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Old Nov 21, 2016, 7:32 pm
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ijgordon
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Originally Posted by formeraa
Yes, but I would never have booked a 1 hour connection. But it's already said and done.
If your choice is between a 1+ hour connection and a 5.5 hour connection, you book the shorter one and hope for the best.
But of course, then you don't go and purchase a separate ticket after that without understanding the not insignificant risks (compounded by the horrendous reliability of this flight -- ExpertFlyer showing average delay of 135 minutes)

It looks like same-say one-way fares from CGK to DPS on AirAsia are only US$40-50. So shouldn't be that big of a deal to rebook that. Definitely worth the risk given the substantial price differential vs. flying straight to DPS per the OP.
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