Originally Posted by
hughw
Hi, I've skimmed through the thread, certainly haven't read all the 2,440 posts ahead of this one. But is sure looks like we should go for a 1:20 vs. a 3:15 connection JFK-MUC-FCO. Agreed? The 1:20 connection would be from UA to LH on a Sunday morning to an 8:30 flight out of MUC. If we miss the connection, would there be no problems getting seats for 4 of us on a flight later in the morning at 10:25?
I don’t think UA flies out of JFK. Perhaps you mean EWR?
Timewise, 1:20 is plenty of time. MUC is a very easy airport in which to connect. You will arrive in Concourse H. LH goes out of G or K. G is in the same terminal ans your arrival. Even the fartgest G gate can be walked to in 30 minutes after you get off the plane. You’ll have to go through immigration. If you’re sitting near the front of the plane, that’ll get you a head start on the immigration lines. LH also uses K gates, which requires you going down below ground level and taking a short train ride to K gates. Trains run every couple of minutes.
I would start looking at the daily flight status for the MUC to FCO flights to see if there’s a pattern for which gates are used.
There are actually YouTube videos that, literally, walk you through getting from G/H gates to K via the train. As a very visual person, I found it very helpful.
As far as missed connection… there are no guarantees. They’ll put you on the next AVAILABLE flight. Hopefully, the next one will have empty seats but it’s possible it will be booked full.