Originally Posted by
Quarantine
I was trying to book JFK - DOH - JNB via QR, but was told by the AA agent that the connection time in DOH for the day I selected (on a Tuesday in 2019) is too short (about 55 mins), and that it’s not a legal routine. I think she said that the min connection time is 1 hr 25 mins.
Might there be any way I can circumvent this? We tried looking at other flights for the same date I was looking at, but no dice unfortunately.
1hr 25 minutes is correct for connection of flights to the USA, but doesn't seem correct for flights from the USA - normal connection time is 45 minutes
If it is not available, I would suspect that the real reason is something else- e.g. married sector availability and that the agent is assuming the wrong reason
There is no way to circumvent MCT other than booking 2 separate award tickets and taking the risk of a missed connection and the impact that this would have