Originally Posted by
Knobbgb
It depends somewhat on your final destination too. Generally, I find the security for the Domestic/Schengen area faster than that for non-Schengen. At non-Schengen fast-track can sometimes even be slower as there is just the one lane and you might just get behind an 'idiot' as I did last time, who'd obviously never been to an airport before!
How tight is 'tight'?
Assuming our PHL - ATH AA flight is on time we would have 60 minutes (Arrival is 9:15am). However, after tracking this flight for most of 2017 it had a mixed on time performance. Our connection is ATH - JTR (10:10am). Since the tickets were $45.00 we purchased the 10:10am departure and the 11:55am as a back up.
So if we miss the 10:10am we have an alternate option. Some times the arriving AA flight made it in early, some on time, and others landed an hour late. I see the Fast Track as a possible help ONLY if we land early or on time, but anything later than 9:15am and we are likely not going to make it. Therefore, I would likely wait to purchase at check in, when I can made a better determination on the AA flight departure time, assuming we are not held up with weather or other delays.
Thank you for the assistance. I wasn't sure how helpful this would be or more of a money gimmick at 4 euros.
-Andrew