Originally Posted by
CoHiba Gent
Thank you for the swift response.
I think I will simply buy fully refundable tickets on the A3 3:40pm flight and cancel if need be. As cheap as they are it would be foolish not to.
You mention clearing immigration at ATH but both your incoming and outgoing flights are intra-schengen so there is no immigration to clear. You will arrive and depart from the same gate area with no need to even re-clear security. There's no way you can plan for a delay on your VIE-ATH flight of course, but you will have LOADS of time if it is not delayed. Even if you deplane at a remote gate and take a bus to the terminal, you will be at your departure gate no more than 10 minutes after stepping off your incoming aircraft. ATH really is that efficient now!
EDIT: Ah, I missed the fact that you have to re-check luggage. In that case it will take a little longer - you need to exit, re-check and re clear security. Still no immigration and you should easily make a 1hr55 connection with time to spare for the lounge. I see where you're coming from though. I would probably just book the A3 flights and know I could relax.