Thailand - Connection Time at BKK

Hello...

I am traveling on a Bangkok Airways Domestic Ticket from Chiang Mai to Bangkok (6:55 am-8:15 am). Is 55 minutes at BKK a doable connection to a Thai Airways International Flight to DPS (Bali)? If I purchase...I would have a separate ticket for the flight from BKK to DPS. Could I check bags all the way?

Thanks

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Obscure2k
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BKK is a big airport and security time can be long. Certainly with the runway renovation ( increased MCT), to do this on 2 tickets is highly inadvisable IMHO.

Hello...

I am traveling on a Bangkok Airways Domestic Ticket from Chiang Mai to Bangkok (6:55 am-8:15 am). Is 55 minutes at BKK a doable connection to a Thai Airways International Flight to DPS (Bali)? If I purchase...I would have a separate ticket for the flight from BKK to DPS. Could I check bags all the way?

Thanks

It's not a legal connection, which is listed as 60 min. It's doable only if you have bags checked through and get processed by immigration in CNX (which I'd recommend regardless). The question is will PG transfer your bags if the connection time is just below the MCT?

BKK is a big airport and security time can be long. Certainly with the runway renovation ( increased MCT), to do this on 2 tickets is highly inadvisable IMHO.

The runway is about done (if not already finished). Furthermore OP could (theoretically) only need to pass through transfer security/CIQ (depending upon which terminal the dom flight arrives in) which is a breeze.

OP; There is a TG flight which leave 5 minutes later and has a scheduled arrived 5 minutes earlier. Oddly, the MCT for TG-TG is 75min. :eek:

[KVS Availability Tool 7.0.2/Diamond - Reference: Minimum Connection Time [MCT]: BKK/PG-TG] (http://www.KVSTool.com/)
DD DI ID II
STANDARD: BKK 075 075 075 075

EXCEPTIONS:
A/L DEPARR


PG CNX --- 060 --- ---
TG




and then

[KVS Availability Tool 7.0.2/Diamond - Reference: Minimum Connection Time [MCT]: BKK/TG-TG] (http://www.KVSTool.com/)
DD DI ID II
STANDARD: BKK 075 075 075 075
TG-TG ONLINE BKK 055 075 075 055

EXCEPTIONS:
A/L FLT-NBR DEPARR

TG BKK 210 --- 210 ---
TG DMK

TG BKK 210 --- 210 ---
-ALL- DMK

TG AKL --- --- --- 075
TG 4593 TLV

TG AKL --- --- --- 075
TG 4595 TLV

TG BNE --- --- --- 075
TG 4593 TLV

TG BNE --- --- --- 075
TG 4595 TLV

TG MEL --- --- --- 075
TG 4593 TLV

TG MEL --- --- --- 075
TG 4595 TLV

TG PER --- --- --- 07
TG 4593 TLV

TG PER --- --- --- 075
TG 4595 TLV

TG SYD --- --- --- 075
TG 4593 TLV

TG SYD --- --- --- 075
TG 4595 TLV

TG --- 120 --- ---
TG 4603

TG --- --- 075 ---
TG 1000-9999 USM

TG SUP --- SUP ---
TG 3400-3499 DMK

TG --- 100 --- ---
TG 4593-4596 TLV

TG --- 120 --- ---
TG 4600-4609 BWN

TG CEI --- 070 --- ---
TG 4752-4753

TG CEI --- 075 --- --
TG 6652-6653

TG CEI --- 070 --- ---
TG 6720-6727

TG CEI --- 070 --- ---
TG 7200-7203

TG CEI --- 060 --- ---
TG 7202-7203

TG CEI --- 070 --- ---
TG 7622-7633

TG CNX --- 070 --- ---
TG 4752-4753

TG CNX --- 075 --- ---
TG 6652-6653

TG CNX --- 070 --- ---
TG 6720-6727

TG CNX --- 070 --- ---
TG 7200-7203

TG CNX --- 070 --- ---
TG 7202-7203

TG CNX --- 070 --- --
TG 7662-7663

TG HDY --- 070 --- ---
TG 4752-4753

TG HDY --- 075 --- ---
TG 6652-6653

TG HDY --- 070 --- ---
TG 6720-6727

TG HDY --- 070 --- ---
TG 7200-7203

TG HDY --- 070 --- ---
TG 7202-7203

TG HDY --- 070 --- ---
TG 7662-7663

TG HKT --- 070 --- ---
TG 4752-4753

TG HKT --- 075 --- ---
TG 6652-6653

TG HKT --- 070 --- ---
TG 6720-6727

TG HKT --- 070 --- --
TG 7200-7203

TG HKT --- 070 --- ---
TG 7202-7203

TG HKT --- 070 --- ---
TG 7662-7663

TG KBV --- 070 --- ---
TG 4752-4753

TG KBV --- 075 --- ---
TG 6652-6653

TG KBV --- 070 --- ---
TG 6720-6727

TG KBV --- 070 --- ---
TG 7200-7203

TG KBV --- 070 --- ---
TG 7202-7203

TG KBV --- 070 --- ---
TG 7662-7663

TG USM --- 070 --- ---
TG 4752-4753

TG USM --- 075 --- --
TG 6652-6653

TG USM --- 070 --- ---
TG 6720-6727

TG USM --- 070 --- ---
TG 7200-7203

TG USM --- 070 --- ---
TG 7202-7203

TG USM --- 070 --- ---
TG 7662-7663

TG --- --- --- 075
TG 3150-4559

TG --- 075 --- ---
TG 3150-4749

TG --- --- --- 070
TG 4562-4564

TG --- --- --- 075
TG 4570-4749

TG --- --- --- 075
TG 4593-4595

TG --- 075 --- 07
TG 4752-4753

TG --- 075 --- 075
TG 4900-6699

TG --- 075 --- 070
TG 6720-6727

TG --- 075 --- 075
TG 6800-6999

TG --- --- --- 075
TG 7100-7103

TG --- 075 --- 070
TG 7202-7203

TG --- 075 --- 075
TG 7500-7599

TG --- 075 --- 070
TG 7662-7663

TG 4752-4753 --- --- 070 ---
TG CEI

TG 4752-4753 --- --- 070 ---
TG CNX

TG 4752-4753 --- --- 070 --
TG HDY

TG 4752-4753 --- --- 070 ---
TG HKT

TG 4752-4753 --- --- 070 ---
TG KBV

TG 4752-4753 --- --- 070 ---
TG USM

TG 6652-6653 --- --- 075 ---
TG CEI

TG 6652-6653 --- --- 075 ---
TG CNX

TG 6652-6653 --- --- 075 ---
TG HDY

TG 6652-6653 --- --- 075 ---
TG HKT

TG 6652-6653 --- --- 075 ---
TG KBV

TG 6652-6653 --- --- 075 ---
TG USM

TG 6720-6727 --- --- 070 --
TG CEI

TG 6720-6727 --- --- 070 ---
TG CNX

TG 6720-6727 --- --- 070 ---
TG HDY

TG 6720-6727 --- --- 070 ---
TG HKT

TG 6720-6727 --- --- 070 ---
TG KBV

TG 6720-6727 --- --- 070 ---
TG USM

TG 7100-7103 --- --- 075 ---
TG CEI

TG 7100-7103 --- --- 075 ---
TG CNX

TG 7100-7103 --- --- 075 ---
TG HDY

TG 7100-7103 --- --- 075 ---
TG HKT

TG 7100-7103 --- --- 075 --
TG KBV

TG 7100-7103 --- --- 075 ---
TG USM

TG 7202-7203 --- --- 070 ---
TG CEI

TG 7202-7203 --- --- 070 ---
TG CNX

TG 7202-7203 --- --- 070 ---
TG HDY

TG 7202-7203 --- --- 070 ---
TG HKT

TG 7202-7203 --- --- 070 ---
TG KBV

TG 7662-7663 --- --- 070 ---
TG CEI

TG 7662-7663 --- --- 070 ---
TG CNX

TG 7662-7663 --- --- 070 ---
TG HDY

TG 7662-7663 --- --- 070 --

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Go figure......

Maybe better to fly CNX-BKK the night before and stay near the airport?

FYI, the runway repair has been completed.