I found a flight from Paris to Seattle on United, but it connects to another United flight in Washington Dulles airport. The connection time is 1 hr 40 min. I usually fly direct and was wondering if this is enough time...if the first flight is delayed will they get me a connection if I book through Travelocity?

Thanks for your insight!

that's plenty of time at Dulles...not a huge airport, and easy to get around.

Anne

Well, it depends. You''ll spend about 30 minutes after arrival taxiing to the gate and taking the people mover to the main terminal. Then, you'll need to take another people mover probably to get you to the flight to Seattle. In theory, it's enough time. If there's a hitch along the way, it will be tight. You'll have to talk to Travelocity directly to find out what kind of responsibilities they assume under what conditions.

If it's on the same United ticket, regardless of whether it's from Travelocity or from United itself, they'll rebook you on the next flight. However, I believe the 5:20pm flight to Seattle is the last of the day... and it depends on the circumstance whether they'll put you in a hotel or not. For example, if the first flight is delayed due to a mechanical problem, they should. If it's weather, or "act of God" (whatever that means), they may not pay for your hotel stay.

Anyways, StCirq is correct about all the people movers at IAD. You can't even try to run between terminals if you had wanted to.

That looks a bit tight to me -- you'll need to go through immigration and customs when you arrive at Dulles. Even if the CDG-IAD flight lands on time (transatlantic flights do have a better on-time record than domestic flights), mid-afternoon is prime time for arrival of flights from Europe, so there's no way to predict how long you'll spend in the international arrivals hall. If you are willing to take a chance on missing the SEA flight in exchange for a great price, go for it.

Also forgot to add that it depends on if you're a US Citizen or a green-card holder. If not, then expect longer lines at virtually any US airport's immigration line.