Is 1h 5m long enough for an airside connection at BOM?
Feb 17, 2013, 10:39 am
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Is 1h 5m long enough for an airside connection at BOM?
I'm currently ticketed CMB-IST-CDG on TK, but since TK has angled lie flats, I was thinking of trying to change to CMB-BOM-ZRH-CDG to get on the LX flight. The problem is, the only 9W connection to BOM lands at 23:45, and the LX flight leaves at 00:50. Is that a long enough window, or should I just stick with what I've got"?
Feb 17, 2013, 12:25 pm
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BOM has improved immeasurably but I think that's a bit tight for a change of airlines. I guess you have to ask "what's the downside if I miss the connection?" What's plan B?
Feb 17, 2013, 2:02 pm
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Plan B is being stuck at BOM overnight, I think i'm just going to stick with the TK routing. UA told me that 75 minutes is the recommended minimum for a change at BOM, better not to tempt fate at the end of a lengthy, lengthy trip.
Feb 17, 2013, 9:57 pm
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Feb 18, 2013, 1:51 am
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BOM MCT intl-intl is 1h30m, I would not book this.
Beware of TK CMB-IST, it has a 1h stop in MLE:
Just book CMB-SIN-CDG(-LHR-NYC) in SQC/LH F for 1500€ ... 
Code:
DMBOM/18FEB13
BOM STANDARD MINIMUM CONNECTING TIMES
BOM-BOM FROM - TO D/D D/I I/D I/I
CC FLTN-FLTR ORGN EQPTM-CC FLTN-FLTR DEST EQPTM HMM HMM HMM HMM
- 030 230 300 130
AUH - --- --- 400 ---
BAH - --- --- 400 ---
DMM - --- --- 400 ---
DOH - --- --- 400 ---
DXB - --- --- 400 ---
JED - --- --- 400 ---
KWI - --- --- 400 ---
MCT - --- --- 400 ---
RKT - --- --- 400 ---
RUH - --- --- 400 ---
SHJ - --- --- 400 ---
- AUH --- 300 --- ---
- BAH --- 300 --- ---
- DMM --- 300 --- ---
- DOH --- 300 --- ---
- DXB --- 300 --- ---
- JED --- 300 --- ---
)>m
DMM - --- --- 400 ---
DOH - --- --- 400 ---
DXB - --- --- 400 ---
JED - --- --- 400 ---
KWI - --- --- 400 ---
MCT - --- --- 400 ---
RKT - --- --- 400 ---
RUH - --- --- 400 ---
SHJ - --- --- 400 ---
- AUH --- 300 --- ---
- BAH --- 300 --- ---
- DMM --- 300 --- ---
- DOH --- 300 --- ---
- DXB --- 300 --- ---
- JED --- 300 --- ---
- KWI --- 300 --- ---
- MCT --- 300 --- ---
- RKT --- 300 --- ---
- RUH --- 300 --- ---
- SHJ --- 300 --- ---
CK SPECIFIC CARRIER FOR EXCEPTIONS TO STANDARD CONNECTING TIMES
PRECLEARANCE MAY APPLY
>dm9w/bom/lx
DM9W/BOM/LX/18FEB13
BOM 9W TO LX
BOM-BOM FROM - TO D/D D/I I/D I/I
CC FLTN-FLTR ORGN EQPTM-CC FLTN-FLTR DEST EQPTM HMM HMM HMM HMM
9W - --- 300 300 ---
9W 4200-4299 - --- --- 300 ---
9W 7000-7499 - --- 300 --- ---
CK ALSO STANDARD CONNECTING TIMES
PRECLEARANCE MAY APPLY
Code:
DOTK731/29MAR
* 1A PLANNED FLIGHT INFO * TK 731 39 FR 29MAR
APT ARR DY DEP DY CLASS/MEAL EQP GRND EFT TTL
CMB 2140 FR CDJRYBMKHSE/M 330 1:30
QTLVPWGN/M
MLE 2240 FR 0010 SA CDJRYBMKHSE/M 1:30 8:35
QTLVPWGN/M
IST 0545 SA 11:35
COMMENTS-
1.CMB MLE - A/ NO LOCAL TRAFFIC
2.MLE IST - ARRIVES TERMINAL I
3.CMB IST - CLASSES SHOWN CDJRYBMKHSEQTLVPWGN
4.ENTIRE FLT- 9/ NON-SMOKING
5.ENTIRE FLT- ET/ ELECTRONIC TKT CANDIDATE
CONFIGURATION-
330 NO CONFIGURATION SET
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Feb 18, 2013, 1:55 am
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i have done international to international transfers in less than 45 mins in bom but its not recommended....i think its a good call to stick with the tk routing....