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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1057" data-attributes="member: 1"><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/travel-wise-connecting-flight-woes-you-might-be-facing-a-minimum-transfer-time-heres-how-to-cope/" target="_blank">Travel Wise | Connecting flight woes? You might be facing a minimum transfer time — here’s how to cope - The Seattle Times</a>When Robert Herbst’s nonstop flight from New York to Raleigh, North Carolina, turned into a one-stop, he got worried. When American Airlines assured him he could make a connection at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., in just 30 minutes, he got very worried.Herbst, a wellness expert from Westchester, New York, is among a growing number of skeptics of minimum connection times.Minimum connection times, defined as the shortest interval required to transfer passengers and their luggage from one flight to a connecting flight, are guidelines used by airlines and travel agents for booking your flights. If you’re making a connection, the minimum connection time ensures you’ll have enough time to reach your next flight.Except when it doesn’t.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1057, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/travel-wise-connecting-flight-woes-you-might-be-facing-a-minimum-transfer-time-heres-how-to-cope/'][B]Travel Wise | Connecting flight woes? You might be facing a minimum transfer time — here’s how to cope - The Seattle Times[/B][/URL] When Robert Herbst’s nonstop flight from New York to Raleigh, North Carolina, turned into a one-stop, he got worried. When American Airlines assured him he could make a connection at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., in just 30 minutes, he got very worried. Herbst, a wellness expert from Westchester, New York, is among a growing number of skeptics of minimum connection times. Minimum connection times, defined as the shortest interval required to transfer passengers and their luggage from one flight to a connecting flight, are guidelines used by airlines and travel agents for booking your flights. If you’re making a connection, the minimum connection time ensures you’ll have enough time to reach your next flight. Except when it doesn’t. [/QUOTE]

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