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I am travelling to San Francisco, and my itinerary has two layovers, first leg of the journey is from DEL(Delhi) to Vienna (layover 1 hour 5 min) the second leg is from Vienna to Frankfurt (layover 1 hour 20 min) and final flight from FRA to SFO.

I am panicking over the fact that if a layover of 1hour 5min and 1 hour 20 min respectively would be enough for me to make my connection flights.

Please let me know if I should take the risk or cancel and reschedule my flight.

Edit- My flight arrives at Vienna international airport and leaves from the same, and for second leg it arrives at Frankfurt international airport. Also I do not have to collect the luggage as the entire journey is via Lufthansa.

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Since you have one ticket, you don't have to worry. If you miss your connection you will get transferred to the next available flight. Also most flights these days arrive ahead of time.

There is this epic answer that explains this in detail.

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The general rule is that airlines set their minimum connect times at a level that is possible if everything goes well but leaves very little room for delays.

I would be most worried about the layover in Vienna for two reasons.

  1. An intercontinental flight is far more likely to be significantly delayed than an intra-europe one
  2. You will have to go through Schengen entry immigration there (I'm guessing you aren't an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen, so will have to go through the "all passports" queue).

If you are on one ticket and you are delayed by airports/airlines (and I think in most cases immigration too) then the airline will make new arrangements for you to travel to your destination, but there may be a significant delay.

P.S. If you are an Indian citizen be aware that you will need a Schengen Visa for this itinary.

Peter Green
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