Fast Track at HKT
Oct 24, 2016, 6:04 am
#16
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SYD
Programs: QF WP (OWE), VA PLAT, EY GLD, SPG PLAT, Hyatt DIA, Hilton DIA, Hertz PC
Posts: 8,527
We use Coral Executive on every trip on JQ, TG and MI.
Haven't seen the new airport yet but HKT can be a zoo, particularly for departure.
On arrival Coral meet you as you disembark the jetway, take you to the diplomatic queue and offer to retrieve your luggage using the tags, though it's easier to identify them yourself. They will escort you outside to your hotel limo.
On departure they will whisk you past hundreds (no exaggeration) of pax through security and immigration and through to their lounge or the TG lounge then pick you up for boarding.
I highly recommend it.
The only better Meet & Assist service is in CAI of all ports where you can book a vehicle from the aircraft.
Haven't seen the new airport yet but HKT can be a zoo, particularly for departure.
On arrival Coral meet you as you disembark the jetway, take you to the diplomatic queue and offer to retrieve your luggage using the tags, though it's easier to identify them yourself. They will escort you outside to your hotel limo.
On departure they will whisk you past hundreds (no exaggeration) of pax through security and immigration and through to their lounge or the TG lounge then pick you up for boarding.
I highly recommend it.
The only better Meet & Assist service is in CAI of all ports where you can book a vehicle from the aircraft.
Oct 24, 2016, 8:35 am
#17
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 5,269
We use Coral Executive on every trip on JQ, TG and MI.
Haven't seen the new airport yet but HKT can be a zoo, particularly for departure.
On arrival Coral meet you as you disembark the jetway, take you to the diplomatic queue and offer to retrieve your luggage using the tags, though it's easier to identify them yourself. They will escort you outside to your hotel limo.
On departure they will whisk you past hundreds (no exaggeration) of pax through security and immigration and through to their lounge or the TG lounge then pick you up for boarding.
I highly recommend it.
The only better Meet & Assist service is in CAI of all ports where you can book a vehicle from the aircraft.
Haven't seen the new airport yet but HKT can be a zoo, particularly for departure.
On arrival Coral meet you as you disembark the jetway, take you to the diplomatic queue and offer to retrieve your luggage using the tags, though it's easier to identify them yourself. They will escort you outside to your hotel limo.
On departure they will whisk you past hundreds (no exaggeration) of pax through security and immigration and through to their lounge or the TG lounge then pick you up for boarding.
I highly recommend it.
The only better Meet & Assist service is in CAI of all ports where you can book a vehicle from the aircraft.
Its easy to underestimate just how busy HKT can get, despite what some might tell you.
Oct 24, 2016, 3:46 pm
#18
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SYD
Programs: QF WP (OWE), VA PLAT, EY GLD, SPG PLAT, Hyatt DIA, Hilton DIA, Hertz PC
Posts: 8,527
Oct 24, 2016, 8:23 pm
#19
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 5,269
Oct 25, 2016, 4:12 am
#20
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 139
Oct 25, 2016, 2:23 pm
#23
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 5,269
) provide this, its worth it IMHO. Each to their own of course but if you hate lines, then its worth it. You might get lucky of course & there will be no lines.....for, oh, I don’t know, 20 quid/pax or similar its worth it IME, & I do HKT, oh at least 4/5 times/year.
Oct 25, 2016, 3:15 pm
#24
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SYD
Programs: QF WP (OWE), VA PLAT, EY GLD, SPG PLAT, Hyatt DIA, Hilton DIA, Hertz PC
Posts: 8,527
Race is irrelevant. HKT attracts tourists doing Thailand for cheap alcohol and sex. That's certainly reflected at the airport and in Patong.
EK crew stay at the Westin Siray Bay on the other side of the island which is where we stay in a private villa. You can have a relaxing and luxe vacation in HKT and avoid the bogans of any nationality, but at the airport you cannot.
EK crew stay at the Westin Siray Bay on the other side of the island which is where we stay in a private villa. You can have a relaxing and luxe vacation in HKT and avoid the bogans of any nationality, but at the airport you cannot.
Last edited by m0hamed; Oct 25, 2016 at 6:08 pm
Oct 25, 2016, 9:03 pm
#26
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,831
Race is irrelevant. HKT attracts tourists doing Thailand for cheap alcohol and sex. That's certainly reflected at the airport and in Patong.
EK crew stay at the Westin Siray Bay on the other side of the island which is where we stay in a private villa. You can have a relaxing and luxe vacation in HKT and avoid the bogans of any nationality, but at the airport you cannot.
EK crew stay at the Westin Siray Bay on the other side of the island which is where we stay in a private villa. You can have a relaxing and luxe vacation in HKT and avoid the bogans of any nationality, but at the airport you cannot.
Oct 26, 2016, 3:38 am
#27
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 5,269
Race is irrelevant. HKT attracts tourists doing Thailand for cheap alcohol and sex. That's certainly reflected at the airport and in Patong.
EK crew stay at the Westin Siray Bay on the other side of the island which is where we stay in a private villa. You can have a relaxing and luxe vacation in HKT and avoid the bogans of any nationality, but at the airport you cannot.
EK crew stay at the Westin Siray Bay on the other side of the island which is where we stay in a private villa. You can have a relaxing and luxe vacation in HKT and avoid the bogans of any nationality, but at the airport you cannot.
Oct 26, 2016, 4:28 am
#28
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
No. Race is not irrelevant in regards to a degree airport chaos. This is demonstrated by the immaturity of certain nationalities in international travel. Fact. Not racist. Lets not get all politically (in) correct. Many countries attract tourists for sex/alcohol/parties but still have beautiful, quiet luxurious sides to them too. Ever been to the medeterranean!
It's a fact that in some geographies many people are travelling for the first time, are unfamiliar with air travel, foreign cultures and have a different sense of etiquette. The important thing there is to know that they do have a sense of etiquette, it is just not always compatible with what others perceive to be the right way to behave.
Oct 26, 2016, 6:43 am
#29
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 5,269
While I agree there is a higher propensity amongst certain nationalities, or rather cultures, to what western countries would deem "unruly" behaviour, I don't think the word immature is right.
It's a fact that in some geographies many people are travelling for the first time, are unfamiliar with air travel, foreign cultures and have a different sense of etiquette. The important thing there is to know that they do have a sense of etiquette, it is just not always compatible with what others perceive to be the right way to behave.
It's a fact that in some geographies many people are travelling for the first time, are unfamiliar with air travel, foreign cultures and have a different sense of etiquette. The important thing there is to know that they do have a sense of etiquette, it is just not always compatible with what others perceive to be the right way to behave.
Nov 1, 2016, 3:31 pm
#30
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SE Asia
Programs: Thai ROP GOLD, SIA Silver Kris, QANTAS FF, Velocity Rewards, Emirates Skywards
Posts: 340
Nonsense. I live in Phuket and to say that HKT attracts tourists doing Thailand for cheap alcohol and sex is a thoughtless generalisation.