Originally Posted by
coke cans and winglets
I have a 1:05 connection within T3 on Thursday morning (BUD-LHR-JFK, LHR-JFK on AA metal). Was reading that BA bumped up their MCT to 75 minutes but I booked my ticket through AA who sold me this 65 minute connection on one ticket. How tight is this gonna be? I'm on a business class ticket and am OWS for priority purposes.
The MCT for a T3-T3 BA-AA connection is 1:00, so it is a legal connection.
1:05 is tight and doesn't leave much room for error but like most of these questions you'll make it assuming you're on time and no major backups at security. I've done a few ~1 hr T3-T3 connections in the past.
The biggest risk IMO is going through security at LHR if your carry-on bag gets pulled aside for secondary screening, this can easily add an extra 10-20 (to 30) mins of time wasted at security, depending on how backed up they are.