Short connection at CPH
Nov 3, 2023, 6:19 am
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Short connection at CPH
My parents will be flying YYZ-CPH-SIN and their connection time at CPH has just been reduced to 70min. This is their first trip abroad. How tight will this connection be? The airline didn't really have any better alternatives to offer. They will be flying in J if that matters.
Nov 4, 2023, 11:43 am
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If the whole itinerary is on a single ticket that doesn't sound too tight connection. I think there is a security check since the first flight is coming from outside the EU, but otherwise it should be fairly simple airside transfer with quite short distances as the both flights use the C gates (= non-Schengen area of CPH). So, assuming the first flight is not severly delayed I see no need to worry. And if the first flight arrives too late, I'm sure the airlines will make their best to figure out an alternative routing to get the pax to their final destination.
Nov 4, 2023, 2:35 pm
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If the whole itinerary is on a single ticket that doesn't sound too tight connection. I think there is a security check since the first flight is coming from outside the EU, but otherwise it should be fairly simple airside transfer with quite short distances as the both flights use the C gates (= non-Schengen area of CPH). So, assuming the first flight is not severly delayed I see no need to worry. And if the first flight arrives too late, I'm sure the airlines will make their best to figure out an alternative routing to get the pax to their final destination.
Nov 4, 2023, 3:47 pm
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The airside of CPH is a single entity, the distinction of two different terminals applies only for the check-in areas. And the flights from and to non-Schengen airports (like YYZ and SIN) arrive and depart from a separate airside pier that hosts C gates. There is a passport control between this pier and the rest of the airport, but on itinerary like this there is no need to go thru the passport control and enter the Schengen area.
Nov 4, 2023, 6:49 pm
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The airside of CPH is a single entity, the distinction of two different terminals applies only for the check-in areas. And the flights from and to non-Schengen airports (like YYZ and SIN) arrive and depart from a separate airside pier that hosts C gates. There is a passport control between this pier and the rest of the airport, but on itinerary like this there is no need to go thru the passport control and enter the Schengen area.