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Old Jul 27, 2023 | 9:36 pm
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Originally Posted by Cambo
Actually, your figures are off.

The .50 is only for CX-CX AFTER 30OCT23 I-I and ONLY for flights without specific requirements (such as extra checks, etc). Flights with extra checks can take up to 2.40 hours MCT.

For the currency season, the MCT is mostly suppressed at EF, and as such the default 1.30 MCT is applicable, with even connecting to some flights requiring up to 2.40 MCT.

For practical purposes, when one is flying CX-CX onward to destinations without requirements for extra checks, a 60-minute MCT is feasible, with CX supporting this, by a free booking to a later flight policy in case the incoming CX is late.
Why is .50 applicable only after 30Oct23 (CX509-CX751 (not CX752 if leaving HKG at 14:30))?

Edit 12:17: I just called an agent on this - no need to wait to 30 Oct - 50 mins is legal for CX509-CX751 as of today (29 Jul)

Edit 13:25: can ticket CX509-CX751 for 2 Aug with a 70 minute connection:

Code:
SSTANDARD.D/D...D/I...I/D...I/I.
ONLINE .30 1.00 1.30 1.30
OFFLINE .30 1.00 1.30 1.30
** OR * ARE ALL
CX-CX II SUP CDS UO - CA
CX-CX II SUP CDS UO - NZ
CX-CX II SUP CDS CA - UO
CX-CX II SUP CDS NZ - UO
CX-CX II SUP ALL - FLT 1300 - 1320 CDS ** - 3A
CX-CX II 2.20 FLT 807 - 807 - FLT 9800 - 9899 CDS N/A - 3A
30OCT23 - 31MAR24
CX-CX II 1.20 ALL - FLT 9800 - 9899 CDS N/A - 3A 05JAN23 - INF
CX-CX II SUP ALL - FLT 1300 - 1320 CDS N/A - 3A
CX-CX II 1.30 CDS ** - CA 07OCT22 - INF
CX-CX II 1.30 CDS ** - NZ 07OCT22 - INF
CX-CX II SUP FLT 9800 - 9899 - ALL CDS N/A - UO
CX-CX II 1.00 CDS N/A - UO
CX-CX II SUP FLT 1300 - 1320 - ALL CDS 3A - **
CX-CX II 1.30 FLT 9800 - 9899 - ALL CDS 3A - N/A PFT - ALL
08JUN23 - INF
CX-CX II 1.50 FLT 9800 - 9899 - ALL CDS 3A - N/A
ALL - COUNTRY US 23DEC22 - INF
CX-CX II 2.00 FLT 1300 - 1320 - ALL CDS 3A - N/A
CX-CX II 1.10 FLT 9800 - 9899 - ALL CDS 3A - N/A
CX-CX II 1.30 CDS CA - ** 07OCT22 - INF
CX-CX II 1.30 CDS NZ - ** 07OCT22 - INF
CX-CX II SUP ALL - FLT 9800 - 9899 CDS UO - N/A
CX-CX II 1.00 CDS UO - N/A
CX-CX II GLSUP CDS ** - ** 27OCT19 - INF
CX-CX II SUP FLT 1300 - 1320 - ALL CDS N/A - ** 29NOV22 - INF
CX-CX II SUP ALL - FLT 1300 - 1320 CDS ** - N/A 29NOV22 - INF
CX-CX II 1.30 FLT 9800 - 9899 - ALL PFT - ALL 08JUN23 - INF
CX-CX II 1.50 FLT 9800 - 9899 - ALL ALL - COUNTRY US
23DEC22 - INF
CX-CX II 2.40 FLT 6400 - 6499 - ALL ALL - COUNTRY US
CX-CX II 2.20 FLT 807 - 807 - FLT 9800 - 9899
30OCT23 - 31MAR24
CX-CX II SUP ALL - FLT 1300 - 1320 29NOV22 - INF
CX-CX II 1.20 ALL - FLT 6400 - 6499
CX-CX II 1.20 ALL - FLT 9800 - 9899
CX-CX II 1.50 FLT 807 - 807 - ALL 01APR24 - 27OCT24
CX-CX II 1.50 FLT 1300 - 1320 - ALL 27OCT19 - INF
CX-CX II 1.25 FLT 6400 - 6499 - ALL
CX-CX II 1.10 FLT 9800 - 9899 - ALL
CX-CX II .50
**-CX II SUP CDS N/A - UO
**-CX II 1.00
CX-** II SUP CDS ** - N/A 07OCT22 - INF
CX-** II 2.30 FLT 807 - 807 - ALL 01APR24 - 27OCT24
CX-** II 1.30
**-** II GLSUP CDS AA - 2D



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