Thursday, April 12, 2012

1 hour or less enuf plane transfer time at munich airport?

We have 1 hour or less to change lufthansa plane inbound from the us at the munich airport fro a 10:10am lufthansa flight to lisbon.





Is 30-60 minutes enough time to clear security around 10am on a sunday ? ( If it was Frankfurt, our experience is that you need 1.5- to two hours or you will miss your plane.)





If we miss our flight where do we go to get listed for the next available flight?




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In the last 5 years, we have flown into MUC three times as our destination and clearing Passport Control/Customs took less than 20 minutes. The wait for luggage was a lot longer.



In your case you are an in-transit passenger so you should be able to stay within the secure area, not have to go through Passport control and just be able to go directly to the gate for the next flight. Somewhere along the walkways to Passport Control there should be a separate walkway labeled %26#39;In-Transit Passengers%26#39; [ in German = %26#39;In-Durchfahrt Passagiere%26#39; ]. Ask a flight attendant or gate agent upon arrival how to do this. They should also be able to tell you the gate number for the next flight.



munich-airport.de/EN/…index.html




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Assuming it%26#39;s a single fare to Lisbon(i.e. you didn%26#39;t buy your own ticket from MUC to Lisbon), the airlines is responsible for the connection. If your flight is on time, there shouldn%26#39;t be a problem. If you do miss the connection, go to the big Lufthansa office in the main transit hall and they will rebook you.




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I agree with DougB - you will be pleasantly surprised at how easy and efficient the transfer process is in the new Munich terminal (which Lufthansa uses).




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Interesting flight arrangement-- Lufthansa direct flight to Lisbon currently leaves at 11:10, not 10:10. You may wish to check and see if you really are on Lufthansa or a code share. It could make a difference.



There are two terminals at Munich and they are fairly widely separated, although there is a shuttle running between departure gates every 15 minutes. I think that the direct flights from the US are Lufthansa, United and US Air (Terminal 2) and Delta (Terminal 1). So, if you are on Lufthansa, (or United, their normal code-share) you will arrive and depart from Terminal 2. T2 is a VERY modern terminal. Very open, very bright, lots of room. Check with the gate agent and determine the gate the Lisbon flight is using-- or check any one of the many displays in the area. Gates %26quot;H%26quot; (example, H01 through H48) are on the upper level, Gates G are lower level. The terminal is long but there are moving walkways so it is easy to get around. If you have more time than expected on your hands, there are numerous free coffee, tea and newspaper stands throughout the terminal (Thank you Lufthansa).



There are also several snackbars in the secure area.



If you miss the flight to Lisbon, there are 3 or 4 Lufthansa service center desks, about one every 500 feet , on both the G and H levels (secure side-- no need to exit security) that should be able to help you.



You should find this airport much more attractive and efficient than Frankfurt. Due to the Security lines that you mentioned, we have stopped using Frankfurt as a destination airport and now use Munich.




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I would agree with EdUSA about FRA.



The last time we departed from FRA, the airline unloaded all the luggage and set it on the ground beside the plane. We then had to go down on the ramp and identify our luggage before they would reload it. Any item not ‘claimed’ was left.



Delta flies to 5 different cities in Germany and code shares to 4 other cities. This is the most of any USA airline. It is to the point were we plan our travels so as to avoid CDG and FRA.




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Dougb328--- add LHR London Heathrow to your list of airports to be avoided if at all possible. One trip to the the massive lines and chaos called %26quot;Flight Connections%26quot; is more than enough--trust me!




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