{"id":514,"date":"2009-02-25T15:25:40","date_gmt":"2009-02-25T23:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.TripInsuranceStore.com\/blog\/?p=514"},"modified":"2009-02-25T15:25:40","modified_gmt":"2009-02-25T23:25:40","slug":"airline-legal-minimum-connection-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tripinsurancestore.com\/blog\/airline-legal-minimum-connection-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Airline Legal Minimum Connection Times"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Worried about making a flight connection?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I routinely answer travel insurance questions on the Cruise Critic Message Boards<\/a>. My id is “iamtrustworthy<\/em>“. Here’s a summary of one I answered today:<\/p>\n

I have a 27 minute layover in Atlanta, but the legal connection times for domestic to domestic flights is 55 minutes. My travel insurance plan will cover me if I miss my connection and cruise’s sailing, right?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I wrote: “Since the legal connection time for domestic to domestic flights is 55 minutes, then a travel insurance policy will not pay when the insured has only 27 minutes between flights.”<\/p>\n

Most people are not aware of the legal connection times. They just assumed if the airline scheduled you for a short connection it was their responsibility.<\/p>\n

Here’s why paying attention to the minimum connection times are important:<\/p>\n

British Airways has announced it is extending the minimum connection times for flights at Heathrow Airport, due to the recent security scares at the site<\/strong> – it’s likely other airlines will follow British Airways’ move.<\/p>\n

Now that you know how travel insurance works with the legal connection time, click here to find out what else is or isn’t covered<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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