Asiana Club - Help!: Connection Time Policy




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DMBfan81
Sep 22, 09, 3:36 pm
Hi Everyone,
I am a bit confused as I've had trouble booking Asiana flights on Travelocity lately. I booked a flight on 9/3/09 using Travelocity for March 2010 from SAN-PNH returning BKK-SAN, but the ticket purchase never went through because one of the connections was not long enough. I was contacted by Travelocity and Asiana and told that I had not indeed been charged and a ticket had not been issued to me.

I rebooked the flight a few days later on Travelocity (but now flying on different days) and my card was charged. It was not until this weekend when I called Asiana that I found out that my return flight from BKK - SAN had only a one hour layover in LAX, which was not a valid connection due to the short amount of time involved getting my bags and switching planes. They said they can put me on a different flight from LAX - SAN, but now I have a 4+ hour layover in LAX which is far from ideal, considering it takes only 2 hours to make that drive and I have an 8 hour layover in ICN the same day!

Asiana said I must call them once I begin my trip in PNH at which point they'll officially switch my ticket for the return flight back to the flight with a 4 hour layover in LAX. Does this sound right to you?

Also, my flight from SAN - PNH has a 45 minute layover in ICN. I inquired about this with the agent on the phone and she said that would be ok, but now I forget why and am wondering what you think.

I am so confused as to why they list these flights online and make them available to purchase in the first place if they're not valid. I would have not had any idea my second flight was not valid unless I called Asiana!

Sorry for the long post. All information you could share would be very helpful to help put my mind at ease.


DownUnderFlyer
Sep 22, 09, 8:01 pm
Asiana said I must call them once I begin my trip in PNH at which point they'll officially switch my ticket for the return flight back to the flight with a 4 hour layover in LAX. Does this sound right to you?

Also, my flight from SAN - PNH has a 45 minute layover in ICN. I inquired about this with the agent on the phone and she said that would be ok, but now I forget why and am wondering what you think.

It would be nice if you would actually share you ITN with us rather than us having to guess the routing.

Anyway, a one hour connection at LAX is not doable so this ticket should have never been sold by Travelocity. No idea why they did.

I would get the ticket changed as soon as possible and not wait until you have commenced travel. By the way, 4 hours is not a super long layover at LAX. By the time you are out of the plane, through immigration, got your bags, through customs and have changed terminals (potentially) it can easily take 3 hours. I would never go for anything less than 2 hours when connecting there.

The 45 Minute at ICN is tight, but doable. But only if everything goes alright and you head straight for the transit cue. If you don't make it, OZ will have to accommodate you on the next flight if it is on one ticket.

DMBfan81
Sep 22, 09, 9:47 pm
DownUnderFlyer, thank you very much for your reply. I apologize for not including my itinerary beforehand. I'm not up to date on proper forum etiquette. Please see my itinerary below that I originally purchased. Had I known I would have a 4 hour layover in LA I would have bought a ticket out of LA and thus saved money and time so I'm a bit disappointed there. Not to mention I have to be at work bright and early the next day.:(

March 10
Depart: 09:55 am
Arrive: 10:40 am San Diego, CA (SAN)
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) American Airlines American Airlines, Flight 3069
Operated by AMERICAN EAGLE
1 Stop - change planes in Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
Connection Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Depart: 12:10 pm
Arrive: 06:30 pm Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
Seoul, South Korea (ICN) Asiana Airlines Asiana Airlines, Flight 201
Travel time: 13 hrs 20 mins
1 Stop - change planes in Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
Connection Time: 45 mins

Depart: 07:15 pm
Arrive: 10:55 pm
Next day Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (PNH) Asiana Airlines, Flight 739
Travel time: 5 hrs 40 mins

March 29
Depart: 01:15 am Bangkok, Thailand (BKK)
Red-eye
Arrive: 08:20 am Seoul, South Korea (ICN) Asiana Airlines, Flight 744
Travel time: 5 hrs 5 mins
1 Stop - change planes in Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
Connection Time: 8 hrs 10 mins

Depart: 04:30 pm
Arrive: 11:30 am Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) Asiana Airlines, Flight 202
Travel time: 9 hrs 40 mins
1 Stop - change planes in Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
Connection Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Depart: 12:35 pm
Arrive: 01:23 pm Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
San Diego, CA (SAN) Asiana Airlines Asiana Airlines, Flight 6230
Operated by UNITED AIRLINES
Travel time: 48 mins


Any other help/advice/information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much!


ORDnHKG
Sep 22, 09, 9:48 pm
By the way, 4 hours is not a super long layover at LAX. By the time you are out of the plane, through immigration, got your bags, through customs and have changed terminals (potentially) it can easily take 3 hours. I would never go for anything less than 2 hours when connecting there.


I totally agree, 4 hours in LAX especially from intl to domestic is almost nothing. Think about how long does it take for one to get thru immigration, luggage claim, then transfer to a domestic terminal. LAX is the one major airport in the US still doesn't have the train systems to connect all terminals, one has to go down to the ground level, and wait for the transfer bus to take you to the terminals, that process can already take you 30 min. One can also walk, but who would walk from Tom Bradley to UA at T6 / T7 ? That is a long walk. Then after that you have to reclear security into domestic terminal. In T6/T7 if one is not elite, regular line may take a long time.

Therfore, the entire process from getting off from the OZ flight, to immigration, to T6/T7 will definately take a least 2 hours.

DMBfan81
Sep 23, 09, 3:31 pm
Hello Again,
I'm planning on taking the free transit tour provided by Asiana during my return layover in ICN. The itinerary says it gets back to the airport at 3 PM, and my flight out of there is at 4:30 PM. Is this enough time to go back through security, get to the gate, and board, etc.? Thank you!

DownUnderFlyer
Sep 23, 09, 5:54 pm
Hello Again,
I'm planning on taking the free transit tour provided by Asiana during my return layover in ICN. The itinerary says it gets back to the airport at 3 PM, and my flight out of there is at 4:30 PM. Is this enough time to go back through security, get to the gate, and board, etc.? Thank you!

Yes, this should be okay. But you can't be late otherwise there might be a problem. Also make sure you have the boarding pass already.



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