Dropping a leg and getting bags in HKG instead of travelling to Vietnam
Oct 24, 2019, 9:10 pm
#76
Ambassador, Hong Kong and Macau
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: Non-top tier Asia Miles member
Posts: 19,803
I couldn't even get a BP for HKG-TPE one-way on Avios tix. Had to be printed at desk. Docs checked and onward tix asked for.
At TPE, online BP was obtained, but docs check was still carried out on me when one of my mates checked in bags. Strangely, onward tix (which would've been the UO tix) not asked for.
Oct 25, 2019, 5:50 am
#77
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, DL PM, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 2,028
If you don't get the response you need I suggest you do as I did and extend the stay in HKG. If I recall correctly, it was less than $100 USD and allowed me to get my luggage and move on. Saying that, I did spend some time touring in Vietnam and loved it, so if you can squeeze in even 48 hours I'm sure you wont regret it.
Apr 22, 2024, 7:06 am
#81
Join Date: Sep 2023
Posts: 10
Earlier this year, my travel companion and I travelled on MXP-HKG-XXX route with reward ticket and revenue ticket, and holding QR G* and CX SL* respectively. We were both denied to check our bags to HKG only, and the station manager in red clothes told us CX prevent checking bags to HKG if the ticket doesn’t allow a stopover. I didn’t argue much since the outsourced lady seemed to be experienced. We ended up approaching transit desk in HKG to end our journey, and the ground service company (forgot the name) spent an extra hour to find our bags.
