Originally Posted by
philly20152016
I'm flying HAN-CAN-YVR with only 2h40m for transit in CAN. I believe that I will need to get a boarding pass at CAN, but I'm not sure whether I will have to pick up my baggage at CAN or not.
My recent experience with a similar trip via Shanghai (HAN-PVG-YVR) was not fun at all. At PVG, I had to get a temporary visa, get my baggage, change terminals by bus, and check in again. The whole process took >3 hours.
Do you think that 2h40m for a transit in CAN is going to be enough for my case? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Assuming this is all on one ticket and I assume all on China Southern, you shouldn't have to deal with luggage. CAN is like PEK (but not PVG) and generally autoroutes baggage for intl-to-intl transfer passengers so you don't have to go through full Immigration, Bag Claim/Customs, etc. You should just be able to go through "International Transfer/Transit" Immigration desk. I'd be surprised if you didn't get your onward Boarding Pass in Hanoi, but if not, there should be an airline transfer desk somewhere between deplaning and the the Immigration transit/transfer check desk, where you can get it.
As always, try to doublecheck with the airline beforehand but at least at check-in, so you can see if your bags are tagged to YVR (or not) and you know where you stand with your boarding pass. Worst case, 2:40 is enough time to accomplish a full manual transit, bag reclaim and recheck, particularly if the plane is on time into CAN. If you feel time is short and you need to get things speeded up, don't stand around in endless queues--speak up, get attention, move to the front, enlist a CZ staffer to help you get dealt with on a priority basis.