mediator

I am scheduled to fly AMS-ORD in the near future but the long wait time really makes me to reevaluate my trip. Any other airport as an alternative? I thought about BRU but it is on trike today. LHR is out due to high APD. Thanks in advance.

guv1976

Is this for an award ticket or a cash ticket? If a cash ticket, the UK APD should not concern you: all that you should worry about is the ticket's total cost.

For an award ticket, it's a different story

mediator

it’s a cash ticket but I perceive LHR is an airport that frequently melt down.

UKtravelbear

Lots of airports are having all sorts of issues at the moment. Even US ones.

It's not something I would look to change my plans over. Even the most efficient airport can have issues on any given date,

You can fly via LHR and avoid APD quite easily. Most of LHRs issues are not affecting transfer passengers,

mlin32

All the major airports in Europe and the US are going to be nightmares this summer.

Best solution is to not fly. Otherwise I don't think the hassle of changing flights outweighs any minimal time savings since there isn't an airport that isn't overwhelmed at the moment.

GUWonder

Of European airports with at least 6 North American common carrier destinations that happen to have at least 2 US carriers serving them, CPH and KEF have been the most reliable for my bookings when it comes to not having to deal with 40+ minute waits for security screening this quarter.

lotemblizej

I suggest you consider Vienna (VIE), as it offers a good range of flights on Austrian Airlines to various North American destinations, including ORD, and the airport so far this summer has not experienced a major meltdown that I am aware of. I just flew out a week ago to the US and while the crowds were larger than usual, everything seemed to be flowing ok. I went through the priority security lane (for business class and Star Gold), which as usual took less than 5 minutes. I saw the regular security line, which appeared a bit long but not the horrors you see reports of at other European airports. VIE for me is the right balance between having a good number of flights to various destinations in Europe and beyond, but small and efficient enough to make even tight transfers, at least under normal conditions.

AXR64

FWIW, I flew BCN-EWR in late May and the security checkpoint wait was 15-20 min. On the way in though, took over an hour to get thru passport control.