Time between flights at Athens Airport

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We have our flight on Emirates 210 arriving at Athens at 16:05 and then have a flight on Olympic Air (operated by Aegean Air) at 19:10. Is the time sufficient to board the Olympic Air. I have two different tickets. Kindly advise



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Is the time sufficient to board the Olympic Air.

If the flight is not late, for sure. ATH is not big, you will be at check in by 17:00-17:30 and your check in closes 30 minutes before the flight (https://www.olympicair.com/en/Info/Checkin/check-in-times) so you have an hour buffer.

I have two different tickets. Kindly advise

Well, since you are asking for my advice. I am doing unprotected connections quite often and I always book them in such a fashion that if I am on the next plane (in this case, next day) I still can catch my connecting flight. I check into a hotel near (or, if there is one, then inside -- yay for yotel) the airport. Peeking at a site like https://www.airportia.com/flights/ek210/newark/athens/ you can see it is usually on time or less than 30 minutes late ... except July 17 when it happened to be more than three hours late. If your plane is very late, to make things worse, since I presume you are not well experienced in these matters you are very likely to spend the nine hour flight fretting over what happens: nothing much, you buy a new plane ticket. Which can be quite expensive, of course. Now, most Emirates planes have wifi so if you are very late once airborne begin to look for a new ticket. (But then again, never fully rely on your plane having wifi.)

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Is 1 hour layover enough in Athens?

Re: 1 hour 30 minutes enough for Athens airport layover? If you are happy to pay for a new ticket to the US if things go wrong with your flight from Paros, then 1h40m is OK. Personally, I would take an earlier flight if travelling on separate tickets or even return to Athens a day earlier.

What is the ideal gap of time for connecting flights?

Domestic are usually 30-60 minutes. International will be longer due to immigration/customs requirements. Larger, congested airports will require a longer time than a small airport. Booking systems typically will not allow a connection below the MCT.

How much time do you need in Athens airport?

Two hours is more than enough for the Athens airport.

How long is the process of getting out of Athens airport upon arrival?

You will need at least 3 hours between your arrival in Greece and your island departure. This is not because the airport is large or confusing. It isn't. Once you walk out of international arrivals it is a 5 minute walk to domestic departures.



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