Combining cheap flights to reach a Destination is very common since low-cost travel is gaining popularity

For example if you want to go from London to Ibiza but the direct flights costs 300 GBP you could fly London-Barcelona with Easyjet and than connect to Ryanair for Barcelona-Ibiza and save more than 75%. 

Easyjet Flight (London-Barcelona)

Here is the connection flight Ryanair (Barcelona-Ibiza)

But saving on your flights is not enough, sometimes you have a very tight connection (less than 75 min.)

In the example given you have plenty of time to connect, but if you have a flight with less than 75 minutes you should try to find out how much delay that first flight has in average etc. 

FlightStats

You enter your flight details and flightstats will show you many different statistics regarding this flight number. Always do this first before booking tight connections!

Flight Status of Easyjet 8573 (now)

You can see the past performance of the flight to see how risky a tight connection might be. 

Easyjet 8573 On-time Performance

Flighttracker is very helpful if you need to pickup someone at the airport, as you can see where the flight is at a given moment

Check the location Easyjet 8573 

Advice: Always check the average delay time before you book tight connection times

In the past I have booked crazy connections using this site. If you signup you are able to see the daily delays or early arrivals of flights. Flights from Europe to Asia tend to arrive earlier, so I booked connections with less than 15 Minutes connection time. (the Longhaul usually arrived 1 Hour early, so there was plenty of time to connect)

Are you a frequent connector? Let me know your craziest connection you ever made!

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