HKG question - leaving a rollaboard bag in the lounge -
Dec 3, 2018, 9:06 pm
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HKG question - leaving a rollaboard bag in the lounge -
I have a quick trip to HK next week. Arriving early AM on AA, Departing early evening on AA. Meeting in the city for a few hours. Will the CX lounge or AA's lounge allow me to park my roll on there for the day without being in the lounge. I really just want to come back to the airport without bag issues, and Im not sure where I will be meeting, if a bag is easy to store. I'll have my boarding pass for the return - so I can go upstairs at the transit point. Outside of security, storage I know is available. Thanks for the thoughts.
Dec 3, 2018, 9:31 pm
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I have a quick trip to HK next week. Arriving early AM on AA, Departing early evening on AA. Meeting in the city for a few hours. Will the CX lounge or AA's lounge allow me to park my roll on there for the day without being in the lounge. I really just want to come back to the airport without bag issues, and Im not sure where I will be meeting, if a bag is easy to store. I'll have my boarding pass for the return - so I can go upstairs at the transit point. Outside of security, storage I know is available. Thanks for the thoughts.
Dec 3, 2018, 9:32 pm
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It should not be a problem since you're allowed to use the lounge the whole day of your departure. Just leave it in the luggage storage area.
However, to do this you'd need to have your evening boarding pass in order to go through transfer security and enter the lounge. And then, since the lounge is in the departures area, you'd have to go to backtrack to arrivals immigration, which is doable but you'd need someone to guide you to do that. And then in the evening of course you'd have to go through outbound security and immigration again.
The bigger question is, why not avoid all this hassle and take the bag with you, if it's just a small carry-on?
However, to do this you'd need to have your evening boarding pass in order to go through transfer security and enter the lounge. And then, since the lounge is in the departures area, you'd have to go to backtrack to arrivals immigration, which is doable but you'd need someone to guide you to do that. And then in the evening of course you'd have to go through outbound security and immigration again.
The bigger question is, why not avoid all this hassle and take the bag with you, if it's just a small carry-on?
Dec 3, 2018, 9:35 pm
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Last reports are that if a request is put in to return from the departure area to landslide in HKG, the wait can be an hour or more.
OP will need to factor this into their plans.
OP will need to factor this into their plans.
Last edited by windchaser777; Dec 3, 2018 at 9:49 pm
Dec 3, 2018, 11:02 pm
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Use the baggage storage facility at the airport. Nominal cost, easy and outside the secure area.
https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/p...aggage-storage
https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/p...aggage-storage
Dec 4, 2018, 12:12 am
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Use the baggage storage facility at the airport. Nominal cost, easy and outside the secure area.
https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/p...aggage-storage
https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/p...aggage-storage
Dec 4, 2018, 6:12 am
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+1 need to factor in at least an hour, and maybe more if the secondary immigration inspection is backlogged, since that's where you're most likely going to be processed. I'm not sure if having access to the e-channel would make the process easier/faster
Dec 4, 2018, 6:53 am
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Dec 4, 2018, 7:27 am
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Dec 4, 2018, 7:46 am
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Dec 4, 2018, 7:55 am
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If you're willing to check the bag for your second flight, you could use the airport express train for the RT to/from HKG and check in for your next flight as soon as you arrive at the Kowloon or Central station, checking the bag at that point.
Dec 4, 2018, 8:31 am
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Too funny.