Hey guys,
Planning on booking a flight for my parents from Boston to Rhodes via Frankfurt and Athens. While the Frankfurt layover is 2.5hrs, the Athens layover is only 55 minutes. Any information on whether the flight from FRA-ATH (Flight #1282) is generally on time? Would you recommend that alotted time to make the connection?
Also if they miss the connection, due to a delay on Lufthansa's behalf and since this trip is all on the same ticket, what is Lufthansa responsible for? I ask because the flight from ATH-RHO (Flight #5958) is the last of the day meaning they wouldn't be able to leave until the next morning at the earliest.
Let me know what you think, many thanks for your time.
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LH 1282 is on time (i.e., arrives within 15 minutes of schedule) 74% of the time.
If they miss the connection, LH is responsible for getting them on the next flight on which seats are available.
LH has an afternoon and an evening flight out of Boston; the times you asked about are for the evening (late) flight. Why not book the afternoon flight, which will allow for plenty of time and also provide a safety net if either flight is late?
DonTopaz,
Thank you my friend for the reply. Yes had checked of course the other two flights. As luck would have it when I went to book the other two flights had shot up over $200 in 24 hours. Thus I was checking to see what people had thought about the flight in question.
I still might book the earlier flight and bite the bullet as far as the fare goes, but I wanted to see what the general consensus was knowing full well it is a bit more of a risk to take this late evening flight out of Boston. I appreciate the info and help.