1hr transit time enough for JFK?

[uglymale]

hi guys, agent has ticketed me. i would like to thank all of you for your advice and patience.

will look forward to my A345 + Embraer RJ145 flight.. first time on both.

ok i know i'm a mountain tortoise...

[Rejuvenated]

For everyone who had been successfully doing a short connect time at JFK, I must say you are all very lucky. As far as I know, the minimum connecting time at JFK is 90 minutes.

I've read from many timetables that the minimum Int-Dom different terminal connection at JFK is 2.5 hours. 1.5 hrs (if you make it) is very tight.

[uglymale]

Using Expert Flyer, ITA, as well as KVS Availability, when searching for flights SIN to PIT via EWR on SQ, It will show the connection to CO2864 at 830pm from EWR. This means that the US flight with one hour connection is an illegal connection.

got it, CGK.. i will inform my agent to get seats on the flight immediately. thanks!

[jjpb3]

i only have the choice of a 6:45 PM US Airways or United flight, or a 8:30 PM Continental flight. (JetBlue doesn't fly to EWR)

I think the consensus is for you to take the 2030 CO flight, uglymale. I hope it all goes smoothly.

[MovieMan]

I think it's been pointed out earlier, but one other thing to keep in mind is that when arriving in any US airport from abroad, in addition to going through immigration you have to collect your bags, go through customs, then re-check them for your ongoing flight.

Of course, you can be very lucky and your bag will be the first one out, but in my view there are too many potentials for delays to risk a too-tight connection.

[cawhite]

Again, I am not a passport holder of priviledge countries. Adding the fact of being risk-averse, for me, one hour connection at EWR would not be kosher.

I've had relatively smooth experiences at EWR (admittedly, as an O/D passenger), but a one-hour connection? No no no ...

I agree that a one-hour connection in EWR is much too risky.

Come to think of it, a one-hour connection in probably any US airport when arriving from abroad is not a good idea, due to potential delays at immigration and/or customs.

I agree completely. Even with a US passport (or a resident card) and carry-on bags only, a one hour connection (inbound international to connecting domestic) is not a good idea.

[CGK]

Using Expert Flyer, ITA, as well as KVS Availability, when searching for flights SIN to PIT via EWR on SQ, It will show the connection to CO2864 at 830pm from EWR. This means that the US flight with one hour connection is an illegal connection.

[MovieMan]

I agree that a one-hour connection in EWR is much too risky.

Come to think of it, a one-hour connection in probably any US airport when arriving from abroad is not a good idea, due to potential delays at immigration and/or customs.

[uglymale]

i heard that this flight tends to be early.. anybody have any idea in the truth of this?

i only have the choice of a 6:45 PM US Airways or United flight, or a 8:30 PM Continental flight. (JetBlue doesn't fly to EWR)

[jjpb3]

I've had relatively smooth experiences at EWR (admittedly, as an O/D passenger), but a one-hour connection? No no no ...

[CGK]

Again, I am not a passport holder of priviledge countries. Adding the fact of being risk-averse, for me, one hour connection at EWR would not be kosher.

[uglymale]

That's VERY early in the game, I must say. You'd fly it before Airbus does.

oops.. slip of the tongue... i meant A345. how embarrassing.

[SQflyergirl]

(A350 here i come! - first time.. haha)

That's VERY early in the game, I must say. You'd fly it before Airbus does.

[uglymale]

Hi guys, I really appreciate all your comments...! (I even read the hunting thread lol)

The latest news from my agent is that my NWR waitlist got confirmed!! (A350 here i come! - first time.. haha)

But again, question is the connecting flight. SQ22 supposedly arrives at 5:45 PM - is 1 hour enough time for transit to catch a 6:45 PM US Airways connecting?

I am beginning to suspect the person at the travel agent is new

[CGK]

uglymale, do let us know how your trip went, particularly your transfer experience from SQ to a domestic flight at JFK.

Since this discussions back to the main road, here is my two cents.
For everyone who had been successfully doing a short connect time at JFK, I must say you are all very lucky. As far as I know, the minimum connecting time at JFK is 90 minutes. Thus when you check in at FRA, and the agent see you have only one hour connection, he or she might not be willing to check through the bags, or put a note in the PNR regarding a short connect is not the carrier's fault.

In my limited time arriving at JFK on SQ, yes that early morning the immigration is pretty empty. If you are in F or C, definitely it will be a breeze. But I do remember one occassion where there was another airlines arriving about the same time.
The check bags, as always, you can not predict whether your bag will come out up front.. or in mid-process.
If you know the way how to use the train transfer, then it would be easy. But if it's your first time, well, sometimes I see that the track used was only one.

In any case, enjoy your SQ flight. Hope everything goes smoothly and fast in connecting at JFK.