Transit through LCY ?
I am planning to transit through LCY in a couple of months time and it's just dawned on me that I don't think there's any way to transit like you do at e.g. LHR by following "Flight Connections". My flights would be
arrive 1825 from ARN depart 1920 for FRA which sounds fine, doesn't it ... (??!) but I think I will have to go through passport control and then back in again through security ... and suddenly 55 mins doesn't seem that long?! |
It's rush hour and if your flight is delayed in any way you won't make it. UK Border is quite busy at that time as well. Surely BA didn't let you book a through ticket over LCY!
All things being to schedule you can do it but it's leaving no room for error as you will need to clear customs, go landside, re-check any bags then get back through security at the busiest time of day. |
If you've got bags to checkin then I can pretty much tell you now you won't make it :eek:
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Odd choice;
Flights from Stockholm, Sweden (ARN) to Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) Non-stop flights: 6–8 per day, 2h 20m duration Airlines: Lufthansa, SAS |
Surely BA didn't let you book a through ticket over LCY! The previous connection leaves ARN at 15.40 (over an hour earlier), via LHR (in 17.15, out 19.10) and arrives FRA at ... wait for it, 21.55 (five minutes after the LCY flight). 5711N0205W, I take your point about flying direct with Lufthansa but (a) it suits me to collect the BA miles at the moment, (b) the one-way fares from ARN to FRA with LH are a bit breath-taking .. just over 8000 SEK one-way "Economy Flex". For that price I can fly Club Europe with BA ... return ... twice! (almost) |
Anytime I've operated the ARN flight it's usually been early into LCY. Let the crew know the situation when you get on board and I would hope they woud make the ground crew in LCY aware so they can assist with your transit. Provided the ARN is on time you should make it but it will be tight.
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If it's a through ticket with the same carrier and it's indicated as a connection than I can only conclude that it is possible. Perhaps BA have some sort of transit arrangement at LCY after all.
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Minimum connection time at LCY
Not sure where this website sourced the information but it lists these minimum connection times:
LCY (City) Domestic to Domestic - 30 minutes Domestic to International - 30 minutes International to Domestic - 30 minutes International to International - 30 minutes so the OP's connection appears to 'legal' |
Being a regular at LCY, although I've accordingly never done a transit there .....
You can be from aircraft steps to the immigration desks in 30 secs-2 minutes, depends on the gate but is v quick. The IOs seem to work a sight more efficiently than those at Heathrow - you get the impression they can bang through the regulars in a flash but nothing untoward would ever get past them. The baggage claim is right behind these desks and can be there within a few minutes of doors open - in fact you normally see baggage being unloaded before doors open. From baggage claim there is no transit desk but it's just 30 seconds out of the door which leads straight to the check-in area/bag drop. Up the escalator, through security at the top, and into the lounge..... 55 minutes; more achievable than a 3 hour transit at Heathrow I would say. |
As has been mentioned, the physical distance you need to cover is very short and baggage comes out quickly. The real variable is queueing time at passport control and security (and possibly baggage drop). At a quiet time, you would have time to do all of this and still have a couple of drinks in the bar before departure; on a bad day, those queues could take 20 mins each.
I've never noticed a separate passport queue for transit passengers, but maybe they'd let you use the non-EU queue, which is usually v short? Am I being naive in assuming that if BA are willing to sell a through-ticket, it must be achievable most of the time? |
Originally Posted by Octopussy2
(Post 6962681)
Am I being naive in assuming that if BA are willing to sell a through-ticket, it must be achievable most of the time?
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