Minimum Connection by Hub - The Master Thread
Aug 7, 2008 | 12:26 pm
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Seasonal issues...if you are contemplating connection times and your first outbound flight may be subject to deicing delays, add at least 30 minutes to the connection time. I always do, and it's saved my butt a few times.
Aug 7, 2008 | 4:20 pm
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Upon reading all of this, I don't think it's even possible to have a Master thread, as there are too many variables.
Aug 7, 2008 | 4:34 pm
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Aug 7, 2008 | 5:42 pm
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There is never a guarantee. Some flights are delayed for hours. So how do you want to take that into consideration? 
So if you make a thread about connection times, one goes by regular conditions, meaning a flight is not more than 15 minutes delayed. Everything else would be, well not smart 
So if you make a thread about connection times, one goes by regular conditions, meaning a flight is not more than 15 minutes delayed. Everything else would be, well not smart
Aug 7, 2008 | 5:45 pm
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Good point. And morning fog, too. But I'm not sure about that. Still, I think we might add a proviso about the last flight of the day, allowing more time to make it.
Aug 8, 2008 | 6:05 am
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start reading your own posts first...
Decide if you want to talk about extremes or talk about regular service yourself This thread is meaningless as there is no structure whatsoever. It's more an OMNI discussion of connection times of CO Hubs.
In forums for other airlines, you would never get away with that
Aug 8, 2008 | 6:31 am
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Umm, OK. This thread is not about one's record-setting connection times. It's a general appraisal of our collective wisdom as to how many minutes should be allocated to reasonably assure a connection can be made, without assuming perfect conditions, extra special knowledge of the airport, or other uncommon exceptions.
I agree with 120 for international. It’s either 10 minutes or 90 minutes to clear ICE. Almost never anything in between.
We might consider including a wide-body add-on of 15 if minutes if you are way back on a big plane and a 10 minute add on for B-84 arrivals because they won't let you off until the gate checks are offloaded.
Last edited by farenthold; Aug 8, 2008 at 6:34 am Reason: Grammer & Punctuation