Originally Posted by
Gig103
So, I wouldn't consider 47min a sensible connection time (D->I) even though I'm reading that it meets MCT.
But I figured I'd ask the opinion question: Would you choose PHX-MIA-MXP with said 47min connection, or PHX-LHR-MXP with a 4 hour connection (longer than is necessary at Heathrow but not enough to really go into town)? This is for my coworker's college-age daughter in Y.
Edit: Since weather plays into these things, this is for the summer.
Originally Posted by
Global321
47 minutes in Y... no way.
Plane will be boarding as she lands... add taxi time, deboarding (from Y), heading to new gate (which could be quite a haul)... in a likely best case she is walking on her plane as one of the last passengers.
Now add in...
possible short delay on takeoff...
possible headwinds...
possible short delay on landing...
possible/likely MIA afternoon thunderstorms...
I think she is looking at a likely missed connection.
4 hours in LHR on a coach ticket is not too long.
I tend to be conservative on my connections, so there is no way I would do 47 minutes, even first to first.
To play devil's advocate, while there's certainly a chance all those bad things could happen, there's also an equal (if not greater) chance that the flight from PHX will depart on time and arrive into MIA on time if not 10 or 15 mins early. Headwinds, short takeoff and arrival delays, etc. are all built into AA schedule block times.
Agree that 47 mins doesn't leave a lot of room for error, however for what I assume is a novice traveler connecting in MIA will be leaps and bounds easier than LHR. No terminal change, bus ride, reclearing security, etc. Just get off the plane and walk to the next gate
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