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The "Help! I have a connection in Japan!" Master Thread
Sep 25, 2016, 4:38 pm
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Sep 25, 2016, 5:49 pm
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Ill happily pay the $10, let alone $5 to be able to shower and change effortlessly... Thanks
Sep 25, 2016, 7:51 pm
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Delete.
Last edited by evergrn; Sep 26, 2016 at 12:52 am Reason: Should ask on ua forum
Sep 26, 2016, 12:10 am
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Sep 26, 2016, 12:59 am
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Sep 29, 2016, 2:28 am
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You always have to collect your luggage when arriving in Japan, custom clearance is at your point of entry to Japan.
If you are running low on time, you can ask the people managing the queue nicely, but apart from crew and diplomatic lines, there are no fast track for immigration. As you are on separate PNR, NH will not be at the gate to meet you in case of a delay. But you can be lucky that someone else are.
1H 55M is tight but not impossible. I have never done the change of terminals.at Haneda, so I leave it to others to comment on that.
If you are running low on time, you can ask the people managing the queue nicely, but apart from crew and diplomatic lines, there are no fast track for immigration. As you are on separate PNR, NH will not be at the gate to meet you in case of a delay. But you can be lucky that someone else are.
1H 55M is tight but not impossible. I have never done the change of terminals.at Haneda, so I leave it to others to comment on that.
I've called ANA and asked them to put in a note on the reservation that I am flying in on SQ632 ETA 1605h. I am not sure if it will help at all, but never hurt to try.
Also, would it be possible to interline and check-in for the domestic segment in SIN. The ANA staff I've spoke to said it's not possible for me to check-in and obtain the boarding pass in SIN (and drop off the luggage at the check-in counter in HND), but I would like to hear from others if it is indeed the case. Not necessarily in SIN, but in any of your ports of origin, transferring to ANA domestic on a separate PNR.
Sep 29, 2016, 2:42 am
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Thank you.
I've called ANA and asked them to put in a note on the reservation that I am flying in on SQ632 ETA 1605h. I am not sure if it will help at all, but never hurt to try.
Also, would it be possible to interline and check-in for the domestic segment in SIN. The ANA staff I've spoke to said it's not possible for me to check-in and obtain the boarding pass in SIN (and drop off the luggage at the check-in counter in HND), but I would like to hear from others if it is indeed the case. Not necessarily in SIN, but in any of your ports of origin, transferring to ANA domestic on a separate PNR.
I've called ANA and asked them to put in a note on the reservation that I am flying in on SQ632 ETA 1605h. I am not sure if it will help at all, but never hurt to try.
Also, would it be possible to interline and check-in for the domestic segment in SIN. The ANA staff I've spoke to said it's not possible for me to check-in and obtain the boarding pass in SIN (and drop off the luggage at the check-in counter in HND), but I would like to hear from others if it is indeed the case. Not necessarily in SIN, but in any of your ports of origin, transferring to ANA domestic on a separate PNR.
The pure domestic bookings in Japan runs on a separate system, and the PNR is a four digit number. I doubt that SQ can check your luggage through to that.
Oct 5, 2016, 11:14 am
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Int'l - Dom - Int'l
Due to short fused award travel, I have some confusing routing:
HNL - NRT (UA 903) Arr 2:55 PM (Int'l flight)
NRT - NGO (NH 337) Dep 6:10 PM (Domestic)
NGO - BKK (TG 647) Dep 12:30 AM (Int'l)
I will not be spending any time in Japan (other than transit time). It appears that I will have to go through Immigration / Customs at Narita (which isn't a problem) and then check in at the Domestic counter. What my concern is luggage. Will it be checked all the way through to BKK?
HNL - NRT (UA 903) Arr 2:55 PM (Int'l flight)
NRT - NGO (NH 337) Dep 6:10 PM (Domestic)
NGO - BKK (TG 647) Dep 12:30 AM (Int'l)
I will not be spending any time in Japan (other than transit time). It appears that I will have to go through Immigration / Customs at Narita (which isn't a problem) and then check in at the Domestic counter. What my concern is luggage. Will it be checked all the way through to BKK?
Oct 5, 2016, 12:43 pm
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Interesting question.
I certainly have not flew route like that. My guess is that you have to collect your luggage at NRT as you go though customs at NRT, and re-check your luggage at domestic check-in at NRT where your luggage will be checked all the way to BKK.
My assumption is that NH 337 is domestic flight so the flight cannot carry international cargo or checked luggage which did not clear customs.
This will be my guess.
I certainly have not flew route like that. My guess is that you have to collect your luggage at NRT as you go though customs at NRT, and re-check your luggage at domestic check-in at NRT where your luggage will be checked all the way to BKK.
My assumption is that NH 337 is domestic flight so the flight cannot carry international cargo or checked luggage which did not clear customs.
This will be my guess.
Oct 5, 2016, 5:04 pm
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Yes. That flight is available as a domestic flight from ANA website.
The NGO airport website describes Domestic to International transfer process on the following page. Passengers arriving on domestic flights must go landside (to domestic arrivals hall) and then go to the international departures floor and go airside again. It gives the OP an excuse to visit the airport onsen, I guess:
http://www.centrair.jp/en/passenger_...rnational.html
The NGO website mentions picking up luggage and re-checking it (see link above), which probably applies if you fly on some low cost airline that doesn't interline luggage, but I imagine that ANA would allow the OP to check luggage at NRT all the way through to BKK.
The NGO airport website describes Domestic to International transfer process on the following page. Passengers arriving on domestic flights must go landside (to domestic arrivals hall) and then go to the international departures floor and go airside again. It gives the OP an excuse to visit the airport onsen, I guess:
http://www.centrair.jp/en/passenger_...rnational.html
The NGO website mentions picking up luggage and re-checking it (see link above), which probably applies if you fly on some low cost airline that doesn't interline luggage, but I imagine that ANA would allow the OP to check luggage at NRT all the way through to BKK.
Oct 5, 2016, 8:48 pm
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At domestic connection NRT it will be like any other domestic to international transfer flight, when you check in your bags it will be checked strait to BKK (no need to recover them at NGO). However you will need to go through exit immigration at NGO.
(for the HNL-NRT portion, you'll need to collect bags at NRT for Customs inspection as noted).
(for the HNL-NRT portion, you'll need to collect bags at NRT for Customs inspection as noted).
Oct 5, 2016, 11:45 pm
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As others have noted, at NRT I can't imagine that you'll be exempt from customs check on your bags, since you and your bags are entering Jpn and then boarding a domestic flight. But intl to domestic-NH transfer at NRT on a single ticket is easy-peasy, as long as the passport control queue is not too bad.
Oct 6, 2016, 2:30 am
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Due to short fused award travel, I have some confusing routing:
HNL - NRT (UA 903) Arr 2:55 PM (Int'l flight)
NRT - NGO (NH 337) Dep 6:10 PM (Domestic)
NGO - BKK (TG 647) Dep 12:30 AM (Int'l)
I will not be spending any time in Japan (other than transit time). It appears that I will have to go through Immigration / Customs at Narita (which isn't a problem) and then check in at the Domestic counter. What my concern is luggage. Will it be checked all the way through to BKK?
HNL - NRT (UA 903) Arr 2:55 PM (Int'l flight)
NRT - NGO (NH 337) Dep 6:10 PM (Domestic)
NGO - BKK (TG 647) Dep 12:30 AM (Int'l)
I will not be spending any time in Japan (other than transit time). It appears that I will have to go through Immigration / Customs at Narita (which isn't a problem) and then check in at the Domestic counter. What my concern is luggage. Will it be checked all the way through to BKK?
Once you check your bags at the domestic counter in Narita, it will be transferred automatically to your internations flight at Nagoya.
Oct 6, 2016, 3:07 pm
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Oct 6, 2016, 4:36 pm
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Yes. That flight is available as a domestic flight from ANA website.
The NGO airport website describes Domestic to International transfer process on the following page. Passengers arriving on domestic flights must go landside (to domestic arrivals hall) and then go to the international departures floor and go airside again. It gives the OP an excuse to visit the airport onsen, I guess:
http://www.centrair.jp/en/passenger_...rnational.html
The NGO website mentions picking up luggage and re-checking it (see link above), which probably applies if you fly on some low cost airline that doesn't interline luggage, but I imagine that ANA would allow the OP to check luggage at NRT all the way through to BKK.
The NGO airport website describes Domestic to International transfer process on the following page. Passengers arriving on domestic flights must go landside (to domestic arrivals hall) and then go to the international departures floor and go airside again. It gives the OP an excuse to visit the airport onsen, I guess:
http://www.centrair.jp/en/passenger_...rnational.html
The NGO website mentions picking up luggage and re-checking it (see link above), which probably applies if you fly on some low cost airline that doesn't interline luggage, but I imagine that ANA would allow the OP to check luggage at NRT all the way through to BKK.