SFO-LIS-MXP Schedule Change - Is 2 Hours Enough to Connect in LIS?
Feb 3, 2020, 12:28 pm
#1
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SFO-LIS-MXP Schedule Change - Is 2 Hours Enough to Connect in LIS?
I booked SFO-LIS-MXP (TP 236/824) a few months back, with a generous 3:00 layover, given I've heard horror stories around immigration lines at LIS. I saw that they've changed the TP 824 LIS-MXP departure time and now my layover is only 2:00. It looks like TP 236 is often late, and TP 824 almost always goes out on time which means the time to connect could be as short as ~1:00.
How worried should I be that I'm going to miss my connecting flight? Is there any cutting of the immigration/security lines if there's imminent departure? I'll be in J if that helps.
Thanks!
How worried should I be that I'm going to miss my connecting flight? Is there any cutting of the immigration/security lines if there's imminent departure? I'll be in J if that helps.
Thanks!
Feb 3, 2020, 1:58 pm
#2
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: YYZ
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LIS in the early AM is such a disaster (even when flying J) I got shuffled into the main line. My average wait was nearly 60-90 minutes and this was all during the winter season when I couldn’t fly direct to my destination.
One thing I have learned is to be adamant with the person who is guarding their fast track line. They will often pretend they don’t understand you / speak English and I’ve even shown them my onwards connection for them to tell me I was fine.
One thing I have learned is to be adamant with the person who is guarding their fast track line. They will often pretend they don’t understand you / speak English and I’ve even shown them my onwards connection for them to tell me I was fine.
Feb 3, 2020, 8:58 pm
#3
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LIS in the early AM is such a disaster (even when flying J) I got shuffled into the main line. My average wait was nearly 60-90 minutes and this was all during the winter season when I couldn’t fly direct to my destination.
One thing I have learned is to be adamant with the person who is guarding their fast track line. They will often pretend they don’t understand you / speak English and I’ve even shown them my onwards connection for them to tell me I was fine.
One thing I have learned is to be adamant with the person who is guarding their fast track line. They will often pretend they don’t understand you / speak English and I’ve even shown them my onwards connection for them to tell me I was fine.
Feb 3, 2020, 11:07 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: San Francisco
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Immigration. I did a SFO-LIS-BCN last year on TP and was short on time. When walking into the main Immigration area, it is on your far right. Usually, there are airline reps yelling for connecting flights. I showed my onward boarding pass and it took about 10 minutes. The main line, I would estimate, would take 60-90 minutes if full.
Feb 3, 2020, 11:20 pm
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Immigration. I did a SFO-LIS-BCN last year on TP and was short on time. When walking into the main Immigration area, it is on your far right. Usually, there are airline reps yelling for connecting flights. I showed my onward boarding pass and it took about 10 minutes. The main line, I would estimate, would take 60-90 minutes if full.
Feb 4, 2020, 3:50 am
#6
Join Date: Jul 2005
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This is neither a gold or a biz class benefit. It's a priority lane for seniors/disabled/pregnant and unofficially those on short connections.
Feb 15, 2020, 9:59 am
#7
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I know it's unofficial but how short do those connections need to be to qualify? I'm flying TP 236 today, and inbound TP 237 is at least 30 min late so it's not looking like a good start.
Last edited by bioyuki; Feb 15, 2020 at 9:59 am Reason: Clarity
Feb 16, 2020, 5:54 am
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