Is a 50 minute connecting time through Helsinki possible?
I (US Citizen) have booked a flight through American Airlines from DFW to Oslo. It will be FINNAIR from Dallas to HEL and Nordic regional air to OSL (booked as one ticket). I connect through Helsinki airport, but only have 50 minutes to do so. I land at 11:10 AM and am set to depart HEL to OSL at 12:00 PM. Is this possible? I have looked around and some posts seem to say so, but others are saying it will be too tight…any help will be appreciated so much!!!
Best Answer
The minimum connecting time for non-Schengen to Schengen like your flight from the US to Norway is 40 minutes, so not only do you have enough time, but you have 10 minutes to spare. :)
But more importantly, since you've booked your flights as one ticket, even if you miss the connection due to flight delays etc, you'll automatically be put on the next one. At time of writing there are at least 3 flights daily between Helsinki and Oslo on Finnair and affiliates, so unless you're booked on the last one, this should not delay you by more than a few hours.
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Lambshaanxy already noted that the connection can definitely been done and Finnair will guarantee you a flight to Oslo as this is a single ticket.
Depending on which gate you will arrive at, you might have to do some walking through the terminal. The non-Schengen area received an expansion sometime in 2019 iirc and while the airport is still on the small end for a major international one, it has gotten a bit larger. Another extension opened in December which I personally could not yet experience.
Between arrival and your connection departing, you will have to go through both security and* entry immigration. The first should be no hassle, as you will be in the segregated area for connecting passengers.
After having passed through security, you should already be thrown into the same corridor with other departing passengers except you’re still on the non-Schengen side. Again, queues should be manageable as the number connecting from non-Schengen onto Schengen flights should not be too excessive.
So all things considered, the connection is definitely doable.
* Commenters have assured me that passing through security is not necessary for incoming flights from the US, unlike flights from Japan which I was more accustomed to.
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