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Old Jan 21, 2017 | 11:04 pm
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Originally Posted by Madison Guy
I keep getting presented a 55 minute connection in MAD (ORD-MAD-ZRH) by AA VAC and was wondering if this is as risky as I expect. There is a later flight MAD-ZRH as the one I'm looking at is around 9 AM, but I was just wondering about the connection particulars. And getting out of ORD on time in early March is also a gamble.

Thoughts? (Never transited MAD before.)
It can be done, but IMO, 55 minutes can be tight if Non-EU Citizen immigration queues are long. If so, stay right because if the EU Citizen queue empties they will move non-EUC people there. Ivevtransited MAD many times, and I'd be up tight about a 55 minute connection. (I've seen long security queues on occasion, and long immigration queues in T4-S on occasion.)

OTOH if you're on a single PNR, they'll put you on the next flight with availability.
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