Timeline for Transfer at Munich [duplicate]
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| Nov 22, 2018 at 19:20 | history | closed | JonathanReez♦ | Duplicate of Lufthansa connecting flight at Munich, only 45 minutes in between. Will I be able to make it? | |
| Nov 22, 2018 at 13:51 | comment | added | hmakholm left over Monica | @balexandre: "Never" is a much too strong word to use here. It happens to be right that the OP will not see his luggage is Munich, but for example with an international-to-domestic transfer (or even, I think, international-to-international) at an airport in USA you definitely need to care about luggage. And "as long as you don't leave the airport" is generally false whenever there's a domestic flight involved (though with the OP's short connection he doesn't have time to even contemplate exiting the airport). | |
| Nov 22, 2018 at 13:51 | comment | added | Sabine | In case anyone is still in doubt of where to clear customs, this page gives details about the procedures when flying within/to the EU. No. 5 is the example relevant to this question (I never experienced a check of hand luggage at the first airport). | |
| Nov 22, 2018 at 13:09 | comment | added | balexandre | When transfering, you never care about luggage as that's automatically re-added to the next flight, and for customs, you only need at the last airport (as you go out to the country), international airport areas do not represent the country area and you are free to move around, as long as you don't leave the airport. Just get out of the airplane and see the board for your next flight... eat/drink something and on your way to gate. You can always call the airport and ask for all of this info, I do plenty of transfers :) | |
| Nov 22, 2018 at 10:32 | vote | accept | Tom | ||
| Nov 22, 2018 at 8:13 | comment | added | Willeke♦ | @CannonFodder, most cases you clear immigration on your first entry to the Schengen area, but customs at your final destination. I am just not sure in this case as Munich/Frankfurt is fully in one country. | |
| Nov 22, 2018 at 8:13 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | @CannonFodder He'll need to go through immigration at Munich, since it's his point of entry to the Schengen area, but his bags should be checked through to Dusseldorf with no need (or ability) to claim them in Munich. | |
| Nov 22, 2018 at 7:10 | comment | added | user79658 | @HenningMakholm Munich will be his point of entry to the Schengen area. Hell clear customs there. | |
| Nov 22, 2018 at 5:33 | answer | added | hmakholm left over Monica | timeline score: 19 | |
| Nov 22, 2018 at 5:18 | comment | added | hmakholm left over Monica | @CannonFodder: Why would he need to collect luggage? Undoubtedly that will be checked through. | |
| Nov 22, 2018 at 4:46 | comment | added | user79658 | If you don't make your connection Lufthansa will place you on the next available flight. If you're travelling on a busy day and the next flight is already full you'll be bumped to the next one and so on. You could be stuck for hours. Better to fix it now, which should be easy to do since it's Lufthansa's change that has necessitated it. | |
| Nov 22, 2018 at 4:18 | comment | added | Tom | thank you thought would be the case - agent suggested as it is a "through ticket" Luthhansa would sort it... | |
| Nov 22, 2018 at 4:13 | comment | added | user79658 | 40 minutes to disembark, collect luggage, clear customs and immigration and get to your connecting flight is extremely tight. I'd say it's not doable. You should look to change your connecting flight. | |
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| Nov 22, 2018 at 4:09 | history | asked | Tom | CC BY-SA 4.0 |