Flight connections -how long to leave?

Usjes

Hi,

Does anyone know where I would find guidelines on booking flight connections? Or do such things exist? When booking short haul flights piecemeal (eg RyanAir Dublin->London to connect with EasyJet London-> Athens) how long should one leave to connect? I understand that if I book the whole journey (Dub-Athens) through a travel agent then it is their responsibility to make sure there is enough connection time and their responsibility to sort it out if the first flight is delayed causing me to miss the second. For individually booked flights though what is the deal? How long should I leave and if I do still miss it will my travel insurance cover the cost of a replacement flight or does the airline whose flight was delayed bear any responsibility?

Thanks

Doirtybirdy

It depends on the airport and if you have bags to collect.

If you miss your flight,yes most travel insurance policies will cover you but bear in mind it could be 6 months or more and a lot of too'ing and fro'ing before you get your money back so you will have the hassle of having to pay up for a new flight if you get to your connecting airport too late and that could be very very expensive at such short notice.

No your first airline if booked separately to your ongoing flight has no responsibility for your other missed flight.
Their contract with you is just to get you to your first destination.

Regarding your final question I either allow a minimum of 4 hours or I go over to the city that I'm connecting from,the night before.
I think of that as an add on to my holiday.
If I'm delayed a few hours the day before for instance,I'll still get there as the first airline is obliged to get me there and that delay because it's the previous day won't destroy my onward flight the following day.
Holidays are too important so plan them properly