dougzz

I've booked a DUB-DFW-LAS on 16th July. I think the DUB-DFW service is not yet up and running. Is it likely/confirmed it'll be a pre-clearence flight?

AA as they like to have shifted the times and my connection in DFW is now 39 minutes, and I understand this is below the MCT at DFW for Domestic to Domestic, albeit I don't think pre-clearence is really domestic anyway. Is that achievable if as I suspect it's pre-clearence? Obviously no chance if it's not. Not been to DFW in years, but my memory is of a Texas sized airport, which I know is AA's home base, and assume they have loads of gates. I'm in Business so hopefully among the first of the plane, but 39 minutes seems unlikely unless the gates happen to be adjacent.

Also, I'll have luggage, and would hate for it to miss the connection as I'm only in Vegas one night before commencing a 11 day drive to multiple places and not back in Vegas for the best part of two weeks, it would be nice to have a change of clothes during that time.

There's a later flight DFW-LAS, leaving 22:35 instead of 19:59. Would I be better asking AA to switch me to that, or just sit tight for a while and see if times change again.

thunderlounge

39 minutes is terrible. Call AA and have them bump you to the next LAS flight because their schedule change put you under MCT.

Other option is to let it ride, and the worst case scenario is you end up in main cabin on a later flight.

Being proactive will yield a better result in the end.

BillBurn

For a highly experienced road warrior, assuming pre-clearance and an on-time arrival a 39 min DFW connection is theoretically doable, but i don't think your checked bags could make that even if everything went right. Your problem is that your flight to LAS is likely to depart Terminal A or C and you are arriving at D.

I agree with the 1st poster, call AA and get them to move you the 22:35 departure. They should do that for free given the schedule change. You should make that flight with no problem even if your inbound is delayed and should be able to relax in the brand new Flagship lounge for most of your layover if you want.

guv1976

For MCT purposes, doesn't AA still treat pre-cleared flights as "international"?

Djokison

The _Banking_Scot

Hi,

A similar thread is here

Anyone ever get MCT overruled? JFK EY-AA

re EY flights from AUH (Pre clearance) to AA at JFK and I think the BA1 from LCY ( Pre clearance at Shannon) also runs into a I-D MCT issue of 2 hrs

Regards

TBS

guv1976

OK.

There's a current thread about an EY-AA connection at JFK that indicates that the EY flight that is pre-cleared at AUH is considered "international" for MCT purposes. But I guess that that is simply EY's decision.

dougzz

Thank you all. I think I'll call and ask for the later flight.

One more bit of help, I booked through Amex Travel, was taking advantage of an offer. Can I call AA or do I need to go through Amex? I know travel agent bookings are different with some airlines to direct ones.