There are two flights I’m looking at but both are tight connections. I would be flying from Italy in March to Germany, then on to the US. One flight flies into Munich and has a one hour layover. The other flies into Frankfurt and has an hour and 15 minute layover. I would check my bag through to US. I wouldn’t have to go through security would I? I would be transferring from an Italian airline to United. Am I dreaming to think I could make either connection?
Posted by
San Diego, California
5789 posts
I certainly wouldn't do it. Hopefully you can find other flights, all on the same ticket, with at least two hours between them. Good luck!
Posted by
Ontario, Canada
5653 posts
That would give me nightmares for days before the flight. They would be boarding your US bound flight before you even got off the first one. Those are legal connections for both airports, but the slightest delay in arrival time or a backup at Passport Control would put you at very high risk of missing the flight. Our last experience at Frankfurt had a connection time of 90 minutes. Until we had a delay leaving Florence and headwinds once in the air. We ended up with less than an hour, and would have missed the second flight if we hadn't been first off the plane (business class) and had use of a priority lane for immigration. Boarding was just finishing when we got to the gate. Try to see if you can get better flight times.
Posted by
Seattle
54 posts
We did a 1 hr connection in Frankfurt and barely made it on our flight. Our bags definitely didn't.