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Old Apr 20, 2017 | 8:47 am
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Originally Posted by NWIFlyer
ATH is a very efficient airport, and I'd expect to transit it in comfortably less than an hour - in fact, more like 20 minutes on an extra-Schengen to extra-Schengen itinerary as yours is. Your route will be arrivals area-immigration-gate area. There's no need to collect your bags, and you'll depart from the A gates.

Of course, the minimum connection time will be set much longer so a protected single ticket will reflect that.

Europe does not operate a standby system, so you should expect to travel on the booked flight over to Larnaca.
Hi NWIFlyer,

I have a similar scenario. I am flying on two separate tickets.

MIA - VIE - ATH arriving at 12:05pm. My connection from ATH - JTR on SkyExpress (yes I know not A3 this time) departs at 2:00pm. Is it possible in this time to pass through immigration, collect luggage, and make the departure? I should add it is two well traveled and quick moving adults.

Or should I simply plan on taking the A3 3:40pm departure (ATH - JTR) due to the prior time constraints?

Many thanks,

Andrew
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