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Old Mar 17, 2026 | 11:42 am
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Originally Posted by phma
I am booked on a single ticket that involves an international-to-international connection at BHX. According to their website I will have to enter the country, pick up my luggage and then re-check it. This seems highly unusual to me as you usually just go through transit security. Will I have time for this on my 55 minute connection? Bag drop for my next flight closes 40 minutes prior to departure...

I also see that MCT for I/I is actually just 45 minutes, which seems strange if every pax needs to go through this process.
the only airports in the UK with an airside transfer route are LHR and MAN
btw, this means that people transiting at any other UK airport need to check whether an ETA is required

if you provide information on airlines / time of day / time of year ... people might be able to provide more advice

there have been various articles recently about building work at BHX resulting in very long security wait times at certain times of the day
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