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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 2:05 am
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dsgtc0408
 
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Originally Posted by akqjt
I have these separately booked flights on this coming Sunday:

USM-BKK PG170 dep 6:20p arr 7:25p
BKK-KUL AK751 dep 8:20p arr 11:25p

I do have checked luggage that I will have to re-check. On my side is that Air Asia has online check-in so I can hopefully already have my boarding pass.

Can I make this? Will it be close, or am I easily safe?
This is going to be tight. You're having to go from a domestic Thailand flight connecting to an international flight. Keep in mind that BKK airport (sorry can't spell the proper name) is huge - it took me nearly 30 minutes to walk from one finger to another, and this was on the airside, although to be fair I was going diagonally across. The good news is that I assume that Bangkok Airways should land pretty much on time. Whether or not you can make it to the Air Asia check in with your checked baggage is a different story (don't forget, you'll have to clear passport control after that).
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