International transit at Guangzhou (CAN) very easy
Nov 16, 2013, 7:50 pm
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International transit at Guangzhou (CAN) very easy
Last month I had an international transit at CAN for the first time. Having previously transited at PEK and PVG I was mentally prepared for a minor inconvenience (immigration with special desk as transiting without visa, customs, landside, immigration and security).
Instead I was pleasantly surprised. CAN has a special transit desk where BP or ticket and passport are very quickly checked. That is all. No extra security. No double handling. The whole process takes a minute if there is a queue or just seconds if no queue.
Just about the quickest and easiest international transit you can get anywhere.
Instead I was pleasantly surprised. CAN has a special transit desk where BP or ticket and passport are very quickly checked. That is all. No extra security. No double handling. The whole process takes a minute if there is a queue or just seconds if no queue.
Just about the quickest and easiest international transit you can get anywhere.
Apr 2, 2016, 7:16 am
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Checkin luggage couldn't be checked through
My flight was business class SQ SIN-CAN and NH CAN-HND on an AC award all on 1 ticket. During check-in at SIN, I was told my check-in luggage won't be able to check through to NH due to some sort of restriction in CAN and had to exit immigration to retrieve the luggage and check-in at NH counter.
When I reached CAN, I saw the transfer lanes while passing through to the arrival immigration counters. It seems to be quite simple as mentioned by Kiwi Flyer so I guess the transit is only feasible for people with no checked baggage?
I wonder if it's a CAN problem or an SQ problem.
When I reached CAN, I saw the transfer lanes while passing through to the arrival immigration counters. It seems to be quite simple as mentioned by Kiwi Flyer so I guess the transit is only feasible for people with no checked baggage?
I wonder if it's a CAN problem or an SQ problem.