Is a 1hr 3min layover at ORD (Chicago) enough when coming in international?
So I'm flying in from Ottawa, in Canada, and I have a 1 hour 3 minute "layover" between flights. Is this enough time? I booked through Expedia and it's both with United Airlines and I believe it'll be on one ticket because it's the same itinerary. I am not checking luggage, and as of tonight (flight is tomorrow morning), the gate I arrive at is F17 and I depart from F5. These are on the same terminal, but will I have enough time? I know the travel distance between the gates isn't bad at all as they're in the same big hallway, but I'm worried about customs/immigration time since I'm coming in from international.
I've never flown before and I'm worried about how long that would take. I heard that they give you customs forms to fill out on the plane, but I don't know if that would speed things up much. My plane is small (only 50 people) so I also don't think getting off the plane should take too long, but I do need to wait around for my carry on to be given back to me because it's "gate-checked" because it's a United Express flight and the overhead probably won't be able to fit it.
I apologize if this is just me being paranoid, but I want to make sure.
Best Answer
You will be fine. It might be that you are on a different flight if delayed, but you will get to your destination.
I have even arrived accidentally at ORD for a flight that was booked out of OHR. The woman at the United counter simply laughed and switched me to fly out of ORD at no extra charge. The United staff there will take good care of you.
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