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If i fly out on CX2042 which departs HKG at 0325 to TPE, and my friend is flying SQ865 the day before at 1815, can i by any chance go into gate with my friend??? Sorry if this is a stupid question but i juz wanna know

Yes. CX has early check-in available. You may go in to the airport departure areas together, but I don't know where you're going to hang around after your friend leaves.

thanks a lot Guy, but juz wondering would the security people let me in (into the passport control that early)??? and couldnt i come back to town and go back in again??

once you're in i don't think you can come back out. your friend leaving around 1800 would probably go in around 1700. you'd be inside from 1700 til 0300. that's a long time unless you have lounge access.

also, if you have luggages to checkin it may be a different story too. i remember back at Kai Tak, i tried to checkin for a CX late afternoon flight early in the morning. they said i couldn't since no luggage carts are down there for my afternoon flight. i'm not sure if things have changed now.

[This message has been edited by jakob (edited Jan 04, 2004).]

I think CX allows check in even the night before, at least for the Airport terminal. So early check in of luggage should not be a problem.

But I do not think you can come out after checking in. That is actually an offence, in many places.

kelvinbee:

the security people will let you in without a problem with your boarding pass

you could also go back into Hong Kong after you send your friend to the gate

if the immigration officer ask you some question just tell him that you saw a wonderful gift in the shops outside you need to buy and he will be satisfied aslong you are not travelling with an Indian Passport :-)

so does that mean you can go in thru immigration and security checks and then come back out again before boarding your flight ??

I've never heard of anybody getting back to the landside in either the old or new HKG. It's probably technically allowed, but you probably will have the passport stamped two more times, and may probably face some questions about why you went in the first time, knowing that your flight doesn't depart for another 8 hours, etc...