Originally Posted by
afmdnf
Hi!
I am planning of booking my SFO-DXB flight on united.com with the following itinerary (same ticket, economy class):
Dec 17, 2017 - SFO-DEN - UA1858 - 1:20pm-4:47pm
Dec 17, 2017 - DEN-FRA - LH447 - 5:30pm-11:05am(+1)
And then FRA-DXB on LH630.
My primary concern is the low connection time of 43 minutes at DEN. How doable is this, considering Denver weather in December and other factors? Google tells me that UA1858 is often delayed by 30+ min, but so is LH447. Also, how far apart are the United domestic/Lufthansa international gates at Denver airport? What's the possibility that Lufthansa holds the flight for me, in case I get delayed? What about my baggage (2 pcs check-in), will they make the connection?
In case I do miss my flight, who do I go to for rebooking, United or Lufthansa? Also, the next flight to FRA is only after 24 hrs so will United provide accommodation/meals? Or could they reroute me sooner through some other airport? What's the policy on this, and in general for codeshare international connections?
I have a long term policy of leaving a one plane connection buffer on any flight were the miss results in a 24 hr sit,a few unplanned stays in SFO on "safe" connections to SYD taught me that. Less hassle and while you may make the sprint the baggage ??