Transit at fra - help :)
Sep 5, 2020 | 1:11 am
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Is all this hassle really more worth it than just finding a direct flight or even taking a train?
If your travel is in early October there is increased likelihood of your flights being changed or cancelled compared to say next week.
If your travel is in early October there is increased likelihood of your flights being changed or cancelled compared to say next week.
Sep 5, 2020 | 1:20 am
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Hi Newbierunner,
I was told you were quite the expert on travelling through FRA!
I've got a bit of a weird connection to make at FRA, on a friday afternoon early october : Arriving at FRA from CDG with AF at 17:25 and right away taking off to LHR with BA (18:35). So basically two different one way tickets, two different airlines, two bookings, no link whatsoever.
I've had great help from two members in the Germany forum on how the transit would go but would like your expert opinion on the timing :
How timing-critical do you think my transit is ? I have never ever been to FRA.. Is my transit possible, or should i better take the 19:45 flight?
Thank you so much
Mat
I was told you were quite the expert on travelling through FRA!
I've got a bit of a weird connection to make at FRA, on a friday afternoon early october : Arriving at FRA from CDG with AF at 17:25 and right away taking off to LHR with BA (18:35). So basically two different one way tickets, two different airlines, two bookings, no link whatsoever.
I've had great help from two members in the Germany forum on how the transit would go but would like your expert opinion on the timing :
How timing-critical do you think my transit is ? I have never ever been to FRA.. Is my transit possible, or should i better take the 19:45 flight?
Thank you so much
Mat
Sep 5, 2020 | 12:06 pm
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To reiterate on separate tickets you do not have a connection. If your AF flight is delayed and you miss your BA flight AF won't rebook you and BA will have you marked down as a no show and likely won't just rebook you for free either onto the next flight.
You also don't have 1 hr 10 mins between arrival on AF and departure on BA. You have 50 minutes because BA will close the doors 20 mins before scheduled departure and that assumes your AF arrives on time and there are no delays in deboarding or getting from gate to gate etc etc
Personally I'd book the later BA flight just for the comfort of not having to rush about.
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You also don't have 1 hr 10 mins between arrival on AF and departure on BA. You have 50 minutes because BA will close the doors 20 mins before scheduled departure and that assumes your AF arrives on time and there are no delays in deboarding or getting from gate to gate etc etc
Personally I'd book the later BA flight just for the comfort of not having to rush about.
If you want to ask a specific member a question you can either send them a private message or add an '@' to their FT handle (even then they may still not pick it up)
Sep 5, 2020 | 1:32 pm
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Sep 5, 2020 | 1:58 pm
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yeah, that is a risk. anything can happen. although statistically this flight is rarely delayed and when so, by very little! but yeah, that is a risk and i could only blame myself if i miss the other flight. However i'm just looking to know, if everything goes well, and on time, how "easy" this connection is, and is 50 minutes enough or do i need 2hours?
Sep 6, 2020 | 11:26 am
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Hi Newbierunner,
I was told you were quite the expert on travelling through FRA!
I've got a bit of a weird connection to make at FRA, on a friday afternoon early october : Arriving at FRA from CDG with AF at 17:25 and right away taking off to LHR with BA (18:35). So basically two different one way tickets, two different airlines, two bookings, no link whatsoever.
I've had great help from two members in the Germany forum on how the transit would go but would like your expert opinion on the timing :
How timing-critical do you think my transit is ? I have never ever been to FRA.. Is my transit possible, or should i better take the 19:45 flight?
Thank you so much
Mat
I was told you were quite the expert on travelling through FRA!
I've got a bit of a weird connection to make at FRA, on a friday afternoon early october : Arriving at FRA from CDG with AF at 17:25 and right away taking off to LHR with BA (18:35). So basically two different one way tickets, two different airlines, two bookings, no link whatsoever.
I've had great help from two members in the Germany forum on how the transit would go but would like your expert opinion on the timing :
How timing-critical do you think my transit is ? I have never ever been to FRA.. Is my transit possible, or should i better take the 19:45 flight?
Thank you so much
Mat
As you see there is nothing I can add to the answers and advice you have already received.