LH: Which timetable is correct?
Oct 18, 2012, 1:53 pm
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LH: Which timetable is correct?
LH has changed my FRA connecting flight making my connection not possible. I am trying to select an alternate flight to STR. This is complicated by a discrepancy in times of arrival at FRA. My itinerary on LH.com shows LH441 from Houston arriving at FRA at O9:25. However, the flight schedule on LH.com shows LH441 arriving at 08:55. There are flights FRA/STR at 10:10 and 13:15. I would like to take the earlier flight but its suitability depends on our arrival time at FRA. Which time (itinerary/schedule) is more likely correct? Thanks for any suggestions.
Oct 18, 2012, 2:26 pm
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LH has changed my FRA connecting flight making my connection not possible. I am trying to select an alternate flight to STR. This is complicated by a discrepancy in times of arrival at FRA. My itinerary on LH.com shows LH441 from Houston arriving at FRA at O9:25. However, the flight schedule on LH.com shows LH441 arriving at 08:55. There are flights FRA/STR at 10:10 and 13:15. I would like to take the earlier flight but its suitability depends on our arrival time at FRA. Which time (itinerary/schedule) is more likely correct? Thanks for any suggestions.
Oct 18, 2012, 10:11 pm
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If there are no delays on the inbound, you should make it. I did a 50 min connection non Schengen to Schengen in March with plenty of time to spare (I was worried as a missed connection would have meant overnight in FRA). As long as you are on one ticket, it becomes Lufthansa's problem.
Oct 18, 2012, 10:49 pm
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According to LH's booking site and printed timetable the arrival time of LH441 is 08:55. I think you'll have 75 mins rather than 45 mins in FRA. Even if you miss the connection there's a train to STR (with an LH flight number!) at 11:20 and another flight at 13:15.
Last edited by NewbieRunner; Oct 19, 2012 at 2:34 am Reason: typo
Oct 19, 2012, 1:49 am
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LH is still selling the connection as arriving at 8.55:
The connection of 1h15 is perfectly legal within MCT:
The FLIFO also shows 8.55 arrival:
Are you sure you didn't confuse the flight time (9h45m) with the arrival?
Code:
TN21NOVIAHSTR/XFRA/ALH
** AMADEUS TIMETABLE - TN ** STR STUTTGART.DE 21NOV12 28NOV12
1 LH 441 X7 IAH D FRA 1 1610 0855+1 0 CONNECT FRA 388
CL*LH 128 X7 FRA 1 STR 1 1010+1 1055+1 0 05NOV12 22DEC12 CR7 11:45
2 LH 441 7 IAH D FRA 1 1610 0855+1 0 CONNECT FRA 388
CL*LH 128 7 FRA 1 STR 1 1025+1 1110+1 0 04NOV12 16DEC12 CR7 12:00
3UA:LH7600 5 IAH C FRA 1 1840 1145+1 0 CONNECT FRA 764
LH 130 5 FRA 1 STR 1 1310+1 1355+1 0 23NOV12 23NOV12 320 12:15
Code:
DM1/2 FRA-FRA FROM - TO CC FLTN-FLTR ORGN EQPTM-CC FLTN-FLTR DEST EQPTM HMM LH 0400-0799 - I/D:100 ACTUAL CONNECTING TIME IS 115
Code:
DOLH441/21NOV
* 1A PLANNED FLIGHT INFO * LH 441 33 WE 21NOV
APT ARR DY DEP DY CLASS/MEAL EQP GRND EFT TTL
IAH 1610 WE FAJCDZPYBMU/M 388 9:45
HQVWSTLK/M
FRA 0855 TH 9:45
COMMENTS-
1.IAH FRA - DEPARTS TERMINAL D
2.IAH FRA - ARRIVES TERMINAL 1
3.IAH FRA - SECURED FLIGHT
4.IAH FRA - ET/ ELECTRONIC TKT CANDIDATE
5.IAH FRA - SEC FLT PSGR DATA REQUIRED 72 HBD SSR DOCS
6.IAH FRA - US LAW SEE GGAIRLH PNR ACCESS OR NEWS KEYWORDS
7.IAH FRA - ESTA REQUIRED FOR VISA WAIVER NATIONALS
8.IAH FRA - F8C98M420
CONFIGURATION-
388 F 8 C 98 M 420
Oct 19, 2012, 3:10 pm
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Itinerary on both UA and LH showed 9:25 arrival in FRA. They both now show an 8:55 arrival time. I am rebooked on LH128 and it looks like I will have plenty of time. Thanks all.
Oct 20, 2012, 1:01 pm
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Take the train to ZWS instead of flying to STR. It will be a bit cheaper, because there are not airport taxes to pay at ZWS and the train is much more comfortable and takes you directly into town...