Is 30 minutes enough time to catch a connecting flight?
I dont travel often so I don't know. What do you think? The airport is Memphis, TN (MEM). The one flight arrives at 7:43am and the other flight leaves at 8:11am.
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Not really, most airlines close their gates 20 minutes before departure, and unless the gate of your first arriving flight is right near your connecting flights gate, you probably won't make it. If your 1st flight is just a few minutes late as many are, you don't have a chance. One hour between flights is probably the minimum amount of time you should leave yourself for connecting flights.
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J, here is the deal on this. If this is a connection on the same airline, then it probably will be OK, as there is not a long walk between the two aircraft, and you will be checked in on both aircraft at your origin. The airline will know that you are on-board the inbound aircraft. If this schedule popped up when you checked availability, then it will be OK. You will just have to hustle to change aircraft. The walk will not be that much distance. Regards, Dan
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In words of one syllable - No. Most airlines expect you to check in at least 30 min before departure and boarding stats 20 min before departure.. You will be checked through, but depending on where you are seated on the first flight it can take at least 10 min to get off, even assuming that by some miracle the flight arrives on time. You then have to change gates. 30 minutes is too fine a margin.
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o gosh no!! u need to make changes not even 2 hours is enough you wont be able to catch it
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I had this happen to me once. I had to run though the airport in order to catch my flight before the gate closes, which was in 10 minutes because the gate closes 20 minutes before the plane departs. I managed to make it in time...barely and that was because it was so late at night that there was almost no one in the terminal. I suggest you find another connecting flight that gives you more time to connect.
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No way.
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No. Memphis is not fun to navigate around. And since you're likely Flying northwest, you will probably be delayed.
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The terminal at Memphis is really tiny, but even so that's pretty tight. Are the two flights on the same carrier? Bought as one itinerary? The reason I ask is that they won't sell you a ticket for a connection they don't think you can (normally) make. It would be bad business to do so. Also the 20 minute cutoff does not apply to that situation.
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If you are buying the ticket and are given a 30 minute connection time, then no problem. The airlines knows how much time it takes to connect. The airline I worked for had a 20 minute minimum connection time. If you are buying two separate tickets, you will want more time. You may have to check in again in Memphis, and possibly re-check your bags.
