eponymous_coward

Stopping in at the TG F lounge and spa, just because I figure I might as well burn the pile of UA miles... so do I check in and fly at the CNX international terminal, or go domestic?

SFO777

Huh? Not sure what the question is. CNX-BKK is a domestic flight.

eponymous_coward

But BKK-HKG is not. I had heard that you can possibly clear C&I in CNX and stay airside at BKK with a sticker on you (?) or something.

But it wouldn't shock me if I was totally confused and wrong about that. Thus the question.

I guess I'm asking this: will I get CIQ status?

SFO777

You may want ask in or have mods move this to the TG forum.

luvlanna

You can clear customs and immigration in Chiang Mai where you will be given a CIQ sticker to wear in BKK. Thai Airways will tag your bag through to your final destination. Check in on the International (left) side of CNX, escalator upstairs to immigration, then on to the Royal Orchid Lounge to await your departure.

joy16

Just to add that you should not remove the CIQ sticker until you step into the BKK-HKG plane.

eponymous_coward

Well, it is possible to connect from an internal Thailand flight at BKK/DMK without flying on TG...

Thanks! I thought it might be that way. I'll be sure to be dropped off at the international terminal, and to keep my sticker on.

dsquared37

You are correct and that is typically how we depart CNX. TG even has a lounge on the Int side that contains booze.

Immi in CNX typically consists of 2 agents and about 2 pax.

At checkin you'll get your dom AND int boarding passes with the CNX-BKK leg stamped international. At immigration your departure slip will be stapled to the BP and will be collected by the GA upon boarding. Once boarding begins you'll rejoin the masses and will need your CIQ sticker to head into the international pax territory.

Basically there are 3 possible paths of arrivals into BKK:

1) You'll get a bus gate on the apron and at the top of the escalator (near gate D3) you'll be pointed away from the dom carousel and into the floor 2 no-man's land (AKA int arrivals) and then you can head to the transfer security station to the east (the A/B/C/D confluence).

2) You'll get an international gate and be allowed upon departure into the floor 2 int arrivals area where you'll follow the above info.

3) You'll arrive at a domestic gate and will go through CIQ/transit security near B1 to access international departures.

Having said all this if you're connecting to TG F you should be met and escorted the whole way once you enter the terminal.

Pshaw. Once you enter the international area of BKK there is no longer any need to wear the thing.

I have dozens of examples to demonstrate this.

Wondering why you think otherwise....

ft101

There was a recent thread (maybe a trip report, not sure) where a guy got into all sorts of problems through removing/discarding it.

It may have been irrops and wanting to get back out from departures to a TG provided hotel, but it turned into a comedy of errors which did not sound amusing from the poster's side.

txflyer77

I'm a little unclear on how CIQ works.

I'm ticketed KBV-BKK-HKG on TG KBV-BKK and ET BKK-HKG.

1) Will I clear immigration, customs or both in KBV?

2) If so, will I be restricted to a holding pen in BKK or will I have access to the full departures area?

3) Are all airlines eligible or is it just a few? If it's only certain airlines I assume ET isn't participating.

The photo on the BKK website makes it look like some sort of restricted area: http://www.suvarnabhumiairport.com/e...ernational-ciq

dsquared37

You can clear immi at either KBV or BKK. if you check in and check bags through then you'll likely be required to go through immi in KBV. If you just want to take the flight and deal with everything in BKK then that's possible also. There is no exit customs.

KBV is the only domestic airport I haven't gone through immigration in so I can't say what it's like inside, but there's a possibility it's a holding pen there (like CEI which was awful). In BKK you will gain access to the international level in a means which depends upon your gate.

1) If you get a regular domestic gate: Go to the transit security area in concourse B, just shy of the A confluence, and thereafter you'll gain access to the 3rd (int departure floor).

2) If you get an apron bus gate: Upon departing the bus and atop the escalator there will be a means to exit from the domestic area into the 2nd floor (int arrivals) level where you can then proceed to transit security at either the confluence of A/B/C/D or D/E/F/G. Which security you go through depends upon where your continuing airline's transit desk is.

So long as the two airlines have interline capadilities you should be fine. I'm assuming TG-ET which shouldn't be a problem. No idea if the first airline will print out an ongoing BP and chances are the ET transfer desk will not open until 2 or 3 hours before flight time.


Hmmm, a Texan in Boulder CO? Spoken as a CU alum.

txflyer77

Thanks!

I get that a lot.

dsquared37

Some things never change.

One more possibility of gate arrival.

3) If you happen to park at an international gate, and you'll know this because after the jetbridge you'll be shunted down stairs to a bus rather then being allowed to enter the terminal, you can ask to access the international arrivals level instead of heading to the bus. If allowed you can then immediately seek out the transit security checkpoints (as described above).

I've only done this once so it's impossible to say with any confidence it's the norm. Certainly something to keep in mind though.