Enough time to change planes in Heathrow?
Jul 1st, 2007, 11:14 PM
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Enough time to change planes in Heathrow?
We fly into Heathrow from Rome on 7/29/07 at 11:25am on Alitalia and depart on United to San Francisco at 2:10pm. They are separate tickets, so we will have to collect our bags from Alitalia and check them with United.
Have I left enough time or should I reschedule one of the flights?
Have I left enough time or should I reschedule one of the flights?
Jul 2nd, 2007, 12:43 AM
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There's no easy answer to this.
Ordinarily, if United has online checkin (OLCI), it really oughtn't to be a problem. Right now though, with security at "critical", you might not check in and get through security, especially if United doesn't allow OLCI, in 2.5 hrs
Who knows what security will be like in four weeks? "Critical" levels rarely last more than a few days, but can be reinstated on the basis of one intercepted email. I'd get the earlier flight.
Ordinarily, if United has online checkin (OLCI), it really oughtn't to be a problem. Right now though, with security at "critical", you might not check in and get through security, especially if United doesn't allow OLCI, in 2.5 hrs
Who knows what security will be like in four weeks? "Critical" levels rarely last more than a few days, but can be reinstated on the basis of one intercepted email. I'd get the earlier flight.
Jul 2nd, 2007, 06:28 AM
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I agree. 2.5 hours is <i>probably</i> enough, but anythng can pop up and LHR can be a real zoo. I'd definitely take the earlier flight. (BTW - Alitalia might check your bags through. But even so, I'd take the early flight)
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