Jakarta (CGK) - the ultimate Q&A thread
Feb 8, 2018, 6:26 am
#886
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indonesia
Posts: 361
Did not see this mentioned anywhere yet: the CGK airport operator announced that all international flights to and from CGK will move to T3 by May this year. That should make international connections (including self-connections) in CGK a lot easier.
Feb 8, 2018, 6:33 am
#887
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: KUL (MY), ICN (KR), ZRH (CH) or OTP (RO) - or somewhere in between
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Posts: 241
Feb 9, 2018, 12:53 am
#888
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indonesia
Posts: 361
I have not read about that anywhere at the moment, but I believe Garuda will retain T3 for their domestic flight as well. It's not logical for them and airport authority to go back to T2.
Feb 9, 2018, 11:03 pm
#889
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: BRU & CGK
Programs: GarudaMiles, Qatar Privilege Club, Miles&More
Posts: 206
Did not see this mentioned anywhere yet: the CGK airport operator announced that all international flights to and from CGK will move to T3 by May this year. That should make international connections (including self-connections) in CGK a lot easier.
Feb 13, 2018, 11:43 am
#891
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: CGK/LAX
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Posts: 1,163
Airport skytrain to serve 12 trips in two hours - City - The Jakarta Post
Feb 13, 2018, 4:31 pm
#892
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Bali
Programs: GA Gold, BA Silver, HH Gold, IHG Gold
Posts: 221
Excellent, I wanted to try it out on my last transfer but the the SkyTrain was only running during certain hours of the day. Do you know if they have expanded the hours of operation? Here is the last thing I could find regarding the hours from the Jakarta Post:
Airport skytrain to serve 12 trips in two hours - City - The Jakarta Post
Airport skytrain to serve 12 trips in two hours - City - The Jakarta Post
Feb 21, 2018, 11:13 am
#894
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Memphis, TN
Programs: DL-DM, Hilton-Dia
Posts: 196
Transfer desk available?
Looking at a MR on China Eastern arr 10:30pm from PVG departing 11:30pm to PVG (same aircraft). Is it possible to get boarding pass from a transfer desk without clearing customs and make this one hour connection?
Feb 21, 2018, 11:21 am
#895
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Feb 21, 2018, 5:04 pm
#896
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Memphis, TN
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I'm worried about that connection as well. Any suggestion as to how I may get accurate information about the transfer desk & if they can issue a boarding pass for China Eastern? Thanks for your prompt response.
Feb 21, 2018, 6:55 pm
#897
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indonesia
Posts: 361
There is a person from Trip Reports subforum tried successfully twice to make turnaround in CGK using Srilankan. It seemed his key move was to alert the FA onboard prior to landing and they'll inform the airport personnel upon arrival. Thus he's able to shortcut to gate. Boarding pass printed at gate.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-reports/1892914-live-trip-report-lhr-doh-cmb-cgk-cmb-doh-cmb-cgk-cmb-dph-lhr.html
But YMMV, different airlines, different terminal, different person might result in different outcome.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-reports/1892914-live-trip-report-lhr-doh-cmb-cgk-cmb-doh-cmb-cgk-cmb-dph-lhr.html
But YMMV, different airlines, different terminal, different person might result in different outcome.
Mar 13, 2018, 5:07 pm
#899
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 192
I am booked to arrive at CGK from Taipei on EVA (Terminal 2) in September, with 2 3/4 hour layover until a flight to LOP on Garuda (Terminal 3). Is this a long enough layover for immigration and VOA? And any word on if international arrivals are still on track to shift to T3? Surely that would make my life easier.
Mar 15, 2018, 6:14 am
#900
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: BRU & CGK
Programs: GarudaMiles, Qatar Privilege Club, Miles&More
Posts: 206
That should be enough time.
If you are a citizen of a country in the list in below link. You don't even need a VOA.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Indonesia#Visa_exemption
By May all international flights should leave/depart from terminal 3 but keep in mind that projects like these often get postponed in Indonesia.
If you are a citizen of a country in the list in below link. You don't even need a VOA.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Indonesia#Visa_exemption
By May all international flights should leave/depart from terminal 3 but keep in mind that projects like these often get postponed in Indonesia.