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Old Aug 5, 2017, 2:19 pm
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Originally Posted by floraan
I have a tight connection in Frankfurt of 80 minutes traveling from Geneva to Johannesburg. It appears that this flight from Geneva is routinely 20ish minutes late, so it's probably really more like 60 minutes.There isn't another flight to Johannesburg until nearly 24 hours later, so I really need to make this connection.

I will have my elderly parents in tow, so I can't bolt through the airport. I'm debating either requesting assistance from the airline (mobility assistance given my parents' advance age of 82) or booking a service I just found in the Frankfurt airport called FRA Comfort Services which will meet you at your gate and taxi you to your next connection. Not sure if they get a separate/expedited lane for immigration or not. Has anyone used this service and can speak to its effectiveness? Would I be better off booking this or requesting assistance from Lufthansa? There is a fee for this service, but it's minimal in comparison to what it would cost us if we missed our next connections in Johannesburg.
Welcome to FlyerTalk, floraan!

I have no personal experience of either service but I believe they use a separate checkpoint for passport control if you book the airport's Gate to Gate service.
https://www.frankfurt-airport.com/en...e-service.html

No security is necessary since you are connecting from Schengen.

Since flights from GVA usually arrive at a remote stand and passengers are taken to the terminal by bus, the Gate to Gate service seems ideal in your situation.

Assuming you are on one ticket the airline will pay for hotel accommodation and meals if you miss your connection but of course you will also miss one day at your destination.
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