Hi all,
I'm planning a trip to Madrid, and the most attractive return option involves a 1hr 35 minute connection at JFK from the AA flight from Madrid to a domestic AA flight to DCA. From reading this thread, it looks like the MCT I-D is 1:45, and I could instead book a later flight to DCA with a nearly 4 hour layover. I'd rather get home as soon as possible, so I'm wonder what my chances would be of catching the shorter connection? I will have a checked bag, so I'd have to receive that and then drop it off again when passing through customs. Is it worth trying, or am I better off just accepting the longer connection so I'm assured of being on that later flight if its a busy travel day?