!!! Is this too close to call? Connection time
Nov 8th, 2005, 05:14 PM
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!!! Is this too close to call? Connection time
I arrive in Frankfurt from Canada at 8 am on Lufthansa. Therefore bags, customs and some sort of gate change at least...plus any flight delay?
Could I make a flight to Amsterdam 3 hours later at 11 am on a different airline KLM out of Frankfurt as well?
Could I make a flight to Amsterdam 3 hours later at 11 am on a different airline KLM out of Frankfurt as well?
Nov 8th, 2005, 05:32 PM
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even if i need to switch airlines and is there any standard cut-off time for check-in? it's really 2 hours max given perhaps? tempted but don't want to waste money and a trip possibility...hmmm
Nov 8th, 2005, 05:40 PM
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The website for the Frankfurt airport is also very user friendly. I don't have the www but on google it was easy to find. From that I was able to tell that my arriving and departing flights on different airlines left from the same terminal 1C and even had ticket counters in the same numbered section.
Also call Lufthansa in advanceand ask if you will be able to check in in Canada with them for both flights. There is an 800 number on Lufthansa website. They were very helpful when I called about my dilemma. You should probably clarify with Lufthansa whether you will have to claim your bags at Frankfurt. Arriving back the the U.S. for example if you come from Europe to say Miami to Dallas, you have to claim your bags when you get to Miami as your first point of entry to the US and take them through customs and agriculture and then recheck them. Its not hard as you can usually get your bags tagged for the final destination and you just hand them off to a conveyor belt right there after customs check but it sometimes does take some extra time to wait for your bags to get to you on arrival at that first point of entry just like if it was your final destination. Another reason to pack light and take only carry on.
Also call Lufthansa in advanceand ask if you will be able to check in in Canada with them for both flights. There is an 800 number on Lufthansa website. They were very helpful when I called about my dilemma. You should probably clarify with Lufthansa whether you will have to claim your bags at Frankfurt. Arriving back the the U.S. for example if you come from Europe to say Miami to Dallas, you have to claim your bags when you get to Miami as your first point of entry to the US and take them through customs and agriculture and then recheck them. Its not hard as you can usually get your bags tagged for the final destination and you just hand them off to a conveyor belt right there after customs check but it sometimes does take some extra time to wait for your bags to get to you on arrival at that first point of entry just like if it was your final destination. Another reason to pack light and take only carry on.
Nov 8th, 2005, 06:49 PM
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Let the LH agent in Canada knows you're connecting to a KLM flight. Give them your itinerary and make sure they check your bags to AMS. If they refuse initially, ask for a supervisor. Have them do it for you. You will not have to claim luggage at FRA.
I seriously doubt LH can issue you a KL boarding pass. So, you will need to go to the KL counter at FRA to get it.
3 hours is plenty.
I seriously doubt LH can issue you a KL boarding pass. So, you will need to go to the KL counter at FRA to get it.
3 hours is plenty.
Nov 8th, 2005, 07:59 PM
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Hi
Three hours is perfect. I like to work on a minimum of this margin for long haul flights. It will allow time for delays, check ins, freshening up etc. If I use the same airline for both "legs" I check in for both from my first departure point. Just a thought - can you check your Amsterdam leg for KLM at Canada. Doesn't seem feasible due to baggage collection but you never know...
Good luck
Three hours is perfect. I like to work on a minimum of this margin for long haul flights. It will allow time for delays, check ins, freshening up etc. If I use the same airline for both "legs" I check in for both from my first departure point. Just a thought - can you check your Amsterdam leg for KLM at Canada. Doesn't seem feasible due to baggage collection but you never know...
Good luck
Nov 8th, 2005, 08:01 PM
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These are great recommendations, thx!
I'll be trying to have carry-on only, as well as definitely checking in on-line for the KLM flight before hand. this should all help me save baggage/checkin time, so the only risk is delayed flights, the rubber glove at customs & security
the airport seems to be built for connections, so i'm going for it!
I'll be trying to have carry-on only, as well as definitely checking in on-line for the KLM flight before hand. this should all help me save baggage/checkin time, so the only risk is delayed flights, the rubber glove at customs & security
the airport seems to be built for connections, so i'm going for it!
