Transit in Bangkok

Since I didn't have an onward boarding pass I headed by buggy to transfer desks by G gates. The airline wanted to check me in only for the next flight and not the onward flight (also on them). As this next connection was also not overly long I asked again to get checked in for onward flights and eventually was given a second boarding pass. Since clearly there is no system limitation on this I am puzzled why they would want to inconvenience a passenger and not respond favourably to the request right away.

I was escorted to security, which I quickly cleared, and on to the secondary Thai first class lounge (by E gates). This is pathetic compared with the main first class lounge (by D gates) - much smaller, minimal selection of food & drink, only 1 bathroom and 1 shower, 2 computers, self service versus waited on hand and foot in the main lounge. If I'd had more time I would have gone back to the D gates lounge, but as it was I only had 20 minutes until boarding.

So, I rather comfortably made the illegal connection as I expected would be the case. This is where familiarity with airports and processes (for instance I knew I'd get a buggy on arrival) really helps in dealing with situations where "computer says no".