I have plane tickets!!!!

[blamebrampton]

So, the remaining, crucial question: is four hours enough time to clear customs in Frankfurt, have a lovely cuppa with gorgeous company, then clear it again on the way back in?

I ended up going with Qantas, partly for the points, partly for the ease of complaining if anything goes wrong, a little for the timing, but mostly for the decent leg room in cattle class.

And now, back to the writing!

Comments

[vashtan.livejournal.com]

Frankfurt is very efficient... you should be OK. :)

[catsintheattic.livejournal.com]

Does this mean that you're flying via Frankfurt? *stares at screen*

Whenwhenwhen????

I have no idea if four hours are enough - it sounds like enough time to meet up for two hours and leave one hour for going out and one for going in. So if they are enough, and if I have no job-related appointment that can't be rearranged, I'm yours!

Is there anyone else you know around here to meet up with them at the airport?

[aunt-agatha.livejournal.com]

Is your final destination in the EU? Because I think if you clear customs when you arrive in Frankfurt, then you shouldn't have to deal with it again so long as you're heading to another EU nation.

[i-autumnheart.livejournal.com]

Leave at least an hour before your plane boards to get through the security screening on the way back in: the inspect-all-your-liquids bit takes forever if there's a crowd. (It took me about that to get out the other week as well; but mostly because the passport control people had gone off for breakfast just before about 6 planes landed.)

[jegviraag.livejournal.com]

I've flown from and to Frankfurt really, really often the last two years.
They're pretty quick, so I think four hours must be enough.
But one time (I think there was a terror warning the day before or something) I had to pass five or six control points and it took me over two hours to get to the gate.
Maybe check that beforehand :D

[mummimamma.livejournal.com]

Quite possibly yes. It depends how many checkpoints you are going to pass through - whether you are continuing your flight within Schengen/EU or not. If you are flying back to Australia there will be a lot of checkpoint and lines (and grumpy passengers) - I think I spent about 90 minutes getting from non-EU to EU/EU to non-EU last time (of course Sundays and holidays are worse).

If you are you have enough time - getting to/from the ariport the city is easy and fast, no problem there.

The problem is figuring out where on that blasted airport your plane is leaving from and realising it on the opposite end. Check before leaving :)

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

Hurrah! And eeeee! :D Do you know your London vs. Paris dates for certain yet, or are they still slightly negotiable? I want tickets too.

[uminohikari.livejournal.com]

Leg room is clearly the most important factor :D

[glass-violet.livejournal.com]

Yay! I just got my tax return done (hush, the accountant was impressed at how early I came in compared to most years), and I'm thinking of taking the small girl over to Melb on the boat for a girly day (which will feel like a much longer break, because of the overnighting on the boat there and back). Alas, international travel shall maintain its pipedream status until the increasing numbers of children have left home.