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Parroquia de Jesús de Medinaceli (Madrid, Spain)
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Hi,
I will be flying from Amsterdam to Costa Rica (Iberia) in October with a transfer at Madrid. I think I'm arriving and departing from terminal 4 and only have 1,5 hour. Is this enough?
I assume you are making the connection at your own, i.e. you will not get the boarding pass for the whole trip while checking in at Amsterdam. In this case, 1.5 hrs look very tight especially when you have the other flight on international route. I may it give a chance (very thin though) should you have no check in luggage, otherwise its impossible...
And if the airline is managing the connection (Iberia) than this seems all ok...
If you don´t have to change terminals, and your first plane arrive on time...you have time enough. (I asume it is "the same" flight, I mean, you don´t have to go through customs in Madrid or get your luggage and then drop it again.)
Terminal 4 in Madrid has another building Terminal-4S..and there is a train connecting both building, it runs every 4 or 5 minutes and it is free, and well signed.
It depends...is your connecting flight also with Iberia? If so, your luggage will be labelled through
Although 1,5 is really tight, it can be done but hopefully you will not have any delays on the first flight.
Good luck!
If both flight are Iberia (which I assume from terminal 4) there is absolutely no problem. Time enough. Don't worry.
You will, in this case, receive both boarding passes and your luggage will be labeled through.
I have managed even tighter connections-because of a delay-and all went OK.
Yes, both flights are iberia and luggage will go straight through to CR. So no customs in between?
No customs in Madrid-you said it yourself: the luggage is labelled through; you don't pick it up in MAD. But you will pass through passport control (immigration) in Madrid as you will leave the Schengen territory there. The flight AMS-MAD (and v.v) is intra-Schengen.
In AMS there will be no immigration/passport control (Marechaussee), only security.
Equally on the way back. You will receive both boarding cards and your luggage labelled through to AMS, so you don't pick up your luggage in MAD. In MAD you pass through passport control because you will ENTER the Schengen territory there. And in AMS you see your luggage again and pass through customs.
Note: customs (goods/luggage on entry) and immigration (passport control/persons on exit and entry) are two different things.
I hope I made it clear to you?
Have a nice journey!
Noel
I agree to the above response. per say you are making a connecting flight so the onus is on the airline, so no worries Dorien...
Have a great break...
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Ingredients
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
1/2 cup milk
6 eggs
1/2 cup fresh shredded coconut
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place 1 cup of the sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook gently, without stirring, but shaking occasionally until the sugar has melted. Continue cooking until the sugar has completely melted, and turned golden brown. Pour into a large, glass baking dish. Spread the caramel evenly over the bottom of the dish, then set aside to cool for 15 minutes before proceeding.
Once the caramel has hardened, pour the condensed milk, evaporated milk, milk, eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, and coconut into a blender. Blend for 3 minutes until smooth. Pour into baking dish over the caramel.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes until set. When done, remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the dish to separate the flan from the sides. Refrigerate overnight.
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