MCT / minimum connect time @ FCO / Rome Fiumicino
Nov 18, 2012, 1:34 pm
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MCT / minimum connect time @ FCO / Rome Fiumicino
I land into terminal 1 and out from terminal 3 with a connection time of just 45 minutes, both inbound and outbound flights are with AZ. Is this a legal connection ?
Nov 11, 2013, 7:04 am
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Nov 19, 2013, 7:54 am
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After that there's passport control to get past. The queues here can be really long too, for non-EU passport holders. Am hoping for you that you have an EU passport and can use the lanes to the right....
Good luck.
Nov 20, 2013, 2:24 am
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I fear this is going to be extremely tight. For about an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening, the transit area is a complete zoo, with no priority lanes at all, and my worry is that your evening arrival might coincide with this.
After that there's passport control to get past. The queues here can be really long too, for non-EU passport holders. Am hoping for you that you have an EU passport and can use the lanes to the right....
Good luck.
After that there's passport control to get past. The queues here can be really long too, for non-EU passport holders. Am hoping for you that you have an EU passport and can use the lanes to the right....
Good luck.
Nov 22, 2013, 3:37 am
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Feb 21, 2014, 5:21 am
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You will have to... fly to make it (sorry for the horrible pun; I had to make it).
I assume the two flights are on the same ticket? 45 min seem very short, but if AZ claims you can do it, it means *in theory* you can, or they will have to reprotect you to another flight.
A dummy booking shows at least 3 direct flights during the day and several 1-stop flights.
I assume the two flights are on the same ticket? 45 min seem very short, but if AZ claims you can do it, it means *in theory* you can, or they will have to reprotect you to another flight.
A dummy booking shows at least 3 direct flights during the day and several 1-stop flights.
Feb 21, 2014, 4:34 pm
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Yes, standard MCT International-International online connections at FCO is 45 min.
[KVS Availability Tool 7.3.3 - Reference: Minimum Connection Time [MCT]: FCO/AZ-AZ]
[KVS Availability Tool 7.3.3 - Reference: Minimum Connection Time [MCT]: FCO/AZ-AZ]
Code:
DD DI ID II
STANDARD: FCO 045 060 060 045
AZ-AZ ONLINE FCO --- 060 060 ---
EXCEPTIONS:
A/L FLT-NBR AREA
AZ 7507 --- --- --- 060
AZ 0642
AZ --- --- --- 120
AZ 7252
AZ --- 090 --- 090
AZ 7680
AZ --- 090 --- 090
AZ 7681
-ALL- --- --- --- 060
AZ 7506
AZ --- 045 --- ---
AZ SCH
AZ 7253 --- --- --- 120
AZ
AZ SCH --- --- 045 ---
AZ
AZ 7507 --- --- --- 060
-ALL-
--------------------------------------------------------------
[DD] Domestic To Domestic [DI] Domestic To Intl
[ID] Intl To Domestic [II] Intl To Intl
[TR] Terminal [A/L] Airline
[DEP] Departure Airport [ARR] Arrival Airport
[EQP W] Wide-Body Aircraft [EQP N] Narrow-Body Aircraft
[SUP] Suppressed/Undefined [EFF] Effective Date
Last edited by Prospero; Feb 9, 2015 at 1:16 pm Reason: Remove link from citation
Feb 9, 2015, 1:02 pm
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Minimum connecting time in FCO is 45 min.
[KVS Tool 7.7.2 - Reference: Minimum Connection Time [MCT]: FCO/AZ-AZ]
[KVS Tool 7.7.2 - Reference: Minimum Connection Time [MCT]: FCO/AZ-AZ]
Code:
DD DI ID II
STANDARD: FCO 045 060 060 045
AZ-AZ ONLINE FCO --- 060 060 ---
EXCEPTIONS:
A/L FLT-NBR AREA
AZ 7507 --- --- --- 060
AZ 0642
AZ --- --- --- 120
AZ 7252
AZ --- 090 --- 090
AZ 7680
AZ --- 090 --- 090
AZ 7681
-ALL- --- --- --- 060
AZ 7506
AZ --- 045 --- ---
AZ SCH
AZ 7253 --- --- --- 120
AZ
AZ SCH --- --- 045 ---
AZ
AZ 7507 --- --- --- 060
-ALL-
---------------------------------------------------------------
[DD] Domestic To Domestic [DEP] Departure Airport
[DI] Domestic To Intl [ARR] Arrival Airport
[ID] Intl To Domestic [A/L] Airline
[II] Intl To Intl [TR] Terminal
[EQP W] Wide-Body Aircraft [EFF] Effective Date
[EQP N] Narrow-Body Aircraft [SUP] Suppressed/Prohibited
Last edited by Prospero; Feb 9, 2015 at 1:15 pm Reason: Remove link from citation
Feb 16, 2015, 2:29 pm
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If you don't make it you will be put on the next flight free of charge
Mar 29, 2015, 3:52 pm
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Hi All,
I haven't transited in FCO in almost a decade and could use some help. I'm flying from MAD to MXP via FCO, and I have 65 minutes to connect to the last flight of the day to MXP (AZ 1030). I'm a little worried about the transit time because I'm flying back to the US on a separate ticket the next morning. Is connecting through FCO from AZ-operated flight to an AZ-operated flight--in this case, AZ CityLiner--pretty easy? I'm assuming that I won't need to go through passport formalities/customs. I hold a US passport.
Also, I don't expect to check baggage -- though I suspect that EU airlines are much stricter about carry-on bags than most US carriers. If I'm forced to check my rollerboard, will my luggage likely make it?
For what it's worth, I'm a ST Elite+, so I don't know if that will make a difference in this entire scenario, particularly as it relates to priority queuing or transit help.
Thanks all
I haven't transited in FCO in almost a decade and could use some help. I'm flying from MAD to MXP via FCO, and I have 65 minutes to connect to the last flight of the day to MXP (AZ 1030). I'm a little worried about the transit time because I'm flying back to the US on a separate ticket the next morning. Is connecting through FCO from AZ-operated flight to an AZ-operated flight--in this case, AZ CityLiner--pretty easy? I'm assuming that I won't need to go through passport formalities/customs. I hold a US passport.
Also, I don't expect to check baggage -- though I suspect that EU airlines are much stricter about carry-on bags than most US carriers. If I'm forced to check my rollerboard, will my luggage likely make it?
For what it's worth, I'm a ST Elite+, so I don't know if that will make a difference in this entire scenario, particularly as it relates to priority queuing or transit help.
Thanks all
Last edited by UVAhoo06; Mar 29, 2015 at 3:59 pm
Mar 29, 2015, 7:45 pm
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A word of caution: As flights in Europe often accumulate delays over the day (happens to all airlines, not only AZ), I'd look at a Plan B. How would you get to Milano? Would it be possible to take an earlier flight from MAD or switch the departure of your TATL to FCO? Look also at the possibility of using the train for your domestic leg. I know, I know, I'm overcautious, but you not only risk loosing your connection, but also your ticket!
Last edited by KLouis; Mar 29, 2015 at 7:52 pm