Originally Posted by
Vivalasvegas
Going out we’re going to get a flight from KL to HK. Our BA flight lands at 17.30 and there is a Malaysia Airlines flight at 19.50. Is that doable? I believe they are one world so is it possible to do a transit without going through immigration again? If so how does it work with suitcases etc? Also can the flights be booked through BA? Not done a flight like this before where I’m taking another one straight after so a bit clueless.
If it’s pushing it we’ll just get a hotel at KL airport and get a flight the next morning as the cruise isn’t for a couple of days. I’ll also monitor seat spy on the very very slim chance 3 club seats become available to HK at the beginning of December and we’d just fly direct.
It this was one ticket (and I'm reading it is not) then this would be absolutely fine, you don't clear immigration, just a fairly informal security scan at the departure gate in KUL, bags go all the way through. But if you are on separate tickets then bags cannot be through checked, and thus have to be rechecked in KUL and thus you must go landside in KUL and thus you clear immigration then exit again. It's still possible if the flight was on time, but there's only about 20 minutes wriggle room on that, so for many people it's too risky. There is an airport hotel and many others close to the airport. Also like HEX it may be easier to choose one of the many hotels near KL Sentral and use the express train service.