Originally Posted by
Stewie Mac
...how long typically does checked baggage take to be delivered at FCO? That is probably the biggest variable in my calculations [leaving aside the potential lateness of flight arrival].
A very difficult question to answer.
a) Intra-Schengen based on tens of A3 flights arriving at ~ 10 am, anything from 5 min. after me getting to the carrousel to 40 min. My average, used for the calculation above, 20-30 min.
b) Extra-Schengen (long-haul and one BA) based on fewer than 10 flights, 20-60 min with an average, again, of 20-30 min.
Careful, though, as with any potential queue at FCO, I've never noticed a pattern such as airline or time of day. My longest wait last November (60 min at the caroussel) was on an AZ flight from AUH that arrived briefly before 6 am: first one of the day that particular day, with luggage from the next two flights being delivered before ours.