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Travelling to the US. Layover times?

  • 12-01-2014 02:39PM
    #1
    Dongasaurus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭


    Hi

    I'm taking my first trip to US (SF) and I'm booking my tickets and I'm wondering what's the deal with layover times?

    I'm gonna book the whole trip as one ticket with British Airlines (DUB->LON->SF) and some of the layover times are really low (~1.5 hrs). Should I avoid these flights? It seems like I'd need more time to get through security and stuff...

    Anyone have experience with this? It's totally new to me so I'm not sure what I should be doing.


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  • #2
    iusedtoknow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭iusedtoknow


    That's fine, if the airlines offer it, it means it can be done.

    I've done the route a couple of times from dublin and cork, and you're always moving it's grand. When I did it from Cork, they asked everyone connecting to stay on the plane, and after everyone else had got off, they took us off the back of the plane onto a bus and straight over to Terminal 5. There was security again, but it was quick.

    Also, with SF - if there is a delay and you miss the 1120 flight to SF, there is a 1420 flight that you can be put on. It's happened for me before, but BA will take care of you.

    The bags are booked right through to SF so you won't have to worry about them.


  • #3
    Dongasaurus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭Dongasaurus


    Ah that's great! Exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks!


  • #4
    endofrainbow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,972 ✭✭✭endofrainbow


    iusedtoknow wrote: »
    That's fine, if the airlines offer it, it means it can be done.


    Also, with SF - if there is a delay and you miss the 1120 flight to SF, there is a 1420 flight that you can be put on. It's happened for me before, but BA will take care of you.

    The bags are booked right through to SF so you won't have to worry about them.

    ^^^
    not quite correct. Most itineraries are computer generated without taking into consideration minimum connection times.

    If there is a delay and you are booked on the ONE ticket, the airline will take care of you but they will put you on the next AVAILABLE flight - they will not bump confirmed passengers to accommodate you .


  • #5
    Marcusm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,768 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    endofrainbow wrote: »
    ^^^
    not quite correct. Most itineraries are computer generated without taking into consideration minimum connection times.

    If there is a delay and you are booked on the ONE ticket, the airline will take care of you but they will put you on the next AVAILABLE flight - they will not bump confirmed passengers to accommodate you .

    Generally with BA's booking engine it's not possible to book a connection in less than MCT. I know people who regularly have to use AA.com to spoof it and book below MCT or with other "illegal" features (e.g. straight turnaround at JER etc).


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