Originally Posted by
moondog
I'm a late border myself:
-lounge is more comfortable than the airplane
-I'm going to be on the airplane for at least 2 hours anyway
-I dislike standing around in the jetway
A critical aspect of my strategy is choosing a place to wait (in cases where lounges aren't practical, there are usually restaurants/bars) that is fairly close to my gate.
I've been reviewing this connection thread for this misconnect case
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cath...s-thereon.html (seems like the consensus is 4 hours in HKG from PEK
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cath...l#post31158853 )
Have been discussing your late boarder comments with other FTers. Agree except:
1. Narrow body
2. PDB is better than the lounge
3. (new) KWIA
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...l#post31927356