Is 45 Min enough time to transfer at FCO

Yeah, I just did a little research with the Google... seems like short connection times are common with Alitalia.

I have a 50 minute transfer in ATL on Sunday coming from NY, it has me worried.

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This is the key, when I flew out of JFK last Sunday night they had issues with getting the pilots there from Boston (weather) and then due to wind they were only operating with one runway in and out, a six hour layover became 11 hours.

Oh that's the perfect time to leave JFK, shouldn't be many delays at all. A good example is today. The 3:53pm departure JFK-ATL left on time but waited on the tarmac 47 minutes before taking off at 4:39pm. Expected to land in Atlanta at 6:27pm and arrive at 6:31pm. The scheduled arrival time is at 6:45pm so it's clear they allow about an hour delay on the departure end to get into ATL

Hope you enjoy the rest of your vacay in iceland

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No way I would try that

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Well, I took your advice... Booked the route through AMS that I normally take.

When I got to the airport in Austin for my first leg, I find out the flight is delayed due to mechanical issues. no Bueno.

Delta agent says, "hey, I've got another route that gets you into Abu Dhabi about the same time."

I say, "sure, let's do it."

She says, "it is boarding now, take this gate pass to get through security. The gate will have the boarding pass for you. You need to hurry."

So I haul arse, they give me the boarding pass and I get on the flight to JFK. Plane lands in JFK and that's when I find out she has me going through Rome. MF!!!

The JFK flight boards on time and leaves the gate on schedule. We then sat 1 HR and 20 minutes on the Tarmac waiting for takeoff. The pilot says everything is backed up due to maintenance on one of the runways.

Of course, the flight is 10 minutes late into FCO to catch my flight to Abu Dhabi. By the time I land, the Delta App on my phone shows they've already routed me to Cairo.

I had to run to that gate to make the flight... They had my boarding pass printed for me.

I get to Cairo... The ticket request from Delta to Egypt Air for my Cairo to Abu Dhabi leg was rejected by Egypt air... 2 hours of phone calls with Delta and I finally have a confirmed seat, of course instead of getting to Abu Dhabi at 7:20 PM Firay night, I won't get there until 5:05AM Saturday.

It's been a long arse day and I still have 4 hours here in Cairo.

Cheers from this shitty business lounge.

TL:DR. PSA: Don't fly through FCO or CAI.

No, it is not enough. You will need to clear transit security between flights. If you are in the back half of your ATL flight, or delayed at all you will blow the cnx