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When doing a flight search on Orbitz, Travelociy or Expedia, if you
are connecting through a hub city, frequently give you several options (1)a one hour connection, (2)a two hour connection or (3)a four hour (or longer) connection. Why would one opt for (3)? [Assume the pricing is the same for each of these options.] I could understand skipping (1) if the hub is known for delayed arrivals, but (2)should allow enough times for delays. If I could avoid it, I would not want to spend 4 hours wasting time at an airport! [I just did a flight search with a hub conneciton, and the flights that came up had a total trip duration of anywhere from 6 1/2 hours to 14 hours...] |
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"Nathaniel Riesenberg" wrote in message ... When doing a flight search on Orbitz, Travelociy or Expedia, if you are connecting through a hub city, frequently give you several options (1)a one hour connection, (2)a two hour connection or (3)a four hour (or longer) connection. Why would one opt for (3)? [Assume the pricing is the same for each of these options.] I could understand skipping (1) if the hub is known for delayed arrivals, but (2)should allow enough times for delays. If I could avoid it, I would not want to spend 4 hours wasting time at an airport! [I just did a flight search with a hub conneciton, and the flights that came up had a total trip duration of anywhere from 6 1/2 hours to 14 hours...] Maybe you want to meet someone at the airport, join someone on a flight, go see something nearby ? |
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It depends on the airport and where you are connecting from. For example,
if you are coming from overseas into say JFK and then connecting out to another destination, two hours may not be enough time to clear customs, check your bags, clear security, and all the rest you will need to do to make the flight. You may want to do a couple of hours work in the lounge, have lunch, meet somebody, etc. I know two hours in the lounge waiting for the next flight with a laptop is as productive for me as six hours in the office because there aren't any interruptions. Domestically though I would usually opt for the two hour connection, but there are some problem airports (like Newark because of the construction of the runway this month) that I may go for the four hour one. "Nathaniel Riesenberg" wrote in message ... When doing a flight search on Orbitz, Travelociy or Expedia, if you are connecting through a hub city, frequently give you several options (1)a one hour connection, (2)a two hour connection or (3)a four hour (or longer) connection. Why would one opt for (3)? [Assume the pricing is the same for each of these options.] I could understand skipping (1) if the hub is known for delayed arrivals, but (2)should allow enough times for delays. If I could avoid it, I would not want to spend 4 hours wasting time at an airport! [I just did a flight search with a hub conneciton, and the flights that came up had a total trip duration of anywhere from 6 1/2 hours to 14 hours...] |
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In article ,
Nathaniel Riesenberg wrote: When doing a flight search on Orbitz, Travelociy or Expedia, if you are connecting through a hub city, frequently give you several options (1)a one hour connection, (2)a two hour connection or (3)a four hour (or longer) connection. Why would one opt for (3)? [Assume the pricing is the same for each of these options.] I could understand skipping (1) if the hub is known for delayed arrivals, but (2)should allow enough times for delays. If you are on an itinerary where you need to pass immigration and customs during the connection, the risk of missing a short connection increases -- imagine if your flight arrives just after a few 747s arrive from international origins. Another possible risk is if the arriving flight is in a terminal that is not connected to the departing flight's terminal behind the security check points. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timothy J. Lee Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome. No warranty of any kind is provided with this message. |
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[I just did a flight search with a hub conneciton, and the flights
that came up had a total trip duration of anywhere from 6 1/2 hours to 14 hours...] Internationally I've enjoyed forcing long connections in Amsterdam, London, Paris, Madrid and even Frankfurt. In the U.S. if you intentionally try to stay longer than 4 hours at an airport, it will price the continuing flight as a separate fare (unless it happens to be the 'next available flight' on that airline). But in Europe you can easily get to the hub in the morning and stay till evening--adding a really nice destination and a rijstafel to the trip. I've also done a couple 7-hour connections in Newark to international flights that have allowed a trip into the city (NYC that is). To force a connection you pull up the 'multi-city' option, then pick your times to the hub city and select them as individual flights--though even though you have requested separate flights that are 12 hours apart, when it prices it will price as a through-connection. |
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