Jun 5, 2014, 1:13 pm
Last edit by: oliver2002
Welcome to the FRA connection thread! If you are new to FRA or this thread, please read the first post where you will find a summary of all pertinent information before asking more specific questions.
Current MCT in FRA connecting to/from LH:
Current MCT in FRA connecting to/from LH:
Code:
DMLH/FRA/LH/17MAY22 FRA LH TO LH FRA-FRA FROM - TO D/D D/I I/D I/I CC FLTN-FLTR ORGN EQP TM CS-CC FLTN-FLTR DEST EQP TM CS HHMM HHMM HHMM HHMM LH BUS - ---- ---- ---- 0100 LH - TRN 0100 0100 0100 0100 LH BR - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH CA - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH CN - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH EG - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH ET - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH IN - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH JP - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH QA - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH SG - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH TH - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH US - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH ZA - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH - US ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH KJR - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH KWQ - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH QDU - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH QKL - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH QKU - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH ZWS - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH KLT BUS - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH SDA BUS - ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH 0400-0799 - ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH Y- TRN 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH KJR Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH KWQ Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH QDU Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH QKL Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH QKU Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH ZWS Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH KLT BUS Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH SDA BUS Y- 0100 ---- ---- ---- LH CA- ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH AC- TRN ---- ---- ---- 0200 LH PL LO- ---- ---- 0100 ---- LH PL LO- SC ---- ---- ---- 0100 TRN -LH ---- 0100 0100 0100 -LH BR ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH CA ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH CN ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH EG ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH ET ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH IN ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH JP ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH QA ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH SG ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH TH ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH US ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH ZA ---- 0100 ---- 0100 -LH TLV ---- 0100 ---- 0100 BUS -LH TLV ---- 0200 ---- 0200 TRN -LH TLV ---- 0200 ---- 0200 TRS -LH TLV ---- 0200 ---- 0200 -LH 0400-0799 ---- 0100 ---- 0100 BUS -LH 0400-0799 ---- 0115 ---- 0115 -LH 0780-0780 NKG ---- ---- ---- 0800 -LH 0720-0720 PEK ---- ---- ---- 0800 -LH 0728-0728 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 -LH 0732-0732 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 -LH 0720-0720 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 -LH 0782-0782 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 -LH 0786-0786 TAO ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0100 0100 0100 0100 LH -LH BUS 0100 0100 0100 0100 LH TRN -LH BUS INV INV INV INV LH TRS -LH BUS INV INV INV INV LH BUS -LH TRN INV INV INV INV LH BUS -LH TRS INV INV INV INV LH SC BUS -LH ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH SC TRN -LH ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH SC TRS -LH ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH -LH SC BUS ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH -LH SC TRN ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH -LH SC TRS ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH SC TRN -LH SC TRN INV INV INV INV LH SC TRS -LH SC TRN INV INV INV INV LH SC TRN -LH SC TRS INV INV INV INV LH SC TRS -LH SC TRS INV INV INV INV LH XER BUS -LH SC ---- ---- ---- 0100 LH -LH TLV ---- ---- ---- 0100 LH 0400-0799 -LH BUS ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH 0400-0799 -LH TRN ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH 0400-0799 -LH TRS ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH BUS -LH 0400-0799 ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH TRN -LH 0400-0799 ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH TRS -LH 0400-0799 ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH SC -LH 0400-0799 SG ---- 0045 ---- 0045 LH SC -LH 0400-0799 US ---- 0045 ---- 0045 LH SC -LH 0400-0799 ZA ---- 0045 ---- 0045 LH SC TRS -LH 0400-0799 US ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH BUS -LH 0780-0780 NKG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0780-0780 NKG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0780-0780 NKG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0720-0720 PEK ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0720-0720 PEK ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0720-0720 PEK ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0728-0728 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0732-0732 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0728-0728 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0732-0732 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0728-0728 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0732-0732 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0720-0720 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0782-0782 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0720-0720 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0782-0782 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0720-0720 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0782-0782 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH BUS -LH 0786-0786 TAO ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRN -LH 0786-0786 TAO ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH TRS -LH 0786-0786 TAO ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH 0400-0799 -LH 0001-3799 BUS ---- ---- 0100 ---- LH 0400-0799 -LH 0001-3799 TRN ---- ---- 0100 ---- LH 0400-0799 -LH 0001-3799 TRS ---- ---- 0100 ---- LH Y-LH BUS ---- 0100 ---- ---- LH AC-LH TRN ---- ---- 0200 ---- LH US UA-LH ---- ---- 0100 0100 LH UA-LH BY ---- ---- ---- INV LH EW-LH 0780-0780 NKG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH EW-LH 0720-0720 PEK ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH EW-LH 0728-0728 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH EW-LH 0732-0732 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH EW-LH 0720-0720 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH EW-LH 0782-0782 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH EW-LH 0786-0786 TAO ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0780-0780 NKG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0720-0720 PEK ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0728-0728 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0732-0732 PVG ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0720-0720 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0782-0782 SHE ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH SN-LH 0786-0786 TAO ---- ---- ---- 0800 LH 0400-0799 -LH 0001-3799 BUS Y ---- ---- 0100 ---- LH 0400-0799 -LH 0001-3799 TRN Y ---- ---- 0100 ---- LH 0400-0799 -LH 0001-3799 TRS Y ---- ---- 0100 ---- -LH AC ---- ---- ---- 0100 -LH AI ---- 0115 ---- 0115 -LH XQ ---- 0130 ---- 0130 -LH PL LO ---- 0100 ---- ---- -LH BR OS ---- 0100 ---- ---- SC -LH PL LO ---- ---- ---- 0100 LH -LH UA ---- 0100 ---- 0100 LH -LH XQ ---- 0130 ---- 0130 LH BUS -LH AC ---- ---- ---- 0200 LH TRN -LH AC ---- 0200 ---- 0200 LH TRN -LH UA ---- 0130 ---- ---- LH BY -LH UA ---- ---- ---- INV LH QDU -LH US UA ---- 0130 ---- ---- LH QKL -LH US UA ---- 0130 ---- ---- LH ZWS -LH US UA ---- 0130 ---- ---- LH LG-LH AC ---- ---- ---- 0200 LH AC-LH LG ---- ---- ---- 0200 LH AC-LH AT OS ---- ---- ---- 0100
Connecting in Frankfurt [FRA] 2009-2023 (retired)
Aug 28, 2010, 9:06 am
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Will be flying LH from TXL-FRA, connecting to SQ from FRA to SIN, on two different PNRs in Jan 2011. Is 1h15m likely to be an adequate time to make this connection in winter? Are TXL or FRA susceptible to weather delays at this time of year?
Also, will I be able to check my baggage through from TXL-SIN, or will I have to recheck at FRA?
Also, will I be able to check my baggage through from TXL-SIN, or will I have to recheck at FRA?
If you can't through check your baggage there's little chance of making this connection.
Even if it's possible to through check baggage I wouldn't attempt this connection myself on two separate PNRs.
Aug 28, 2010, 10:06 am
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Hi all,
Will be flying LH from TXL-FRA, connecting to SQ from FRA to SIN, on two different PNRs in Jan 2011. Is 1h15m likely to be an adequate time to make this connection in winter? Are TXL or FRA susceptible to weather delays at this time of year?
Also, will I be able to check my baggage through from TXL-SIN, or will I have to recheck at FRA?
Thanks in anticipation of your assistance.
Will be flying LH from TXL-FRA, connecting to SQ from FRA to SIN, on two different PNRs in Jan 2011. Is 1h15m likely to be an adequate time to make this connection in winter? Are TXL or FRA susceptible to weather delays at this time of year?
Also, will I be able to check my baggage through from TXL-SIN, or will I have to recheck at FRA?
Thanks in anticipation of your assistance.
You will most likely arrive in Terminal 1 A and your SQ flight will leave from B. There is a tunnel between A and B and it would take you around 15-20 min to get to the B gates.
Even if your flight from TXL would be on an apron position you would be bussed to B that would be even closer.
Additionally you do not have to clear security again so the only "bottleneck" is immigration!
Aug 28, 2010, 9:02 pm
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Hi all,
Will be flying LH from TXL-FRA, connecting to SQ from FRA to SIN, on two different PNRs in Jan 2011. Is 1h15m likely to be an adequate time to make this connection in winter? Are TXL or FRA susceptible to weather delays at this time of year?
Also, will I be able to check my baggage through from TXL-SIN, or will I have to recheck at FRA?
Thanks in anticipation of your assistance.
Will be flying LH from TXL-FRA, connecting to SQ from FRA to SIN, on two different PNRs in Jan 2011. Is 1h15m likely to be an adequate time to make this connection in winter? Are TXL or FRA susceptible to weather delays at this time of year?
Also, will I be able to check my baggage through from TXL-SIN, or will I have to recheck at FRA?
Thanks in anticipation of your assistance.
You also asked if TXL or FRA are susceptible to weather delays in January...you do know that winter is the time of year when it snows, right?
Aug 29, 2010, 10:01 am
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I have a similar question, so I figured I would just post it here.
I have *G status and I would be taking SQ25 FRA-SIN in J departing at 1235. Is it possible to check in at the airport the night before and hang around in the transit area before the SEN lounges open the next morning? I would be travelling in from Berlin via Deutsche Bahn and I would prefer not to have to spend the night at Sheraton in FRA. Thanks!
I have *G status and I would be taking SQ25 FRA-SIN in J departing at 1235. Is it possible to check in at the airport the night before and hang around in the transit area before the SEN lounges open the next morning? I would be travelling in from Berlin via Deutsche Bahn and I would prefer not to have to spend the night at Sheraton in FRA. Thanks!
Aug 29, 2010, 10:34 am
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I have *G status and I would be taking SQ25 FRA-SIN in J departing at 1235. Is it possible to check in at the airport the night before and hang around in the transit area before the SEN lounges open the next morning? I would be travelling in from Berlin via Deutsche Bahn and I would prefer not to have to spend the night at Sheraton in FRA. Thanks!
http://www.parkinn.com/airporthotel-frankfurt
If you insist on sleeping at the airport there's this website:
http://www.sleepinginairports.net/europe/frankfurt.htm
Frankfurt Airport publishes a leaflet called "Your overnight stay in FRA" and lists rest areas with divan beds but I think these are probably airside and may not be of use to you:
T1, between Area B and C, Level 3
T1, CD-Pier, Levels 2 and 3
T2, Areas D and E, Level 3
Sep 9, 2010, 2:59 pm
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I'm arriving HKG-ZRH-FRA on LH (LX F connecting to LH C), and connecting to AB (FRA-TXL) on a rail-and-fly ticket (overnight in Berlin Mitte, train the next day to Leipzig). Yes, I know, shouldn't mix tickets, well, the arrival for FRA is mid-morning; departure is mid-afternoon (so a 5-ish hour layover). Oh, and the whole combo was 64 euros. I figure if things go completely pear-shaped to the point where I miss the AB flight I'll just swallow hard and buy a DB ticket to Berlin.
So...
- Since I'll have cooled my heels a bit in ZRH's FCL already (and this will be a Schengen flight) and my return flight to home (FRA-SEA) is also in F and would be eligible for the whole FCT/car ride etc. thing, I may skip the FRA FCL*- I have other things in FRA I'd like to see. If I don't, though, are the ZRH flights in A, and close to the A lounge/LH Welcome lounge or train into the city, or sort of randomly scattered through T1, or even remote standed?
- Realistically, when should I arrive at FRA T2 for a midafternoon weekday domestic departure? Is the terminal a zoo at that hour? Does AB have stupid long lines for checkin at that point (I'll have "you peon" status)? I may have to check a bag (since AB is rather draconian on carryon rules- ONE item, even though I plan to travel just using carryons). I realize I'll need to reclear security, and apparently AB will need to print my rail ticket for me at the checkin desk (since mailing it to me isn't going to work- I'll have been out of the country for weeks by the time it gets there). I know AB's guideline is "45 minutes"- just need to know if I should pad that some.
- I'm thinking if I do the reverse going home, buy an AB rail/fly combo and take the train from Leipzig to Berlin my last day in Germany, and then use another cheap AB flight, that I should arrive in FRA the night before on the AB late flight and crash at a nearby airport hotel? The alternative is about a 2.5 hour connection, and having to possibly claim luggage AND schlep terminals in short order (ugh), plus getting to TXL at oh-dark-hundred for an early flight... plus the risk of once again things going pear-shaped (and while missing the AB flight to TXL would suck, missing the LH flight to SEA is a non-starter and simply cannot happen).
* I realize they may revoke my "US DM LH Experience Maximizer card" for this. I can live with that.
So...
- Since I'll have cooled my heels a bit in ZRH's FCL already (and this will be a Schengen flight) and my return flight to home (FRA-SEA) is also in F and would be eligible for the whole FCT/car ride etc. thing, I may skip the FRA FCL*- I have other things in FRA I'd like to see. If I don't, though, are the ZRH flights in A, and close to the A lounge/LH Welcome lounge or train into the city, or sort of randomly scattered through T1, or even remote standed?
- Realistically, when should I arrive at FRA T2 for a midafternoon weekday domestic departure? Is the terminal a zoo at that hour? Does AB have stupid long lines for checkin at that point (I'll have "you peon" status)? I may have to check a bag (since AB is rather draconian on carryon rules- ONE item, even though I plan to travel just using carryons). I realize I'll need to reclear security, and apparently AB will need to print my rail ticket for me at the checkin desk (since mailing it to me isn't going to work- I'll have been out of the country for weeks by the time it gets there). I know AB's guideline is "45 minutes"- just need to know if I should pad that some.
- I'm thinking if I do the reverse going home, buy an AB rail/fly combo and take the train from Leipzig to Berlin my last day in Germany, and then use another cheap AB flight, that I should arrive in FRA the night before on the AB late flight and crash at a nearby airport hotel? The alternative is about a 2.5 hour connection, and having to possibly claim luggage AND schlep terminals in short order (ugh), plus getting to TXL at oh-dark-hundred for an early flight... plus the risk of once again things going pear-shaped (and while missing the AB flight to TXL would suck, missing the LH flight to SEA is a non-starter and simply cannot happen).
* I realize they may revoke my "US DM LH Experience Maximizer card" for this. I can live with that.
Sep 9, 2010, 3:31 pm
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I'm arriving HKG-ZRH-FRA on LH (LX F connecting to LH C), and connecting to AB (FRA-TXL) on a rail-and-fly ticket (overnight in Berlin Mitte, train the next day to Leipzig). Yes, I know, shouldn't mix tickets, well, the arrival for FRA is mid-morning; departure is mid-afternoon (so a 5-ish hour layover). Oh, and the whole combo was 64 euros. I figure if things go completely pear-shaped to the point where I miss the AB flight I'll just swallow hard and buy a DB ticket to Berlin.
So...
- Since I'll have cooled my heels a bit in ZRH's FCL already (and this will be a Schengen flight) and my return flight to home (FRA-SEA) is also in F and would be eligible for the whole FCT/car ride etc. thing, I may skip the FRA FCL*- I have other things in FRA I'd like to see. If I don't, though, are the ZRH flights in A, and close to the A lounge/LH Welcome lounge or train into the city, or sort of randomly scattered through T1, or even remote standed?
- Realistically, when should I arrive at FRA T2 for a midafternoon weekday domestic departure? Is the terminal a zoo at that hour? Does AB have stupid long lines for checkin at that point (I'll have "you peon" status)? I may have to check a bag (since AB is rather draconian on carryon rules- ONE item, even though I plan to travel just using carryons). I realize I'll need to reclear security, and apparently AB will need to print my rail ticket for me at the checkin desk (since mailing it to me isn't going to work- I'll have been out of the country for weeks by the time it gets there). I know AB's guideline is "45 minutes"- just need to know if I should pad that some.
- I'm thinking if I do the reverse going home, buy an AB rail/fly combo and take the train from Leipzig to Berlin my last day in Germany, and then use another cheap AB flight, that I should arrive in FRA the night before on the AB late flight and crash at a nearby airport hotel? The alternative is about a 2.5 hour connection, and having to possibly claim luggage AND schlep terminals in short order (ugh), plus getting to TXL at oh-dark-hundred for an early flight... plus the risk of once again things going pear-shaped (and while missing the AB flight to TXL would suck, missing the LH flight to SEA is a non-starter and simply cannot happen).
* I realize they may revoke my "US DM LH Experience Maximizer card" for this. I can live with that.
So...
- Since I'll have cooled my heels a bit in ZRH's FCL already (and this will be a Schengen flight) and my return flight to home (FRA-SEA) is also in F and would be eligible for the whole FCT/car ride etc. thing, I may skip the FRA FCL*- I have other things in FRA I'd like to see. If I don't, though, are the ZRH flights in A, and close to the A lounge/LH Welcome lounge or train into the city, or sort of randomly scattered through T1, or even remote standed?
- Realistically, when should I arrive at FRA T2 for a midafternoon weekday domestic departure? Is the terminal a zoo at that hour? Does AB have stupid long lines for checkin at that point (I'll have "you peon" status)? I may have to check a bag (since AB is rather draconian on carryon rules- ONE item, even though I plan to travel just using carryons). I realize I'll need to reclear security, and apparently AB will need to print my rail ticket for me at the checkin desk (since mailing it to me isn't going to work- I'll have been out of the country for weeks by the time it gets there). I know AB's guideline is "45 minutes"- just need to know if I should pad that some.
- I'm thinking if I do the reverse going home, buy an AB rail/fly combo and take the train from Leipzig to Berlin my last day in Germany, and then use another cheap AB flight, that I should arrive in FRA the night before on the AB late flight and crash at a nearby airport hotel? The alternative is about a 2.5 hour connection, and having to possibly claim luggage AND schlep terminals in short order (ugh), plus getting to TXL at oh-dark-hundred for an early flight... plus the risk of once again things going pear-shaped (and while missing the AB flight to TXL would suck, missing the LH flight to SEA is a non-starter and simply cannot happen).
* I realize they may revoke my "US DM LH Experience Maximizer card" for this. I can live with that.
Sep 9, 2010, 4:19 pm
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Anything wrong with the direct train FRA-Leipzig and Leipzig-FRA?
Sep 9, 2010, 4:19 pm
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I'm arriving HKG-ZRH-FRA on LH (LX F connecting to LH C), and connecting to AB (FRA-TXL) on a rail-and-fly ticket (overnight in Berlin Mitte, train the next day to Leipzig). Yes, I know, shouldn't mix tickets, well, the arrival for FRA is mid-morning; departure is mid-afternoon (so a 5-ish hour layover). Oh, and the whole combo was 64 euros. I figure if things go completely pear-shaped to the point where I miss the AB flight I'll just swallow hard and buy a DB ticket to Berlin.
So...
So...
I'm afraid I don't know anything about FRA T2.
Your other question seems to be this:
If I don't, though, are the ZRH flights in A, and close to the A lounge/LH Welcome lounge or train into the city, or sort of randomly scattered through T1, or even remote standed?
Sep 9, 2010, 4:33 pm
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I'm afraid I don't know anything about FRA T2.
But hey, maybe someone flies one of Germany's OTHER airlines (inferior to LH though they might be, at least at FRA
) and goes through FRA T2 on a domestic flight. (I've actually arrived and flown out of T2- flew DL DTW-FRA and KL FRA-AMS. I wish the DL lounge was still there- it was quite nice. And I preferred DL in Y to LH in Y.)I'm mostly just concerned if midafternoon on a weekday is rush hour in that part of the terminal- huge lines and so on. I travel light and move quickly, but knowing if I need to pad my schedule would be nice.
The Welcome Lounge (#5 on this map) is more or less on the way to the S-Bahn station.
Sep 9, 2010, 5:02 pm
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Yes. I want to go to Berlin as part of my trip to Germany. (I plan on hitting Dresden, too, but I can do that as a day trip while staying in Leipzig for the festival I'm attending there.) I realize a couple of days there bookending my time in Leipzig won't be enough to get much more than a taste, but I can always come back. I've spent a decent amount of time in western Germany (the surrounding area of Frankfurt/Mainz/Taunus, the NRW in Koeln and Duesseldorf, going up the Rhine, even), but I'd like to hit Eastern Germany on this trip.
Anyway, you can't book rail&fly on AB in connection with a domestic ticket.
Enjoy the WGF and the great city of Leipzig.
Sep 9, 2010, 5:44 pm
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It might be wise to avoid calling Berlin "Eastern Germany" at least as long as you will stay west of the Brandenburg Gate.
And Leipzig and Dresden are most certainly not part of the former West Berlin...
Sep 9, 2010, 5:58 pm
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Sep 10, 2010, 2:14 pm
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There are normally no "huge lines" at the Air Berlin check in counter. And even if you're late, there is a thing called "fast track" at T2, which basically is a security lane dedicated for people on flights leaving soon so it is not for business pax etc...if you are leaving from T2 do not forget that you have to take a shuttle train or bus from T1 which takes about 10 min!
Sep 22, 2010, 8:49 am
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Just wanted to post my thanks for this thread... immensely helpful for my recent trip. ^