McToot Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Is 55 mins long enough in Amsterdam airport between flights? It would be two separate flights with different airlines. No luggage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Are they both Schengen flights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 If same airline then ok But 55 mins giving no time for delays. I would be looking at 2.5 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMcD Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Schengen => Schengen, no problem Non Schengen => Non Schengen, no problem Schengen => Non Schengen, doable Non Schengen => Schengen, might be tight, due to the one security check for all flights. The 2.5 hours mentioned above is nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabmania Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I had a 50 minute turnaround GLA-AMS- Nice- plenty of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McToot Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Tbilisi to Amsterdam and Amsterdam to Birmingham So non schengan to schengan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peever1745 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 If you are travelling on an early flight you have to allow for delays especially flying from Aberdeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Tbilisi to Amsterdam and Amsterdam to Birmingham So non schengan to schengan They're both non-schengan... I wouldn't go with it. Good luck if you do though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Nae problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Is it two separate bookings? Or the one booking on two separate airlines, but are travel partners (ie KLM and Ukrainian Airlines are travel partners and share routes, so if you book it through KLM you are checked in all the way). If it's two separate booking, nowhere near enough time, if it's through the one booking you are fine (and will be in the same zone of the airport... When coming back from Kyiv some times I have things like arriving at gate 16 and flight to Glasgow is taking off at gate 17) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisEDI Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) i think there are also changes coming into action this month at amsterdam regarding security, i think they are doing away with the security at the gates in one part of it and you have to come out and go through a main security area again when changing flights. edit: found this and it relates to non schengen flights.... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/klm-flying-dutchman/1446338-schiphol-introduce-centralised-security-non-schengen-2015-a.html Edited June 8, 2015 by LewisEDI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMcD Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 i think there are also changes coming into action this month at amsterdam regarding security, i think they are doing away with the security at the gates in one part of it and you have to come out and go through a main security area again when changing flights. edit: found this and it relates to non schengen flights.... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/klm-flying-dutchman/1446338-schiphol-introduce-centralised-security-non-schengen-2015-a.html Introduced last week , not experienced it yet so no idea as to what effect it has for transfer passengers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisEDI Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Introduced last week , not experienced it yet so no idea as to what effect it has for transfer passengers. cheers, i'm flying back via amsterdam from bucharest on friday so will report back (funnily enough i only have 50 mins between flights) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McToot Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 cheers, i'm flying back via amsterdam from bucharest on friday so will report back (funnily enough i only have 50 mins between flights) That would be great. The flight to Amsterdam is with Georgian Airways and then KLM to Birmingham so they're not linked airlines. Would be two separate bookings. I need to be in Hayfield in the Peak District for 11 and this is about the only option I can find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 That would be great. The flight to Amsterdam is with Georgian Airways and then KLM to Birmingham so they're not linked airlines. Would be two separate bookings. I need to be in Hayfield in the Peak District for 11 and this is about the only option I can find. I would say its not worth it, also if your Georgian Airways flight is delayed then you are not covered by the parent airline to get you home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisEDI Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I would say its not worth it, also if your Georgian Airways flight is delayed then you are not covered by the parent airline to get you home. I agree with this, i wouldn't feel comfortable with flying with 2 different airlines who weren't partners with less than 2 hrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I agree with this, i wouldn't feel comfortable with flying with 2 different airlines who weren't partners with less than 2 hrs. Agree, also I do not think it is a case of getting off plane 1 and going straight to plane 2, as even with online check in's these days, you still need to leave the terminal building and reenter at the front through security again (I know Ryanair make you do this at Stanstead and Easyjet at Gatwick, and that is when traveling with the same airline) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Flights can be delayed 1 hour Taxiing when landign can take 15 mins and scrummage of passengers I would wantt 2.5 hours to accommodate above problems Insurannce companies and airlines wont accommodate you , if you only planned a 55 minute connection - thats even extreme on a code share, and airline would run you, between gates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 2008 Georgia match - heap of lads from Aberdeen, could not get to the game, because they missed a tight connection in London and was separate Airline booking Think it was Georgian Airlines who were not interesed in givign them a new ticket, since not their fault on the missed flight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 50 minutes I would say is the bare minimum at Schipol when doing a code share flight, though from using KLM for years to get to Ukraine, 1 hour was always the magic number I found for both you and your luggage making your destination.... Anything less than that and strong chance your bag would not be waiting for you at the other end (coming home this was never a problem, but when I went out to Ukraine, I would always have a 8 hour train journey booked for a couple of hours after landing, and KLM would have to pay for a taxi to bring my bag to me ever time I was less than 1 full hour in Schipol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McToot Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Thanks for the info guys. Back to the drawing board. Think more than likely I'll have to just give it a miss. I did contemplate booking it and also a later flight as there's one for £35 a couple of hours later. Really need to be back though so probably not really an option. I'll keep hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo87 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Could you not fly into Manchester? Bit closer than Birmingham for Hayfield? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 If everything went perfectly at Schiphol, it may be do-able. But that rarely happens. If the wind's from the west or south-west then your flight will land on the Polderbaan, which is a good 15 minute taxi to the terminal. If you're going from non-Schengen to Schengen I think you now have to go through passport control, then back in again through another departure area. 95% chance that you won't make it. I'd need at least 90 minutes at Schiphol to feel comfortable changing flights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McToot Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Could you not fly into Manchester? Bit closer than Birmingham for Hayfield? Earliest flight in is 1015 by looks of it. Still considering that as an option and booking a car to take my to hayfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doonhameronthedon Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 That would be great. The flight to Amsterdam is with Georgian Airways and then KLM to Birmingham so they're not linked airlines. Would be two separate bookings. I need to be in Hayfield in the Peak District for 11 and this is about the only option I can find. I think Georgian and Klm are linked just not Sky Team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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