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Shortest layover you would book a flight

Posted on 5/11/16 at 11:43 pm
Posted by TheIndulger
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Posted on 5/11/16 at 11:43 pm
I was trying to book a flight to and from Tegucigalpa, Honduras just now. On the Avianca website, they have an option that has a 30 minute layover (plane lands in San Salvador from Tegucigalpa at 07:15, connecting flight leaves at 07:45)

Would anyone purchase this flight with such a short layover? It's got the most convenient times for me but it seems like I'd probably miss the flight.
Posted by Malaysian Tiger
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Posted on 5/11/16 at 11:46 pm to
I had a one hour at Frankfurt, Germany and no way you can make a flight there in an hour. They only post the Gate about an hour before the Flight and then you got to haul arse to the Gate and you cannot make it. They put me on a later Flight. I feel pretty good if I got like 2 hours. Gives you time to go to the Toilet and maybe get a Burger.
Posted by lsunurse
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Posted on 5/11/16 at 11:47 pm to
Being late stresses me out in general....it escalates when I fly.


So for me I feel most comfortable when a layover is at least 90 minutes long. Enough time to allow for flight delays and gives me enough time to reach other terminals and hit a bathroom to freshen up and grab some food in the airport(even if it's just fast food to go that I eat real quick or just bring on the plane) before boarding my next flight.


I actually don't mind longer layovers. I can people watch or sit and read for several hours and I'm fine.
This post was edited on 5/11/16 at 11:48 pm
Posted by CuseTiger
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Posted on 5/11/16 at 11:48 pm to
From what I'm reading online, seems like San Salvador is an easy place for connections as there's no customs or passport control. I'd probably book it just because it's an early morning flight and the chances of it being delayed are much less likely than an afternoon/evening flight.

Where is your final destination? I'm sure rebooking that early in the morning really wouldn't be all that difficult if you did miss the connection

ETA: Charlotte has 30 minute connections if connecting terminal E to terminal E and I think (may be wrong) B to C/vice versa. You may have to run a bit but better than sitting at the airport for an extra hour or four
This post was edited on 5/11/16 at 11:53 pm
Posted by TheIndulger
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 5/11/16 at 11:56 pm to
I'm going to LAX.

Yeah I would prefer a longer layover, but getting home at noon sounds much better than getting home at 8pm

That's good to know about their airport. I think I'll book it..if I get on, great, if not I'll just get out on a later flight.
This post was edited on 5/11/16 at 11:57 pm
Posted by CuseTiger
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 12:04 am to
If you do happen to miss the connection, have them rebook you on United through IAH, DFW, etc at 8:15am-noon then back to LAX way before 8pm. Avianca's a star alliance partner so there's a lot of flexibility
Posted by TheIndulger
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 12:05 am to
Cool, will do if needed. Now whats the deal here..the flights I wanted just vanished into thin air. All the prices on Aviancas website went up like 200 dollars. I deleted cookies and cleared browsing data to no avail.
Posted by TheIndulger
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 12:08 am to
Actually, it's still there. It just went up $1,000. WTF?
Posted by CuseTiger
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 12:10 am to
What dates? Also, one-way ticket or roundtrip Tegucigalpa-LAX?

Damn I see what you're talking about. Could just be a late night IT fix?

I see what it is. Cheapest ticket for the flights is now business class, hence why the price sky rocketed in a matter of minutes. Wait a few hours or til the morning until they reload the economy inventory
This post was edited on 5/12/16 at 12:14 am
Posted by TheIndulger
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 12:18 am to
Sweet, thanks, I'll try again in the morning. Yeah I'm trying to go from LAX to Tegucigalpa early on Friday, June 3 and fly back on Monday the 6.
Posted by CuseTiger
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 12:25 am to
quote:

I'm trying to go from LAX to Tegucigalpa early on Friday, June 3 and fly back on Monday the 6.

I'll recheck as well once I'm back on tomorrow morning, but right now it's showing up as $800 roundtrip on Avianca's site. I'm curious, how much was it before the price jump? United's showing up at $640
Posted by LSU Tigershark
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 7:50 am to
Coming back from Anchorage, we had a 30 min layover in SEA and 40 min layover in ATL. We got very lucky. Stepped out in Seattle, walked 2 gates down, there were 2 people in front of us boarding. We were in SEA about 2 minutes. Land in ATL, step out and 5 gates down, there was a line boarding.

We spent about 15 minutes in the airports total in 2 layovers. It was crazy
Posted by TheIndulger
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 8:08 am to
It was $556 I think
Posted by txtigersw
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 10:59 am to
In many airports it depends on whether you have to change terminals and go thru customs/passport control. Amsterdam is notorious for delays in passport control. Ditto Heathrow. But if you fly in/out of same terminal it's usually no problem
Posted by stevengtiger
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 11:19 am to
Would yall book a flight with an hour layover in IAH? Flying from Shreveport to IAH to Cancun. Been through there many times but always had at least an 1 1/2 hours so never really paid it much attention.
Posted by CHEEEEESE
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 12:10 pm to
Yeah as long as your flights on time you can easily make it from A or B to C or E in less than an hour. Shouldn't take more than 20 minutes if you have even an average walking pace.
Posted by AbitaFan08
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Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 1:01 pm to
I've had plenty of 30 minute layovers and been fine (had one Tuesday actually). But a 30 minute layover in a foreign country? Screw that.
Posted by stevengtiger
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 1:17 pm to
Good deal. The United flight from Shreveport is generally on time, so I don't think it will be an issue. Thanks.
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 2:52 pm to
I looked up some Internet chatter on connections at San Salvador Airport, I'd give it a try with 30 minutes.

Especially if your first flight arrives on time to SAL, it's been my experience that Avianca flights in Central America are not usually timely in departure times.

That means in the real world your connecting flight will probably not leave SAL on time.

Allegedly (from what I've read) all Avianca flights at SAL (Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport) deplane and load into the same terminal so at least you won't have a connecting terminal issue.
This post was edited on 5/12/16 at 2:53 pm
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
39584 posts
Posted on 5/12/16 at 3:01 pm to
Reminds me of Bangkok Airways FLT 924 from Siem Reap to Phuket via BKK. The connection time is impossible but they know that, so they won't leave without you. It is something like 45 minute connection, with deplaning, customs, and security with other flight passengers involved

Sometimes you have to research the specific flight to get real world idea of how its executed on the ground.
This post was edited on 5/12/16 at 3:02 pm
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