Connecting flights at KUL
Jul 8, 2014 | 7:27 am
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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Connecting flights at KUL
Hey FT,
Had a quick question about a tight connection I'm considering in Kuala Lumpur. We'd be flying from Siem Reap to Kuala Lumpur on AirAsia flight 543. It lands at KLIA Terminal 2 at 11:35am. Our next flight is Thai Airlines flight 416 from KUL to BKK at 1:20pm. I believe it takes off from KLIA Terminal 1. This would all be happening on a Saturday (October 4, 2014).
Do you think it's possible to make this connection? It looks like we'd need to clear immigration in Terminal 2, take a 3 minute train to Terminal 1, re-do security in Terminal 1, and potentially go through immigration again in Terminal 1. Are these tasks usually pretty fast at KUL? If it's helpful for speeding up the process, we are flying business class on Thai Air and I'm Star Alliance Gold.
Thanks very much for the help! Normally I'd never consider a connection this tight, but this is one of the only flights that will work for us!
Andrew
Had a quick question about a tight connection I'm considering in Kuala Lumpur. We'd be flying from Siem Reap to Kuala Lumpur on AirAsia flight 543. It lands at KLIA Terminal 2 at 11:35am. Our next flight is Thai Airlines flight 416 from KUL to BKK at 1:20pm. I believe it takes off from KLIA Terminal 1. This would all be happening on a Saturday (October 4, 2014).
Do you think it's possible to make this connection? It looks like we'd need to clear immigration in Terminal 2, take a 3 minute train to Terminal 1, re-do security in Terminal 1, and potentially go through immigration again in Terminal 1. Are these tasks usually pretty fast at KUL? If it's helpful for speeding up the process, we are flying business class on Thai Air and I'm Star Alliance Gold.
Thanks very much for the help! Normally I'd never consider a connection this tight, but this is one of the only flights that will work for us!
Andrew
Jul 8, 2014 | 9:29 am
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Bangkok
Posts: 284
KLIA2 is the replacement of the LCCT and just opened in May (after much delay). I personally have not used it yet. Yes Air Asia uses it.
I would not in the past have done such a connection given the propensity for AirAsia flights to be late and the slightly long transfer from the old LCCT to KLIA1. You could also hit a bad time to clear immigration at the old LCCT. One assumes that this should have improved with the new KLIA2 but with Malaysia...
However, with the KLIA Ekspres Train it does make the transfer easy and a very quick few mins. However, perusing the trains times they run every 20 mins at that time of day. If you say miss the 12:15 you then have to wait for the 12:35 https://www.kliaekspres.com/klia2/ which means probably missing your TG check in. Immigration at KLIA even on a Sunday lunch should be okay but hit a line and you are done, especially with 2 or more. Perhaps, if it was just you and you don't mind the challenge?
It seems a little too tight to me factoring in AA propensity to be late, two immigration trips and the 20 min headway of the train. (Though I'd probably give it a whirl as I like such challenges).
I would not in the past have done such a connection given the propensity for AirAsia flights to be late and the slightly long transfer from the old LCCT to KLIA1. You could also hit a bad time to clear immigration at the old LCCT. One assumes that this should have improved with the new KLIA2 but with Malaysia...
However, with the KLIA Ekspres Train it does make the transfer easy and a very quick few mins. However, perusing the trains times they run every 20 mins at that time of day. If you say miss the 12:15 you then have to wait for the 12:35 https://www.kliaekspres.com/klia2/ which means probably missing your TG check in. Immigration at KLIA even on a Sunday lunch should be okay but hit a line and you are done, especially with 2 or more. Perhaps, if it was just you and you don't mind the challenge?
It seems a little too tight to me factoring in AA propensity to be late, two immigration trips and the 20 min headway of the train. (Though I'd probably give it a whirl as I like such challenges).