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Originally Posted by QRC3288
(Post 21393468)
Mate I have put miles down on these airlines in J class and do not know this policy that you speak of. A few years ago I got on a high horse about moving revenues from Cathay and made a point of flying to secondary European destinations on Qatar and Emirates ex-HKG. I had my secretary basically make a matrix of every which way I could fly to Europe that completely eliminated Cathay and OW from the picture, and still hit all of our European clients. We also had meetings in the Middle East. She did a bit of work and did not figure this free hotel room thing out. She's very competent. You have me thinking either we were badly missing out on those airlines comping my Doha/Dubai hotel rooms for my meetings or you're possibly just mistaken.
Originally Posted by kettle1
(Post 21396652)
Is this a joke? I mean
Is this a joke?:D
Originally Posted by Mrtnw
(Post 21396928)
Shouldn't OP call in when he's done sightseeing and ask for the complimentary private jet service?
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I think free accommodation is the least of your problems...
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Perhaps I need to find a new font.
Maybe I can look for it in my free room.:D |
Originally Posted by Mansour
(Post 21397115)
U don't hv 2 believe what I posted above :p ,
All that airlines they provided me a free hotel at least once .. my last flight on Biman was from KUL To RUH with transit 13 hours and before that on Royal Brunei from JED to KUL both of them provided me free accomodation with meals . On Qatar and Turkish also same my flights was from ARN to RUH with transit around 9 hours on Qatar and 13 on Turkish all of them they provided me accomodation . For ur info some airlines if u call them , ask them or check their site about do they provide a accomodation u'll not find anything or they will say no that's happened with me twice , Especially on Biman just by the time I reached DAC I went to the transit area then they gave me two options 1st staying in that area 2nd staying in hotel for free . so I chose 2 go 2 the hotel and I paid $21 for visa costs only . |
in addition to the airlines mentioned above, Egyptair and Ethiopian also provide free accommodation for layovers over 8 hours. these have always been on flights with no other connection options, though. after staying at all of the four hotels while flying through CAI, i've requested Novotel each time and they've accommodated my request (Novotel has the better buffet of the four). At ADD, if you turn down their hotels and choose to stay at your own (or with a friend who lives near Bole), you may not be let out of the airport by immigration (worked once and failed once).
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There are a number of airlines who will give you a free hotel if you have a forced layover above a certain time. Qatar is one of these, but they certainly wont give you a hotel just because you fancied having a wander around Doha.
Some airlines may give you a free hotel to incite tourism even if you could choose a shorter option, but they are few and far between. Cathay does neither. |
Originally Posted by chaseUA
(Post 21397579)
... provide free accommodation for layovers over 8 hours. these have always been on flights with no other connection options, though.
I'm pretty sure the OP booked the Jeddah-HKG flight (which lands at HKG at 5am), and then booked the HKG-KUL midnight flight. Aka, departing 19 hours after he lands. I think there's a CX red-eye HKG-KUL. So the OP would get a full true day in Hong Kong. Pretty efficient if you've got meetings or want to do some sightseeing. Land in KUL the next morning bright and early. The thing is, since Jeddah-HKG arrives at 5am, the OP is voluntarily skipping every other CX (4x? 5x?) and Malaysian departure in the interim. Aka, he's lamming it up in HK, or getting business done, or whatever. CX allowed the "transit", which is kind enough, but the OP is hardly a transit pax and it would defy common sense to me to provide him with accommodations since he's obviously choosing to stay in Hong Kong for a very long time on his own volition. It's not really a "transit" in my book. |
Originally Posted by smit0847
(Post 21397183)
I think free accommodation is the least of your problems...
no one will reject a free gift like free hotel :D
Originally Posted by kettle1
(Post 21397225)
Perhaps I need to find a new font.
Maybe I can look for it in my free room.:D I scare u'll get horny of looking 2 this font while u r in that free room :p
Originally Posted by CXFlyerBoy
(Post 21397230)
Hi there, just out of curiousity and asking, were the times you were given free rooms on occassions where the long layovers were involuntary i.e. there are no logical connections at your port of transit within a short timeframe? Or did you book your itinenary voluntarily as such, i.e. booking the longest layover possible?
on Biman yh it was involuntary becuz there r only 1 flight per day from DAC to RUH .. and on the most of that Airlines also it was involuntary except Qatar and Turkish as remember I booked with the longest layover :rolleyes: I still remember that time I just booked the longest layover beucz there was an Arabic concert in Qatar near by Souq Waqif and the hotel :D
Originally Posted by chaseUA
(Post 21397579)
in addition to the airlines mentioned above, Egyptair and Ethiopian also provide free accommodation for layovers over 8 hours. these have always been on flights with no other connection options, though. after staying at all of the four hotels while flying through CAI, i've requested Novotel each time and they've accommodated my request (Novotel has the better buffet of the four). At ADD, if you turn down their hotels and choose to stay at your own (or with a friend who lives near Bole), you may not be let out of the airport by immigration (worked once and failed once).
Thanks for your addition , I'm pretty sure still more airlines that provide free accommodation ;)
Originally Posted by phol
(Post 21397800)
There are a number of airlines who will give you a free hotel if you have a forced layover above a certain time. Qatar is one of these, but they certainly wont give you a hotel just because you fancied having a wander around Doha.
Some airlines may give you a free hotel to incite tourism even if you could choose a shorter option, but they are few and far between. Cathay does neither. could u tell us that airlines u mean which provided free accommodation for incite tourism if know it :rolleyes: I'm going 2 book that ticket and wish if Cathay does it :D
Originally Posted by QRC3288
(Post 21398116)
Exactly..that's the odd/amusing thing about the OP's request.
I'm pretty sure the OP booked the Jeddah-HKG flight (which lands at HKG at 5am), and then booked the HKG-KUL midnight flight. Aka, departing 19 hours after he lands. I think there's a CX red-eye HKG-KUL. So the OP would get a full true day in Hong Kong. Pretty efficient if you've got meetings or want to do some sightseeing. Land in KUL the next morning bright and early. The thing is, since Jeddah-HKG arrives at 5am, the OP is voluntarily skipping every other CX (4x? 5x?) and Malaysian departure in the interim. Aka, he's lamming it up in HK, or getting business done, or whatever. CX allowed the "transit", which is kind enough, but the OP is hardly a transit pax and it would defy common sense to me to provide him with accommodations since he's obviously choosing to stay in Hong Kong for a very long time on his own volition. It's not really a "transit" in my book. This is the first option and there are other options take look 4 this pic : http://i.imgur.com/lrNUbdN.png what I'd like 2 book is the last one which is 36 hours with 20 hours "transit" or "whatever u call it" in HKG , they will not provided free accommodation for sure ? :confused: |
Originally Posted by Mansour
(Post 21399200)
it's not a problem 4 me I'm just asking !
no one will reject a free gift like free hotel :D nice font :D I scare u'll get horny of looking 2 this font while u r in that free room :p On which Airline do u mean ? on Biman yh it was involuntary becuz there r only 1 flight per day from DAC to RUH .. and on the most of that Airlines also it was involuntary except Qatar and Turkish as remember I booked with the longest layover :rolleyes: I still remember that time I just booked the longest layover beucz there was an Arabic concert in Qatar near by Souq Waqif and the hotel :D ^ Thanks for your addition , I'm pretty sure still more airlines that provide free accommodation ;) u r right but Qatar once they provided free accommodation and my flight wasn't forced layover how that happen ? I remember I booked with the cheapest ticket which has long layover :( could u tell us that airlines u mean which provided free accommodation for incite tourism if know it :rolleyes: I'm going 2 book that ticket and wish if Cathay does it :D u know what I just check that flight again I found out there's one more stopover in Dubai .. so it will be from JED - DXB - HKG - KUL :( . It takes 19 Hours , 12 hours for the first 2 flights and 7 hours till I get KUL This is the first option and there are other options take look 4 this pic : http://i.imgur.com/lrNUbdN.png what I'd like 2 book is the last one which is 36 hours with 20 hours "transit" or "whatever u call it" in HKG , they will not provided free accommodation for sure ? :confused: |
To OP:
Bang!!! You replied to my earlier post that most of your hotels that you received from the airlines resulted from involuntary connections which necessitated a long/overnight layover. In your case, it was your own choice to select your connections with such a long layover. I hate to say it but getting what you want with Cathay is next to 0, and with most airlines too. imagine what the bottomline of airlines will become if they have to entertain such requests. AFAIK, rooms are offered when there is involuntary delays such as airframes going tech or other plane/crew related delays, or when there are no logical connections at your port of transit. In your case, you have ample. Still, i am curious how you secure your room from QR and TK. Maybe you like to share some details. |
Originally Posted by Mansour
(Post 21399200)
u know what I just check that flight again I found out there's one more stopover in Dubai .. so it will be from JED - DXB - HKG - KUL :( . It takes 19 Hours , 12 hours for the first 2 flights and 7 hours till I get KUL
This is the first option and there are other options take look 4 this pic : http://i.imgur.com/lrNUbdN.png what I'd like 2 book is the last one which is 36 hours with 20 hours "transit" or "whatever u call it" in HKG , they will not provided free accommodation for sure ? :confused: What were you expecting? CX to give you a free hotel room at 7pm, just so you can check out 4 hours later at 11pm??! Just make full use of your 20 hours, and enjoy your "transit" in Hong Kong! |
Originally Posted by correctioncx
(Post 21399264)
Please just book ur hotel and do not ask as it often cause offense.
Originally Posted by CXFlyerBoy
(Post 21399459)
To OP:
Bang!!! You replied to my earlier post that most of your hotels that you received from the airlines resulted from involuntary connections which necessitated a long/overnight layover. In your case, it was your own choice to select your connections with such a long layover. I hate to say it but getting what you want with Cathay is next to 0, and with most airlines too. imagine what the bottomline of airlines will become if they have to entertain such requests. AFAIK, rooms are offered when there is involuntary delays such as airframes going tech or other plane/crew related delays, or when there are no logical connections at your port of transit. In your case, you have ample. Still, i am curious how you secure your room from QR and TK. Maybe you like to share some details. and after I asked friend of mine who working with QR about the reason he told us beucz he didn't inform them before the flight . so that what I did after I booked my ticket I called him and informed him that i'm going 2 stay in the hotel so they booked me a hotel and sent me the reservation 2 my email :rolleyes: About TK , I got everything from the transit port I asked do I can get room then they provided . they were really so helpful ;)
Originally Posted by CanucksHKG
(Post 21399707)
Your "free hotel" will be after you board CX791 at 0130, catching your red eye flight. I'm sure CX will provide you with pillows and blankets....even in economy!
What were you expecting? CX to give you a free hotel room at 7pm, just so you can check out 4 hours later at 11pm??! Just make full use of your 20 hours, and enjoy your "transit" in Hong Kong! I hv more than 20 hours start 5am to 1am at night don't worry i'm going 2 enjoy my "transit" in my "free room" :P thank u anyway and for everyone :rolleyes: I got what I want 2 know :D |
Originally Posted by Mansour
(Post 21400069)
from where u got that ??! get the room 7pm and check out 11pm >_<
I hv more than 20 hours start 5am to 1am at night don't worry i'm going 2 enjoy my "transit" in my "free room" :P I thought your whole purpose was to 'transit'/stopover at Hong Kong and "have some fun". If you exclude time for immigration, commute, luggage (if any) etc....you only have a little more than 13 hours to explore the city. Not a whole lot, but definitely enough for you to cover some key parts of Hong Kong if this is your first time visiting. Or was your definition of "fun" aka arriving HKG at 5am, crash into a free hotel room provided by CX at 7am...and sleep till 7pm prior to your next flight?? :rolleyes: |
Btw what country r u from?
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Originally Posted by Mansour
(Post 21399200)
they will not provided free accommodation for sure ? :confused:
Yes Jeddah has a stopover in DXB but you're not getting around that on CX so it's kinda a moot point. It's not a non-stop flight. The way I see it, you've actually got a pretty awesome flight and schedule here. Although CX won't pay for your accommodations, HKG is one of the coolest cities in the world and you've got an awesome opportunity to go tool around the city or see the sights for a full day. It's a great schedule you picked. Tiring? Yea probably. But a really awesome opportunity without having to buy two tickets. Great deal if you ask me. You'll arrive in KUL early morning and can do your meetings/see family/go home whatever with a full day in front of you. |
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