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Is there a federal maximum layover time between connecting flights within the US? I was told by an agent for Air Tran that if the layover was over 4 hours it could not be considered a valid connection. Therefore 2 separate tickets must be purchased for the trip even though the return on the same route was 1 ticket(and much cheaper).
Dear Barbara,
I checked the Air Tran's Contract of Carriage and I didn't find anything related to this.
Therefore they will need to appoint where is such regulation.
Link is:
http://www.airtran.com/common/PDF/AirTran_Contract_of_Carriage.pdf
Best Regards,
R. Gomes
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