BklynBoy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:46 pm

GMJS-CEO wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:19 am I did the Singapore 50 minutes and made it. On the Korean air if you look at the flight leaving Korea to Cambodia it frequently leaves late. Been keeping an eye on it for the same reason, predicting probability of missing it with my wife taking that route on her own this summer. If missed you’d want to sleep in the transit hotel in same terminal as the flight, but you should make it.

The thing that sucks with the flight from Korea, the next one is a day away. That said you should make it.

Curious-- were you aware of the 50 minute layover before purchasing ticket? somehow i missed that info. I missed the 50 minute layover once and was like no way. never again-- Singapore has an option for a 5 hour layover and would rather take that. I remember asking the Flight attendant about letting me off ahead etc..no dice..nothing COngrats you made that tho.
. I wouldnt want to take that option if not needed.

Thanks for info regarding Korean Air and leaving late. That would suck 1 flight per day and would have to sleep in transit hotel. It is what it is and happy to hear your experience. 1 hour and 20 minutes is much better then 50 minutes. Especially when transiting from an international flight. So many variables to delay.

Qatar has a 5 hour layover and a little more expensive but maybe worth it. Depends what you value regarding time etc

GMJS-CEO wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:51 pm Korean Air sent an email, flight schedule changed to have 50 minutes layover. Since it’s frequently late we’re just switching to Eva or Singapore with 2-3 hours layover.

Korean Air offered free refund because of the change. We accepted

GMJS-CEO wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:51 pm Korean Air sent an email, flight schedule changed to have 50 minutes layover. Since it’s frequently late we’re just switching to Eva or Singapore with 2-3 hours layover.

Korean Air offered free refund because of the change. We accepted

BklynBoy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:49 pm

GMJS-CEO wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:51 pm Korean Air sent an email, flight schedule changed to have 50 minutes layover. Since it’s frequently late we’re just switching to Eva or Singapore with 2-3 hours layover.

Korean Air offered free refund because of the change. We accepted

Thanks for update. 50 minute layover for an international flight is crazy but you said you have made it before. I am still monitoring and assume will purchase by April. I noticed Qatar had a 5 hour layover and also 1 other stop but no need to get off plane --

Where is your wife flying out from?

SIngapore seems super expensive now for the summer travel dates. I think was like $2,400 or something

John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:52 pm

jaynewcastle wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 4:59 am Airports have MCT (minimum connection times), and airlines won't sell tickets that don't meet the MCT, but at least your connection is protected

Obviously there are many shoddy 3rd party agents who will however, including the ones that cobble single tickets together with unprotected connections

Dubai & Doha are well known for having short MCT's, and there is a city in Europe (think its Vienna off the top of my head), which also has a very short MCT

I've transited through Dubai with Emirates many times on short connections, only once came close to missing the flight, but Emirates delayed the departing flight to allow passengers to connect, as they often do

The shorter the connection, the more chance there is of missing the next flight of course if there are any delays, which is why I now book slightly longer transits through Dubai

I made the mistake of using one of those shoddy services in 2022. It was fine on the way from PP to Bangkok and then London Heathrow and on to Dublin. Except they lost my luggage somewhere. I got it back a few days later. Dublin Airport was a shambles just post COVID.

On the way back a couple of weeks later it was a disaster. Aer Lingus flight was late, missed LHR connection. Got put up in a hotel, flown back to Dublin the next morning. Took over a week of phone calls to almost uncontactable Trip.com and visits to airport before we finally flew back to LHR. Again the Aer Lingus flight was delayed and missed connection. Put up in a hotel again, arranged the replacement flight the next morning. Went into London for the first time in 20 years and met a few old friends. That was okay. Luggage got lost again but BKK were very helpful so got it delivered in Phnom Penh next day. The other part was that they couldn't organise the BKK to PNH so had to buy that separately.

Last year I did the same trip but made sure it was all through Qatar Airways, and all went smoothly.