Time needed through CDG on two itineraries?
 

Guys, please assist me in understanding if this plan would work. I'm planning on visiting Munich in Late September/Early October. I am looking at leaving MUC to CDG on LH2226 and arrive at 8:05 AM on October 6. I would then have to get over to AA (Terminal 2A?) to hop on AA 63 from CDG to MIA departing at 11:55 AM. I will have just a 21" carry-on with me. Maybe a small laptop in a case.

I found an AA webpage that recommends I get there four hours early. How much risk would I take on booking LH2226 and are there any red flags you guys see in this plan?

Thanks!

If LH2226 arrives at 08:05, there is no pb. The real red flag is only if the MUC-CDG flight is delayed (and I assume it will be on 2 separate tickets)

No problem. With almost 4 hrs, you can even afford a 1hr delay from MUC.

Does anyone really think AA gate agents are at their stations 4 hours before a flight at CDG?

Maybe go go a couple of days ahead just to be sure.

Yes I believe that there are agents available to check in passengers at AA 4 hours before a flight at CDG. The agents are typically contract people, probably not specifically AA staff though I am sure that there are at least some AA supervisors available.

The 4 hour suggestion comes directly from AA. Passengers with status of some kind and who receive special handling will not need 4 hours but not everyone flies first class and CDG is, in my opinion, not the airport at which one should push the time envelope.

I personally would not feel comfortable with a 3+50 connect time at CDG using separate PNRs. However, everyone has his own individual tolerance for risk.