Connection in MAN to AA55 - Advice?
Feb 2, 2011, 4:39 pm
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Connection in MAN to AA55 - Advice?
I'm flying through MAN on my way home from HEL. Never flown through MAN and worried that my connection time is only 1 hour.
Do I have to clear immigration? Do AA and AY operate in the same terminal? I'm concerned I won't make the connection and will thus be stuck in MAN for a day waiting for the next day flight to ORD.
Anyone with experience connecting in MAN?
Do I have to clear immigration? Do AA and AY operate in the same terminal? I'm concerned I won't make the connection and will thus be stuck in MAN for a day waiting for the next day flight to ORD.
Anyone with experience connecting in MAN?
Feb 2, 2011, 5:36 pm
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Finnair uses Terminal 1 and AA uses Terminal 3. They're close to each other, and IIRC there certainly used to be airside transfer facilities there which should make it do-able. Assuming you have one ticket, Finnair may even be able to issue your onward boarding pass. If not, there used to be transfer desks.
If you're checking bags, Finnair should be able to check them on to your AA flight even with seperate tickets.
Granted I haven't been through MAN in over a year so things may have changed.
If you're checking bags, Finnair should be able to check them on to your AA flight even with seperate tickets.
Granted I haven't been through MAN in over a year so things may have changed.
Feb 3, 2011, 7:33 pm
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Finnair uses Terminal 1 and AA uses Terminal 3. They're close to each other, and IIRC there certainly used to be airside transfer facilities there which should make it do-able. Assuming you have one ticket, Finnair may even be able to issue your onward boarding pass. If not, there used to be transfer desks.
If you're checking bags, Finnair should be able to check them on to your AA flight even with seperate tickets.
Granted I haven't been through MAN in over a year so things may have changed.
If you're checking bags, Finnair should be able to check them on to your AA flight even with seperate tickets.
Granted I haven't been through MAN in over a year so things may have changed.
Feb 4, 2011, 1:35 am
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MAN is my home airport, so I don't use the transfer routes, but I do have a small observation....
There is an easy path from T3 airside to landside with no immigration check, as there is a mix of domestic and international traffic in the terminal. Domestic arrivals (considered secure) can mix with the departure traffic in the terminal. (Not BA from the 14x gates, but the BD and Regional Arrives from 18 onwards).
I would think, therefore, that the Airside transfer option between T1 and T3 without a passport check would no longer be an option. However, there are transfer routes posted in arrival in T1 and I would suggest you follow them. You may need to wait for a Border Control officer, but the low level of transfers would just about guarantee you individual attention.
Anyway, 1 hour should be do-able. I would expect the transfer formalities to take less than 15 minutes - but please let us know how you get on.
There is an easy path from T3 airside to landside with no immigration check, as there is a mix of domestic and international traffic in the terminal. Domestic arrivals (considered secure) can mix with the departure traffic in the terminal. (Not BA from the 14x gates, but the BD and Regional Arrives from 18 onwards).
I would think, therefore, that the Airside transfer option between T1 and T3 without a passport check would no longer be an option. However, there are transfer routes posted in arrival in T1 and I would suggest you follow them. You may need to wait for a Border Control officer, but the low level of transfers would just about guarantee you individual attention.
Anyway, 1 hour should be do-able. I would expect the transfer formalities to take less than 15 minutes - but please let us know how you get on.
Feb 4, 2011, 1:40 am
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Transferring from an international flight to an international flight
When you leave the aircraft please follow the signs for Flight Transfer. If you are arriving at Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 you will need to board the transfer bus over to the Flight Transfer Centre at Terminal 1. Once at the Flight Transfer Centre you will be able to obtain a boarding card for your next flight off your handling agent. Having gone through security checks you should follow signs to your departure terminal. If you next flight departs from Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 proceed to the bussing lounge where you will be collected by bus and transported to your terminal of departure.
When you leave the aircraft please follow the signs for Flight Transfer. If you are arriving at Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 you will need to board the transfer bus over to the Flight Transfer Centre at Terminal 1. Once at the Flight Transfer Centre you will be able to obtain a boarding card for your next flight off your handling agent. Having gone through security checks you should follow signs to your departure terminal. If you next flight departs from Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 proceed to the bussing lounge where you will be collected by bus and transported to your terminal of departure.
Feb 4, 2011, 7:27 am
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Feb 4, 2011, 7:50 am
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If it's necessary to enter the UK to change terminals it would reduce the number of international to international transfer passengers at MAN.
Feb 4, 2011, 11:09 am
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Thank you for the feedback all, I'll definitely make it a point to return to the thread and let you know how my experience goes.
While I'd like to make my connection, I suppose it wouldn't be too bad to be stranded in MAN for a day. I've never been to the UK before!
Again, many thanks!
While I'd like to make my connection, I suppose it wouldn't be too bad to be stranded in MAN for a day. I've never been to the UK before!
Again, many thanks!
Feb 5, 2011, 5:35 am
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Feb 20, 2011, 12:39 pm
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Having to go through immigration and being escorted by security guards during transfer to other terminals are two different things.
If it's necessary to enter the UK to change terminals it would reduce the number of international to international transfer passengers at MAN.
If it's necessary to enter the UK to change terminals it would reduce the number of international to international transfer passengers at MAN.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...-security.html
Feb 23, 2011, 10:00 pm
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So I recently finished a similar trip and successfully transited through MAN from HEL like OP. My story:
My Finnair flight landed on time and we deplaned with no issues. The signs to transfer from Terminal 3 to 1 were clearly marked. The trek to the security area was a little lengthy, and honestly appeared as if I had made a wrong turn at one point and was now wandering the employee hallways behind the scenes of the airport, but eventually I ended up exactly where I was supposed to be.
The security screening was easy and fast. I was asked to hand over my boarding pass and went through the metal detector. The two individuals working the area already knew I was connecting to the AA55 flight to Chicago. Once cleared, I asked for my boarding pass assuming that they had forgotten to hand it back to me. This is when I was told that there were 5 other individuals connecting to the Chicago flight, and that I was going to have to wait till they all showed up and cleared before they would let me go. Hmmmm. Not pleased.
I ended up waiting around 20 minutes before all the parties found their way to the transfer point. After that we were personally escorted by one of the "agents" through the terminal directly to our flight. Very, very slowly. We did make it to gate eventually, where boarding had already started. We were then met by a variety of AA agents who performed an additional security screening and asked us quite a few standard questions about our baggage and who packed it. After that was done, we were passed to yet another agent who tore up our boarding passes issued by our other carriers and reprinted our tickets on AA stock.
After all that, were were allowed to board. Overall, not difficult, but did seem odd that I had to sit around for 20 minutes before being allowed to enter the other terminal.
My Finnair flight landed on time and we deplaned with no issues. The signs to transfer from Terminal 3 to 1 were clearly marked. The trek to the security area was a little lengthy, and honestly appeared as if I had made a wrong turn at one point and was now wandering the employee hallways behind the scenes of the airport, but eventually I ended up exactly where I was supposed to be.
The security screening was easy and fast. I was asked to hand over my boarding pass and went through the metal detector. The two individuals working the area already knew I was connecting to the AA55 flight to Chicago. Once cleared, I asked for my boarding pass assuming that they had forgotten to hand it back to me. This is when I was told that there were 5 other individuals connecting to the Chicago flight, and that I was going to have to wait till they all showed up and cleared before they would let me go. Hmmmm. Not pleased.
I ended up waiting around 20 minutes before all the parties found their way to the transfer point. After that we were personally escorted by one of the "agents" through the terminal directly to our flight. Very, very slowly. We did make it to gate eventually, where boarding had already started. We were then met by a variety of AA agents who performed an additional security screening and asked us quite a few standard questions about our baggage and who packed it. After that was done, we were passed to yet another agent who tore up our boarding passes issued by our other carriers and reprinted our tickets on AA stock.
After all that, were were allowed to board. Overall, not difficult, but did seem odd that I had to sit around for 20 minutes before being allowed to enter the other terminal.
Feb 25, 2011, 7:51 am
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This will have been to ensure that you did not somehow board a domestic flight instead and enter the UK without going through passport control.