International bag drop times
Feb 11, 2024, 7:10 pm
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International bag drop times
Planning a south east Asia trip for the end of the year. Will book return flights to SIN with NZ.
Only issue is that my return flight to SIN with Bangkok airways arrives in SIN two hours before my departure time to AKL. It seems tight but I want to avoid spending 24 hours in SIN. Have tried to readjust travel another way but all other options include an additional flight which I don’t want.
NZ don’t have baggage transfer agreement with Bangkok and NZ call centre staff not too helpful on confirming bag drop cutoff from SIN. I’ll be flying PE (hope to RU to J). If I check in on line will bag drop likely be accepted 60 mins prior to departure or am I cutting it too fine?
Only issue is that my return flight to SIN with Bangkok airways arrives in SIN two hours before my departure time to AKL. It seems tight but I want to avoid spending 24 hours in SIN. Have tried to readjust travel another way but all other options include an additional flight which I don’t want.
NZ don’t have baggage transfer agreement with Bangkok and NZ call centre staff not too helpful on confirming bag drop cutoff from SIN. I’ll be flying PE (hope to RU to J). If I check in on line will bag drop likely be accepted 60 mins prior to departure or am I cutting it too fine?
Feb 11, 2024, 7:23 pm
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Planning a south east Asia trip for the end of the year. Will book return flights to SIN with NZ.
Only issue is that my return flight to SIN with Bangkok airways arrives in SIN two hours before my departure time to AKL. It seems tight but I want to avoid spending 24 hours in SIN. Have tried to readjust travel another way but all other options include an additional flight which I don’t want.
NZ don’t have baggage transfer agreement with Bangkok and NZ call centre staff not too helpful on confirming bag drop cutoff from SIN. I’ll be flying PE (hope to RU to J). If I check in on line will bag drop likely be accepted 60 mins prior to departure or am I cutting it too fine?
Only issue is that my return flight to SIN with Bangkok airways arrives in SIN two hours before my departure time to AKL. It seems tight but I want to avoid spending 24 hours in SIN. Have tried to readjust travel another way but all other options include an additional flight which I don’t want.
NZ don’t have baggage transfer agreement with Bangkok and NZ call centre staff not too helpful on confirming bag drop cutoff from SIN. I’ll be flying PE (hope to RU to J). If I check in on line will bag drop likely be accepted 60 mins prior to departure or am I cutting it too fine?
ExpertFlyer confirms no interline between PG and NZ - which kinda surprised me. So you'd need to enter Singapore and collect your bags, then check-in again. Even at the relatively efficient Changi, I couldn't be bothered with this run-around... It could be doable if everything runs to schedule, but if not...?
Have you considered an open-jaw flying AKL-SIN and return BKK-SIN-AKL ? That would mean you'd be protected if the BKK-SIN has any issues and removes the risk of holding separate tickets. Alternatively, take one of the multitude of earlier flights on SQ/TG and others...
We booked something similar and return just last month (WLG-AKL-SIN-SGN // BKK-SIN-AKL-WLG) using the multi-city tool.
Last edited by Thai-Kiwi; Feb 11, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Feb 11, 2024, 7:27 pm
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I think the timing is too fine in my opinion with checked luggage. ExpertFlyer confirms no interline between PG and NZ - which kinda surprised me.
Have you considered an open-jaw flying AKL-SIN and return BKK-SIN-AKL ? That would mean you'd be protected if the BKK-SIN has any issues and removes the risk of holding separate tickets.
We booked something similar and return just last month (WLG-AKL-SIN-SGN // BKK-SIN-AKL-WLG) using the multi-city tool.
Have you considered an open-jaw flying AKL-SIN and return BKK-SIN-AKL ? That would mean you'd be protected if the BKK-SIN has any issues and removes the risk of holding separate tickets.
We booked something similar and return just last month (WLG-AKL-SIN-SGN // BKK-SIN-AKL-WLG) using the multi-city tool.
Feb 11, 2024, 7:41 pm
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Some pretty good options USM-BKK-SIN, although I'd just buy USM-BKK on PG, with a decent gap at Bangkok to then take my return BKK-SIN-AKL on TG/SQ-NZ.
