At Schiphol, is 1 hour 50 minutes enough time to transfer to KLM Cityhopper from EasyJet?
I'm flying into Schiphol at 2:30 pm on Monday April 18th via Easyjet from Prague. Then I'm hoping to fly out on a KLM Cityhopper flight at 4:20pm to Newcastle. That leaves me 1 hour 50 minutes for taxiing, fetching luggage, checking in to KLM, security, and walking to the gate.
Does anyone know if that sounds reasonable? If not I can get a later flight but that will involve hanging around the airport for 6+ hours. :(
Best Answer
The key point here is that you're transferring between different airlines on different tickets. This means you need to allow enough time for things to go wrong.
If both flights are on the same ticket, and a delay to the first flight causes you to miss the second, the airline is responsible. They must put you onto a new flight at no extra cost and, in some cases, with compensation for the delay. However, when the second flight is on a separate ticket, you are responsible for presenting yourself at the airport early enough to catch that flight. If EasyJet gets you into Schiphol late, that's tough luck and you'll have to buy a new KLM ticket, just as you would if you'd missed your flight because you overslept.
Further issues to take into account are that, as you're aware, you'll have to recheck your luggage and so on. Also, bear in mind that EasyJet flights to Schiphol often board by bus from a remote part of the airfield, so it may take quite some time even to get to the terminal building.
Long story short: 1hr 50mins is probably enough time if everything works perfectly. If things don't work almost perfectly, you'll miss your connection and have to buy a new ticket.
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I would advise taking the later flight, rather than risking the long lines at Schiphol.
Especially as there is no liability on the airlines to wait for you if you are late, as you are on two separate tickets.
Besides, 6 hours is nothing in Schiphol. You can also do a quick stop over in Amsterdam for some lunch/dinner and comfortably make it back.
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