KEF layover questions
Nov 7, 2017, 9:04 am
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2017
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KEF layover questions
I'm not really a regular flyer, but at the end of the year I've got an Icelandair flight from CPH to DEN via KEF, and I thought I'd ask a couple of questions about the layover.
Firstly, is 1h35 a comfortable margin? I know KEF is quite small, but I've also heard mixed things about its level of efficiency.
Secondly, I've got a problem with heights and a problem with balance that combine to make air stairs a bit of a hassle for me, especially going down. Does anyone know how likely I am to get a jetway, and what the procedure is like if I don't? If it helps, the CPH-KEF flight is a 767-300ER and the KEF-DEN one is a 757-200.
Firstly, is 1h35 a comfortable margin? I know KEF is quite small, but I've also heard mixed things about its level of efficiency.
Secondly, I've got a problem with heights and a problem with balance that combine to make air stairs a bit of a hassle for me, especially going down. Does anyone know how likely I am to get a jetway, and what the procedure is like if I don't? If it helps, the CPH-KEF flight is a 767-300ER and the KEF-DEN one is a 757-200.
Nov 8, 2017, 4:58 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2010
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This is what they do for a living.
40 minute layovers are not uncommon nor are they risky.
Recent reports are about 60-40 for a Jetway vs. stairs to the terminal or to a bus
40 minute layovers are not uncommon nor are they risky.
Recent reports are about 60-40 for a Jetway vs. stairs to the terminal or to a bus
Nov 8, 2017, 5:13 am
#3
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Canada
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Posts: 3,585
KEF access issues
The biggest issue I encountered recently in KEF is overcrowding. In the evening, when all of the flights leave for N America, the restaurants were overflowing and every seat was taken. On the other hand, every Icelandair aircraft & Lufthansa had bridges while WOW was using buses.
I notified them of my concerns and received a sympathetic response.
You have lots of time to notify both Icelandair and the airport and request assistance. I contacted KEF at [email protected]
I notified them of my concerns and received a sympathetic response.
You have lots of time to notify both Icelandair and the airport and request assistance. I contacted KEF at [email protected]
Nov 11, 2017, 7:58 pm
#4
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NW London and NW Sydney
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Posts: 6,344
The biggest issue I encountered recently in KEF is overcrowding. In the evening, when all of the flights leave for N America, the restaurants were overflowing and every seat was taken. On the other hand, every Icelandair aircraft & Lufthansa had bridges while WOW was using buses.
Nov 11, 2017, 8:09 pm
#5
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: YUL
Posts: 1,001
I found KEF was just so over crowded. Nowhere to sit, people sitting on the floor in every possible spot. No jet bridges in use and people being herded in to waiting areas with no seating. Was very challenging for people who could not stand for long.
No issues on the time for the time, but definitely not an airport you want to be spending much time in.
No issues on the time for the time, but definitely not an airport you want to be spending much time in.
Nov 17, 2017, 12:16 pm
#6
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 3
I'm not really a regular flyer, but at the end of the year I've got an Icelandair flight from CPH to DEN via KEF, and I thought I'd ask a couple of questions about the layover.
Firstly, is 1h35 a comfortable margin? I know KEF is quite small, but I've also heard mixed things about its level of efficiency.
Secondly, I've got a problem with heights and a problem with balance that combine to make air stairs a bit of a hassle for me, especially going down. Does anyone know how likely I am to get a jetway, and what the procedure is like if I don't? If it helps, the CPH-KEF flight is a 767-300ER and the KEF-DEN one is a 757-200.
Firstly, is 1h35 a comfortable margin? I know KEF is quite small, but I've also heard mixed things about its level of efficiency.
Secondly, I've got a problem with heights and a problem with balance that combine to make air stairs a bit of a hassle for me, especially going down. Does anyone know how likely I am to get a jetway, and what the procedure is like if I don't? If it helps, the CPH-KEF flight is a 767-300ER and the KEF-DEN one is a 757-200.
Dec 17, 2017, 4:22 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: ORD, MKE
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Posts: 1,332
KEF is a bit of a mess, especially for anyone with mobility issues. Long queues prior to boarding, overcrowded bathrooms, overcrowded retail and general lack of space all makes this a pretty rough transfer point for someone in your situation. Bank on not getting a jetbridge either if left up to chance.