flyerCO

3 hours is plenty for what amounts to a domestic to international connection. (Yes I know it's not technically a connection) One could take this to the extreme and say needs to arrive two days or more before. Generally most airlines other than LCC/ULCC will rebook if passenger shows up late. While not technically a flat tire, it'd fall under the flat tire courtesy.

Finkface

Bear in mind this is in October. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 with the peak period from early August through the end of October. I wouldn’t chance this on separate tickets with a super long haul ticket at stake (on a reportedly customer un-friendly airline for rebooking) without at least an overnight buffer purely based on the possibility of weather delays.

Often1

Have you ever tried to obtain a policy variance of any kind for anything from SU?

The chances that a front line SU agent would vary from his training & instructions are about as large as an upgrade to an assigned F seat on WN.

danielflyer

sbm12

Strongly disagree. The OP has at least a 1 hour buffer on a delay with JetBlue before things get harried. The odds of making the onward flight are spectacularly high. The biggest problem/trouble spot in the process will be the TSA line in T1 at that hour.

And an overnight between separate tickets is a fun theory, but often not practical for economic and scheduling reasons. Suggesting that's the only way to make a trip such as this reasonable ignores the realities of life for most travelers and trips.

Often1

It is people who cannot afford the downside who are in the worst situation. People who do this regularly and are well-resourced simply write off the 1 costly trip against the savings over time.

guv1976

You and the OP might find this recent thread illuminating:

Aeroflot - missed connection on a through ticket, forced to pay re-booking fee

manco

I can cancel the flight and re-book the next Aeroflot flight that leaves JFK @ 1 AM (meaning 7 hours in JFK) for $200.
The question is if I should do that, or assume they will put me on i anyway (possibly with a fee) if I miss the original one?

Also - The Jetblue flight 422 seems to be pretty stable , although it's timetable will change in October (from 15:30 to 13:24, which is what I ordered).

I also see that Aeroflot/SVO airport is getting more criticism than I thought , which is a little worrying...

UKtravelbear

JimInOhio

I don't know what can realistically be achieved by playing the "what if?" here. Heck, the OP could get stranded in the Bahamas for days i suppose.

The better approach is to call Aeroflot, explain what's going on, and ask for their advice.

Often1

What exactly would one ask?

Q: "Hello, I have a ticket originating at JFK. If I miss the flight, what will happen?"
A: "You have a non-refundable ticket which will be cancelled and valueless."

If, if, if, OP finds the one SU agent at JFK who takes it on himself to violate his employer's rules, the last thing one wants to have in the PNR notes is the above exchange.

flyerCO

JFK won't have an actual SU employee. JFK isnt SVO in terms of customer service. There's no need to call SU. An agent at JFK will assist.

It's just like LATAM in this sense. Main customer service/SCL (main hub) agents are awful. US agents are wonderful. Never, ever call the main office, or deal with an agent in SCL.

Often1

OP still needs to provide the fare rules for his ticket as to what happens if he no shows for his flight. If it is a penalty fare for a change, it is likely that the ticket value drops to $0 if the flight is missed. But, nothing is certain and this is one passenger, on one ticket, on one specific fare, sot he details matter.

If the value does drop to $0, the risk tolerance issue seems to be whether it is worth paying $200 now vs. having to purchase a new ticket at walk-up prices later and hoping that an agent will break the rules as well as hoping that there is space. That risk tolerance is personal to OP. and his circumstances.

GUWonder

I've found Aeroflot at JFK much more flexible in freely re-booking me without asking for additional money or giving any other hassle when I've missed a check-in cut-off by a little bit on restricted tickets. And it doesn't take a lot for me to miss a flight cut-off of one sort or another at JFK when Van Wyck gives me a problem. While there is certainly some chance that they may try to squeeze more money out of a passenger who misses a flight, there is certainly some chance that they may not.

While I would be more comfortable with 4-5 hours of connection time between a NAS-JFK ticket and JFK-SVO(-___) ticket, I would mostly expect to have no problem making a 3 hour connection work on this route. But I would also suggest that the OP factor in what the costs may mean if everything goes wrong at JFK.

October can make a mess of East Coast travel due to hurricanes.

danielflyer

It all depends on the agent and your risk tolerance. I would have booked the 7-hour connection from the beginning and used the downtime to work on my laptop. I personally would take the risk with the original flight and not pay the change fee. You will in all likelihood be fine with your connection, but keep in mind it doesn't take much to delay a flight 1-2 hours.