Only have a 50 Minute Layover in Hong Kong between flights. Is that sufficient time?
Apr 25, 2018, 4:44 pm
#47
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: SYD, Australia
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See that AA has some really low fares from HKG to the US (less than half of the fares from SIN where I am based). See plentyyes of availability for round trip fares from HKG to the west coast for just over 500 USD and east coast for 600 USD and they are generally valid for 1 year travel with very reasonable change fees. For slightly more, there are also options to include legs on CX and JL and the one I am looking to book is HKG-NRT-ORD with HKG-NRT on CX and NRT-ORD on JL. When booking via AA.com, the HKG-NRT shows up with a CX code for some reason (CX524) and NRT-ORD with the codeshare (AA8405).
For SIN-HKG, I intend to make a separate avios award booking on CX. HKG-NRT is on CX524 departing at 0100h and ideally I would have liked to book CX716 that arrives in HKG 2205h which leaves me with a ~3h connection time. This timing is not available though and the other flight is CX636 that arrives at 0010h leaving me with exactly 50 mins for the connection (travelling in a party of 4 and the availability is more limited). This is a legit connection when searching for SIN-NRT options with CX.
Wondering if anyone can advise what are my options for recourse if I miss my connection in this situation with 2 separate PNRs. Will CX rebook me all the way to ORD including the leg on JL given that I am connecting to a CX coded flight or is this a YMMV situation?
For SIN-HKG, I intend to make a separate avios award booking on CX. HKG-NRT is on CX524 departing at 0100h and ideally I would have liked to book CX716 that arrives in HKG 2205h which leaves me with a ~3h connection time. This timing is not available though and the other flight is CX636 that arrives at 0010h leaving me with exactly 50 mins for the connection (travelling in a party of 4 and the availability is more limited). This is a legit connection when searching for SIN-NRT options with CX.
Wondering if anyone can advise what are my options for recourse if I miss my connection in this situation with 2 separate PNRs. Will CX rebook me all the way to ORD including the leg on JL given that I am connecting to a CX coded flight or is this a YMMV situation?
If not, you’re finding your own way to ORD.
AND the return leg ORD-HKG (if applicable) will also be cancelled.
Last edited by JClasstraveller; Apr 25, 2018 at 4:49 pm
Apr 25, 2018, 6:39 pm
#49
Join Date: Nov 2017
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I am looking at SIN to TPE via HKG, as I need to leave Singapore in the evening and no direct flt from Singapore is available.
Looking Ng at CX schedule, if I took the CX fly departing from SIN at 1805 I will arrive HKG at 2205, whereas the last flt to TPE from HKG depart at 2250.
This is 5 mins short of min connection time, but do you think I can make it (I don’t have checked luggage).
Looking Ng at CX schedule, if I took the CX fly departing from SIN at 1805 I will arrive HKG at 2205, whereas the last flt to TPE from HKG depart at 2250.
This is 5 mins short of min connection time, but do you think I can make it (I don’t have checked luggage).
Apr 25, 2018, 6:52 pm
#50
Join Date: Nov 2006
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I am looking at SIN to TPE via HKG, as I need to leave Singapore in the evening and no direct flt from Singapore is available.
Looking Ng at CX schedule, if I took the CX fly departing from SIN at 1805 I will arrive HKG at 2205, whereas the last flt to TPE from HKG depart at 2250.
This is 5 mins short of min connection time, but do you think I can make it (I don’t have checked luggage).
Looking Ng at CX schedule, if I took the CX fly departing from SIN at 1805 I will arrive HKG at 2205, whereas the last flt to TPE from HKG depart at 2250.
This is 5 mins short of min connection time, but do you think I can make it (I don’t have checked luggage).
Apr 25, 2018, 9:10 pm
#51
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If same ticket, OP cannot book anyway because connection <MCT
If different ticket, definitely works - OP will simply check in like we would departing ex-HKG (within 48 hours of departure)
Apr 28, 2018, 5:38 pm
#52
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Apr 28, 2018, 8:25 pm
#54
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Is it possible that there was some other issue with the person's BP you saw? Like maybe wrong date, or unreadable, or something else?
See my anecdote above, it definitely isn't universal. I was permitted through with mobile BP recently to a KA flight.