knav2013

Thanks for all your replies guys. I ended up doing this trip without ever going near a plane! It was much more relaxing and enjoyable. No taking shoes off, taking belt off, emptying pockets, aggressive security guards asking to finish contents of water bottle (which clearly has less than 100ml). No clock watching, no listening for announcements on edge wondering if the boarding gate will be changed AGAIN!. No attitude from airline ground staff.

No attitude from flight attendants (Vietnamese airlines flight attendant once offered me a drink by pointing at it - no words were spoken - that's meant to be a legacy airline!)

above all -
No wondering: will I make the connecting flight?. I travelled according to my own timetable.