Layover in Midway? (edit) How about Nashville?

[leebee]

Flying on Southwest. Is 40 minutes enough time for a plane change in Midway?

Would 50 minutes in Nashville be doable? SW is really messing with flight times. Until this "change" in all their policies, I have never seen them post itineraries with 40 minute connections.

 

[happily single]

That's really tight. I've only ever had one lay over at Midway. My flight leaving Midway ended up being delayed several times. Its a pretty busy airport.

 

[hardcorestitch]

Give yourself at least 1 1/2 hrs of leeway for a connection like this.

 

[Ralph&Pam]

Flying on Southwest. Is 40 minutes enough time for a plane change in Midway?

That’s pretty tight, even with carry-on only. I would doubt that a checked bag would make it to the second leg. SW starts boarding 30 minutes prior to scheduled departure. SW uses gates in concourse A (gates A1 through A19) and concourse B (gates B1 through B26) at MDW. Deplaning and walking at a good pace from a high-numbered gate in one concourse to a high-numbered gate in the other would be a challenge with that timing.

 

[sam_gordon]

"Enough" as in you'll PROBABLY make your next flight, I think yes.

"Enough" as in have enough time to walk at a leisurely pace, hit the bathroom, maybe grab a drink/snack? Doubtful.

 

[jimmymc]

It's doable, especially if it's your only decent option. Midway isn't very big. What alternatives are there?

 

[Mle8308]

If you are Boarding Group A, you probably won't make it for that boarding group. If there are no delays and you get right off your first flight and hustle (and the gates are close) you should get on the plane. Most likely at the end of the boarding process. Sometimes if the connection is too tight, the airline will not sell you the ticket. I do not know if SW does this. As others have said, if you have a checked bag, it might not make it. You could get lucky and you exit at the gate right next to where your connecting flight boards!

 

[sam_gordon]

If you are Boarding Group A, you probably won't make it for that boarding group. If there are no delays and you get right off your first flight and hustle (and the gates are close) you should get on the plane. Most likely at the end of the boarding process. Sometimes if the connection is too tight, the airline will not sell you the ticket. I do not know if SW does this. As others have said, if you have a checked bag, it might not make it. You could get lucky and you exit at the gate right next to where your connecting flight boards!

The airport sets the "minimum connection time". Any time under that and the airline CAN'T sell you the flight. So yes, 40 minutes IS doable. Looks like the MDW minimum is 40-45 minutes.

 

[SkyGuy]

SW at Nashville is in Concourses C and D. It could be quite a hike if you’re going from a high C to a high D. SW boards 30 minutes prior to flight time, so if your initial flight is on time, you’d likely have time to head to your connecting gate, but any delay will see you running with carry ons and with no stops for bathroom or snacks.

 

[EACarlson]

The airport sets the "minimum connection time". Any time under that and the airline CAN'T sell you the flight. So yes, 40 minutes IS doable. Looks like the MDW minimum is 40-45 minutes.

This is wrong. The airline sets the MCT, airport has absolutely nothing to do with it.

It's doable, you will almost certainly not make A boarding group, probably not B either. But you will probably make it on the plane with C, have to take a middle seat and gate check your carry-on.

 

[sam_gordon]

This is wrong. The airline sets the MCT, airport has absolutely nothing to do with it.

It's doable, you will almost certainly not make A boarding group, probably not B either. But you will probably make it on the plane with C, have to take a middle seat and gate check your carry-on.

https://travelandtrek.com/airport-m...et by,circumstances involved in that transfer.

https://navan.com/resources/glossary/what-is-minimum-connection-time

 

[EACarlson]

https://travelandtrek.com/airport-minimum-connection-times/#:~:text=An MCT is set by,circumstances involved in that transfer.

https://navan.com/resources/glossary/what-is-minimum-connection-time

Your source is a travel agency and a credit card that don't list any sources or link to any actual policies? MCT in the US is determined by the airlines and how much risk they are willing to take on. If a passenger misses a connection that met MCT, it's on the airline, not the airport. This is why you will have different MCTs for different airlines at the same airport, and also why you have MCTs that are almost impossible unless everything goes exactly right, especially I-D times.

 

[sam_gordon]

Your source is a travel agency and a credit card that don't list any sources or link to any actual policies? MCT in the US is determined by the airlines and how much risk they are willing to take on. If a passenger misses a connection that met MCT, it's on the airline, not the airport. This is why you will have different MCTs for different airlines at the same airport, and also why you have MCTs that are almost impossible unless everything goes exactly right, especially I-D times.

And your sources have been... goes back to look... none.

Here's some more for you... https://www.oag.com/blog/minimum-connection-times-insiders-guide

All new industry standard MCTs must be approved by IATA. Once the new MCT is established, this becomes the default value for that airport and is used by the entire industry.

Step 1: The Airport Operators Committee (AOC), consisting of all airlines operating in and out of that airport, agree to a new Minimum Connection Time value.

Step 2: The new MCT value is submitted to IATA for approval.

Step 3: IATA informs the industry of the new MCT value at that airport.

Here's the IATA site... https://www.iata.org/en/publications/manuals/station-standard-minimum-connecting-time-mct/

Regardless of who sets the MCT, you won't be able to book a connecting flight that's is under that (which was my point). I mean, I guess if you booked it as two different flights maybe, but don't know why anyone would do that.

 

[EACarlson]

And your sources have been... goes back to look... none.

Here's some more for you... https://www.oag.com/blog/minimum-connection-times-insiders-guide



Here's the IATA site... https://www.iata.org/en/publications/manuals/station-standard-minimum-connecting-time-mct/

Regardless of who sets the MCT, you won't be able to book a connecting flight that's is under that (which was my point). I mean, I guess if you booked it as two different flights maybe, but don't know why anyone would do that.

Thank you for proving my point. The three levels as specified in your IATA link. IATA specified, then airport specific (as determined by the airlines servicing that airport), then airline specific, which is the final say.

Completely agree, airlines will not sell a connecting ticket that violates their MCT. I have seen people that purchased two separate tickets to defeat MCT. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.