45 minute connection in Gold Coast Aiport doable? 2 separate tiks
Feb 3, 2016, 9:59 am
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45 minute connection in Gold Coast Aiport doable? 2 separate tiks
My (somewhat naive) friend booked two separate tickets, arriving in the a.m. on Air Asia and departing 45 minutes later on Air New Zealand for Auckland. He intends to do online check-in and print his boarding pass for the NZ flight and has hand baggage only.
Any ideas as to his chances of making it work? Or should he forget it and re-book (a more expensive) later departure?
Thanks for any suggestions!
Any ideas as to his chances of making it work? Or should he forget it and re-book (a more expensive) later departure?
Thanks for any suggestions!
Feb 3, 2016, 3:58 pm
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I doubt that airside international transit is available at that airport -- looking at the map seems to confirm it http://goldcoastairport.com.au/pdf/terminal-map.pdf
So no chance as will need to clear immigration and customs and then clear security and emigration to get back to departures -- which closes 30 min before so there is only 15 min to do all that. On Air Asia would be doing well to get to the terminal within 15 min
So no chance as will need to clear immigration and customs and then clear security and emigration to get back to departures -- which closes 30 min before so there is only 15 min to do all that. On Air Asia would be doing well to get to the terminal within 15 min
Feb 3, 2016, 9:57 pm
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A few years ago when OOL had almost no international flights I did an international connection there. I had 90 minutes scheduled and despite being first in the queue at arrivals immigration it was tight.
Unless the airport terminal configuration has changed you'll need to clear immigration twice.
The stars would need align (e.g. arrive early, first at immigration, no questions from immigration, no queues at immigration or security, etc.) to make the connection. I'd rebook.
Unless the airport terminal configuration has changed you'll need to clear immigration twice.
The stars would need align (e.g. arrive early, first at immigration, no questions from immigration, no queues at immigration or security, etc.) to make the connection. I'd rebook.
Feb 4, 2016, 11:06 am
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I doubt that airside international transit is available at that airport -- looking at the map seems to confirm it http://goldcoastairport.com.au/pdf/terminal-map.pdf
But you friend might be lucky, as from the 31 March that KUL-OOL service is extended onto AKL. So the Intentional transit will have to be running at that time.
Feb 4, 2016, 12:20 pm
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I forgot about the Air Asia flight about to start. However I thought their schedule allowed for a really long transit time at OOL (as in 2+ hours)?
Feb 4, 2016, 8:03 pm
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Thanks for the replies, everyone. Based upon your feedback and further investigation, he decided not to risk it and re-booked. He's traveling next week, so the procedure for the Air Asia flight might not yet be in place. That flight allocates 1 hour 15 minutes for transit, and passengers must go through security re-screening but not immigration.
He discovered that he might also have faced an issue whereby his self-printed boarding pass might not have registered as having cleared local OOL security. I know this happens at other airports, such as in Beijing, where security scans and approves your boarding pass.
Anyway, he's learned his lesson (hopefully)!
He discovered that he might also have faced an issue whereby his self-printed boarding pass might not have registered as having cleared local OOL security. I know this happens at other airports, such as in Beijing, where security scans and approves your boarding pass.
Anyway, he's learned his lesson (hopefully)!
Feb 4, 2016, 8:57 pm
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This doesn't happen in Australia, for departing Insertional Passengers you go into an holding pen just before your about to board after going though outbound customs.