Originally Posted by
APeverell
Thank you very much,
QRC3288, for the detailed explanation! I should've been clearer!
Booked an NZ trip for my brother's family of 4. CX421 (TPE 1210 HKG 1420) connecting to CX199 (HKG 1520 AKL 0735), there are only 60 min in between. I transfer thru HKG all the time, and like
QRC3288 said, even less than 60min is more than sufficient, and I am on rev J ticket. For this NZ trip, however, the TPE-HKG leg is on BA miles, and HKG-AKL leg is on AS miles. And it seems CX only has two daily flights out from HKG for this route. For a family of 4 with kids and not a frequent visitor thru HKG, I am afraid they might not be able to make it if there is any delay for CX421.
For the first question, I remember several times I've heard the captain saying we're still waiting for the connecting passengers, but then, it must be a big group
According to EF, the average delay of CX421 is 41 minutes, a very big risk. This is a flight coming from ICN into TPE.
There are three other CX hlights departing between 10 and 11:15, I would strongly advise to book those.
I know that it is not easy to change an avios booking for four pax, but ...