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It should be. I have changed there a few times and had no problem until a huge snowstorm in Dec. a couple of years ago. I had 2 1/2 hours and I would have missed my ongoing flight but it was delayed.
This upcoming December I have a a little over an hour change on my way home and I know I might miss it but I cannot change flight.
This upcoming December I have a a little over an hour change on my way home and I know I might miss it but I cannot change flight.
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It is Frankfurt, Germany.
It depends. It matters where you are coming from, where you are going to, which airlines are involved, whether you bought these tickets independently or under the same reservation, and whether these airlines have an luggage transfer agreement if you are traveling with checked luggage if the tickets were purchased separately. And they better be the same Frankfurt airport.
It depends. It matters where you are coming from, where you are going to, which airlines are involved, whether you bought these tickets independently or under the same reservation, and whether these airlines have an luggage transfer agreement if you are traveling with checked luggage if the tickets were purchased separately. And they better be the same Frankfurt airport.
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As noted - there are 2 airports in Frankfurt - and if you have bought 2 separate tickets I certainly hope they are at the same one.
How long you will need to change means:
Will the airlines transfer your checked luggage - or do you have to claim and recheck?
Is either leg to or from the US?
If arriving from the US you will most likely have to go through Immigration since your ongoing flight is probably domestic
Or, if you are headed TO the US you need to allow for the extra security checks required for US fights
I would think 2 hours is enough - unless one of the above applies.
How long you will need to change means:
Will the airlines transfer your checked luggage - or do you have to claim and recheck?
Is either leg to or from the US?
If arriving from the US you will most likely have to go through Immigration since your ongoing flight is probably domestic
Or, if you are headed TO the US you need to allow for the extra security checks required for US fights
I would think 2 hours is enough - unless one of the above applies.
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If coming from U S planes could be late and I've landed here when the airport was really hectically busy - one of the busiest and most congested airports I've used - I'd build an extra hour in and then if all goes well you may have a few hours to wander around the airport's large shopping mall or get a bite to eat at the many restaurants.
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If arriving from the States you will go through passport control assuming you are remaining the Schengen zone after your transfer. US flights tend to arrive early, but close together so there could be a bit of a queue for passport control.
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There is only 1 airport in Frankfurt, not 2.
There is an airport in Hahn, where Ryan Air is based, but this is 120 km from Frankfurt. It is called Frankfurt Hahn, simply to confuse people. There are only inter-Europe flights landing there.
There is an airport in Hahn, where Ryan Air is based, but this is 120 km from Frankfurt. It is called Frankfurt Hahn, simply to confuse people. There are only inter-Europe flights landing there.
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Frankfurt is a huge airport. I once missed my connection to Hamburg st that airport.
Recently we had a 1 hour connection from Munich to Frankfurt and arrived early to MUC where at check-in the counter changed our connection to give us more time (3 hrs) and it was fine. You should be okay with two hours but don't dilly dally.
Recently we had a 1 hour connection from Munich to Frankfurt and arrived early to MUC where at check-in the counter changed our connection to give us more time (3 hrs) and it was fine. You should be okay with two hours but don't dilly dally.
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