Transit time needed for LHR
Jun 20, 2016 | 11:01 am
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Transit time needed for LHR
Hello, I'm flying into LHR on AA and then catching another flight out on EY. Would 1.5 hrs between those flights be enough time? I'm assuming I'll need to do carry-on only for this to work, just not sure if I'll need to go through customs and then security again, and if so how much time to allow for that.
Hoping someone who has done something similar can chime in with some advice. Thanks!
Hoping someone who has done something similar can chime in with some advice. Thanks!
Jun 20, 2016 | 1:08 pm
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If everything goes well you may make it, but I think I'd budget at least 2hrs for inter-terminal transfers. Its up to your risk level. If booked on separate tickets then EY has no obligation if your AA flight is late. And AA wouldn't either.
Jun 20, 2016 | 9:12 pm
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Hello, I'm flying into LHR on AA and then catching another flight out on EY. Would 1.5 hrs between those flights be enough time? I'm assuming I'll need to do carry-on only for this to work, just not sure if I'll need to go through customs and then security again, and if so how much time to allow for that.
Hoping someone who has done something similar can chime in with some advice. Thanks!
Hoping someone who has done something similar can chime in with some advice. Thanks!
On separate tickets you do not have enough time.
Jun 20, 2016 | 11:27 pm
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Throw in a potentially long walk from the T3 arrival gate, and it's definitely not something I'd be attempting.
Jun 21, 2016 | 1:57 am
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No chance on separate tickets. Wheels down to immigration will be 20 minutes, immigration 30+ minutes, bags may or may not be there, 15 minutes to T4, 15 minutes to check in, 10 minutes for security, and there goes your flight. I would budget minimum three hours.
Jun 21, 2016 | 5:21 am
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The problem is the potential lateness of the incoming AA flight. Even 30 minutes delay, coupled with arrival at a gate remote from the Flight Connections channel, and there's a very serious issue because a transfer from anywhere to T4 has no way of short-cutting the official route.
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Jun 21, 2016 | 4:07 pm
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The OP has stated this is on an HBO basis, so no immigration and bag collection if flight connections is used, so this isn't what makes the proposal inadvisable.
The problem is the potential lateness of the incoming AA flight. Even 30 minutes delay, coupled with arrival at a gate remote from the Flight Connections channel, and there's a very serious issue because a transfer from anywhere to T4 has no way of short-cutting the official route.
The problem is the potential lateness of the incoming AA flight. Even 30 minutes delay, coupled with arrival at a gate remote from the Flight Connections channel, and there's a very serious issue because a transfer from anywhere to T4 has no way of short-cutting the official route.
Jun 21, 2016 | 9:37 pm
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Jun 21, 2016 | 9:42 pm
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What I have zero experience of is what T4 transit security is like - if it's anything like T5, definitely best avoided! If it's closer to T2, it's a much better option (generally speaking, if on a protected connection, not in the OP's case).
Jun 22, 2016 | 9:41 am
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I know we generally agree in our advice, so I won't labour the point too much, but - to avoid confusion for the OP - I don't believe there is immigration if the Flight Connections option is used because there is no requirement to cross the UK Border.
What I have zero experience of is what T4 transit security is like - if it's anything like T5, definitely best avoided! If it's closer to T2, it's a much better option (generally speaking, if on a protected connection, not in the OP's case).
What I have zero experience of is what T4 transit security is like - if it's anything like T5, definitely best avoided! If it's closer to T2, it's a much better option (generally speaking, if on a protected connection, not in the OP's case).
Jun 22, 2016 | 11:08 am
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Note, if you are traveling HBO, when you arrive at LHR, instead of clearing immigration at T3, follow the signs for Flight Connections to T4, and then clear immigration at T4.
Jun 22, 2016 | 4:21 pm
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Assume touch down delays
Heathrow is the most unreliable airport and your AA flight might be on hold south or west of the city for 30 minutes before cleared to land.
These links might be useful as minimum time if everything went perfect http://www.heathrow.com/airport-guid...ween-terminals
http://www.heathrow.com/flight-connections#
These links might be useful as minimum time if everything went perfect http://www.heathrow.com/airport-guid...ween-terminals
http://www.heathrow.com/flight-connections#