.

This means that if you book the flights with the same airline either LH or UA your connection is OK. But if you book your domestic flight as UA and the transatlantic as LH your connection is NOT OK. I.e if you will travel through Washington make shure that you book both flight with the same airline code. This might seem strange since you will be traveling on the same aircraft regardless of what you book. But then again, it’s a strange world...

[This message has been edited by nilsman (edited 07-31-2000).]