Changi - Good air-side meet up place?
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Changi - Good air-side meet up place?
Family members are traveling on different flights from NRT to SIN, namely, UA803 and SQ11, that will land in T1 and T3, respectively, 3-hour apart. We will all get on the same flight much later in the day to depart from Changi.
What is a good place air-side to meet up before heading together to one of the Star Alliance Lounges to get fresh up and then heading out to the Heritage Tour Sign-up Desk for the 9AM tour??? Is there some good landmark places for first time Changi visitor to look for to meet?
Is it better to wait at the arrival level or departure level? Is there a security/immigration check point between the arrival and departure area?
Thanks in advance!
What is a good place air-side to meet up before heading together to one of the Star Alliance Lounges to get fresh up and then heading out to the Heritage Tour Sign-up Desk for the 9AM tour??? Is there some good landmark places for first time Changi visitor to look for to meet?
Is it better to wait at the arrival level or departure level? Is there a security/immigration check point between the arrival and departure area?
Thanks in advance!
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Family members are traveling on different flights from NRT to SIN, namely, UA803 and SQ11, that will land in T1 and T3, respectively, 3-hour apart. We will all get on the same flight much later in the day to depart from Changi.
What is a good place air-side to meet up before heading together to one of the Star Alliance Lounges to get fresh up and then heading out to the Heritage Tour Sign-up Desk for the 9AM tour??? Is there some good landmark places for first time Changi visitor to look for to meet?
Is it better to wait at the arrival level or departure level? Is there a security/immigration check point between the arrival and departure area?
Thanks in advance!
What is a good place air-side to meet up before heading together to one of the Star Alliance Lounges to get fresh up and then heading out to the Heritage Tour Sign-up Desk for the 9AM tour??? Is there some good landmark places for first time Changi visitor to look for to meet?
Is it better to wait at the arrival level or departure level? Is there a security/immigration check point between the arrival and departure area?
Thanks in advance!
There are no arrival and departure levels at Changi. It's all the same.
And no security/immigration check.
People arriving on UA803 can go for a walk or do some shopping and then go to gate where SQ11 is arriving from NRT.
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Anyway, it is good to get reconfirmation that departure and arrival are all connected. Thanks!
Is it true that arrival is at level one and we will need to go to level 2 for the Heritage Tour Signup Desk?
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I checked the arrival gate for UA803 for JAN 19 and 20 and they both landed in T1 according to the UA mobile app!
UA operates out of T3 at Changi.
Is it true that arrival is at level one and we will need to go to level 2 for the Heritage Tour Signup Desk?
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Just to be sure about the sign-up desk location - is the departure level the same as arrival level in T3?
Also, is there a Star Alliance Gold Lounge in T3? If so, who operates it? Again, thanks!
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Here's a map of Changi Airport http://www.changiairport.com/imapswf/imap.html
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These lounges are not the same as the SATS lounge; don't confuse them especially since all these lounges are basically in the same general location in T3.
PS You didn't ask this but as a thought (assuming you don't know): at NRT, SQ passengers go to the ANA lounge while there's a United Club for folks flying on United. OP - you indicate you're a 1K; you can go to either lounge. In any case it might be an idea to do some preliminary freshening up at either of these lounges before arriving in SIN.
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dsgtc0408, thanks for a very detailed write-up. Yes, at NRT, I used to take my shower at the United Club before heading over to the ANA club for my regular udon but nowadays I just go straight to the ANA Club and never look back (to the UC).
Any idea what time I should leave the SQ Club in T3 to go sign up for the 9AM Heritage Tour? Any idea if I could bring along my carry-on roller bag with me on the Heritage Tour bus or must I store it at the airport?
Again, thanks everyone for the great feedback and info!
Any idea what time I should leave the SQ Club in T3 to go sign up for the 9AM Heritage Tour? Any idea if I could bring along my carry-on roller bag with me on the Heritage Tour bus or must I store it at the airport?
Again, thanks everyone for the great feedback and info!
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I'm United *G, and also a United Club member. I'm traveling business class United IAD->PEK, then business class Air China PEK->SIN with wife and child. We arrive at SIN early in the morning so we probably won't be able to check into our hotel right away. It sounds from above that we can't use the SIN lounge with showers on arrival? Are there other good options to change/shower/etc. in SIN, or even in PEK?
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I'm United *G, and also a United Club member. I'm traveling business class United IAD->PEK, then business class Air China PEK->SIN with wife and child. We arrive at SIN early in the morning so we probably won't be able to check into our hotel right away. It sounds from above that we can't use the SIN lounge with showers on arrival? Are there other good options to change/shower/etc. in SIN, or even in PEK?
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I'm United *G, and also a United Club member. I'm traveling business class United IAD->PEK, then business class Air China PEK->SIN with wife and child. We arrive at SIN early in the morning so we probably won't be able to check into our hotel right away. It sounds from above that we can't use the SIN lounge with showers on arrival? Are there other good options to change/shower/etc. in SIN, or even in PEK?
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I'm United *G, and also a United Club member. I'm traveling business class United IAD->PEK, then business class Air China PEK->SIN with wife and child. We arrive at SIN early in the morning so we probably won't be able to check into our hotel right away. It sounds from above that we can't use the SIN lounge with showers on arrival? Are there other good options to change/shower/etc. in SIN, or even in PEK?
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I'm United *G, and also a United Club member. I'm traveling business class United IAD->PEK, then business class Air China PEK->SIN with wife and child. We arrive at SIN early in the morning so we probably won't be able to check into our hotel right away. It sounds from above that we can't use the SIN lounge with showers on arrival? Are there other good options to change/shower/etc. in SIN, or even in PEK?
BTW note that at PEK there's only one CA lounge you can access, the Business Class Lounge; this is because you'll be in the international transit/airside area. The other lounges are either in parts of the airport where you'd have to clear China passport control or won't be able to enter (ie First Class/VIP lounge). On the other hand FWIW the Business Class Lounge is fine, it beats any domestic US United Club. The food choices are good (they also do fresh cooked noodles) and you'll likely appreciate the sleeping pods.
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In SIN, I would suggest just heading to your hotel and see if they are able to let you check in early. If not, ask if they might be able to grant you courtesy access to their gym to freshen up and take a shower.
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Any idea what time I should leave the SQ Club in T3 to go sign up for the 9AM Heritage Tour? Any idea if I could bring along my carry-on roller bag with me on the Heritage Tour bus or must I store it at the airport?
Again, thanks everyone for the great feedback and info!
Any idea what time I should leave the SQ Club in T3 to go sign up for the 9AM Heritage Tour? Any idea if I could bring along my carry-on roller bag with me on the Heritage Tour bus or must I store it at the airport?
Again, thanks everyone for the great feedback and info!
The SQ website above suggests that for whoever's traveling on SQ, it's possible to sign up for the tour in advance. That doesn't help the family flying on UA though.
The real question is what time the staff for the tour get to the T3 Transit Lounge B. Considering the last tour leaves at 6:30PM, the staff might leave around that time. My suggestion is that you might consider going to the Transit Lounge as soon as you touch down to ask your questions. There's no way to know what gate your inbound flight will go to but if it goes to Terminal 3 and parks at one of the B gates, you'll pass Transit Lounge B after gate B1 as you make your way to the Silver Kris lounge; if it lands at an A gate, then walk towards the B gates. If the tour staff is not around, go to any of the Information counters to ask what time the tour staff will be at Transit Lounge B.
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