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Changing Planes
Hi, im going on holiday tomorrow and changing planes at edinburgh. To my horror, i have just realised there is only 40 minutes between landing and taking off. I have never not had a direct flight before - do they deal with luggage or do you have to queue up, get it then check in again (domestic flights)
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.If it's all part of the same package and when you first check-in (can't remember what airport you're starting at) if it's for you final destination then the transfer of luggage will be done automatically and you just go from one gate to the next at Edinburgh. If you've done it as 2 completely separate bookings then it certainly might be an issue as you would have to collect luggage. Hope you get there and have a great time anyway.
It depends on the goodwill of your airline. I have met many people over the years who have ignored (I'm not implying that your ignored anything) the minimum connection times and then complain that it's the airline's fault that they have missed their onward flight. If you don't mind me asking, are you a wheelchair passenger?
The good news is that as a through-ticket, if you miss your connecting flight, it is the responsibility of the airline to get you to your final destination (at no additional cost to you). This could include an overnight hotel stay if there are no further flights that day.
I’ve been in a similar situation where time was tight to make the connecting flight, knowing this, airline staff guided me to the correct departure gate – but I still had to go through the security rigmarole again despite not leaving air-side of the airport.
Listen out for the announcements towards the end of your flight as to which departure gate you need for your connecting flight – since there will be no display air-side of flight destinations and gate numbers.
I’ve been in a similar situation where time was tight to make the connecting flight, knowing this, airline staff guided me to the correct departure gate – but I still had to go through the security rigmarole again despite not leaving air-side of the airport.
Listen out for the announcements towards the end of your flight as to which departure gate you need for your connecting flight – since there will be no display air-side of flight destinations and gate numbers.
Jno - my reply was to Hymie. I have lost count of the amount of people that I have seen who have been getting more and more stressed while we hold in London airspace and they can see their connecting flight going up in smoke because they ignored the minimum connecting times when they booked their tickets online.
See the information in this link re missed connecting flights:-
https:/ /www.fl ight-de layed.c om/miss ed-flig ht
One line reads ‘Remember that the airline is responsible for your whole itinerary, from start to finish.’
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One line reads ‘Remember that the airline is responsible for your whole itinerary, from start to finish.’