HK connection
Apr 20, 2021 | 7:05 pm
#7
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Apr 20, 2021 | 10:44 pm
#8
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AND you must be on airplanes of the same airline-group. So, BA to CX, or whatever is not allowed. Which effectively shuts down your options to transit with CX. Please correct me, when I am wrong.
Apr 20, 2021 | 11:30 pm
#9
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From 15 June 2020, passengers can use HKIA for transit/transfer on flights operated by different airlines under the same air ticket, provided that the passengers have checked through at the origin port with their boarding passes printed and baggage tagged-through to the final destination.
Jun 1, 2021 | 10:47 am
#11
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I have a NCL-HKG award I need to use on BA. Can't add another flight to the ticket but would like to get to HKT. I would be able to get a BP by checking in online and also I haven't taken a check-in bag on a flight since 2008. Reckon there is a chance of such a situation working?
Jun 1, 2021 | 12:26 pm
#12
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I have a NCL-HKG award I need to use on BA. Can't add another flight to the ticket but would like to get to HKT. I would be able to get a BP by checking in online and also I haven't taken a check-in bag on a flight since 2008. Reckon there is a chance of such a situation working?
From 15 June 2020, passengers can use HKIA for transit/transfer on flights operated by different airlines under the same air ticket, provided that the passengers have checked through at the origin port with their boarding passes printed and baggage tagged-through to the final destination.
Jun 1, 2021 | 2:20 pm
#13
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Still not officially allowed as of now: https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/i...523424631510-3
The rule says "under the same ticket," so if you can't add another HKG-HKT flight to your award ticket, it technically doesn't meet the requirement. That being said, it is theoretically possible (but not easy to do) to add a CX revenue segment on a BA award PNR via a travel agent. BA's policy is to through-check to other oneworld carriers only if on the same PNR. This might help with the through-check with boarding pass part of the requirement but still not the same ticket part.
The rule says "under the same ticket," so if you can't add another HKG-HKT flight to your award ticket, it technically doesn't meet the requirement. That being said, it is theoretically possible (but not easy to do) to add a CX revenue segment on a BA award PNR via a travel agent. BA's policy is to through-check to other oneworld carriers only if on the same PNR. This might help with the through-check with boarding pass part of the requirement but still not the same ticket part.
I cant seem to access timatic rules on EF (maybe pulled during covid) so I cant see what the exact wording that BA will see on their screen... I doubt the HKIA or CX website will be used by BA staff to get their rules. However I bet timatic does clearly state both flights on one ticket
Jun 1, 2021 | 5:28 pm
#14
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Yeah its difficult to know whether they mean one ticket number when they say ticket. To a lay person, one PNR would be one ticket.
I cant seem to access timatic rules on EF (maybe pulled during covid) so I cant see what the exact wording that BA will see on their screen... I doubt the HKIA or CX website will be used by BA staff to get their rules. However I bet timatic does clearly state both flights on one ticket
I cant seem to access timatic rules on EF (maybe pulled during covid) so I cant see what the exact wording that BA will see on their screen... I doubt the HKIA or CX website will be used by BA staff to get their rules. However I bet timatic does clearly state both flights on one ticket
- The full itinerary of your journey is contained in a single booking.
TIMATIC actually says "same ticket":
Code:
TIRV/NANCL/TRHKG
TIMATIC-3 / 01JUN21 / 2327 UTC
NATIONAL UNITED KINGDOM /GB/
TRANSIT HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ /HK/
VISA TRANSIT HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ /HK/
...... NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......
ADMISSION AND TRANSIT RESTRICTIONS:
- PASSENGERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TRANSIT THROUGH HONG KONG /SAR
CHINA/ TO CHINA /PEOPLE$S REP./.
VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A BRITISH PASSPORT
WITH NATIONALITY BRITISH CITIZEN, OR:
VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A BRITISH PASSPORT
WITH NATIONALITY BRITISH SUBJECT, BRITISH OVERSEAS
TERRITORIES CITIZEN, BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZEN OR BRITISH
PROTECTED PERSON, OR:
VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A BRITISH EMERGENCY
OR TEMPORARY PASSPORT, OR:
VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR
CHINA/ PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD.
TWOV /TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA/:
TIPN
TIPN
VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A CONFIRMED ONWARD
TICKET TO A THIRD COUNTRY WITHIN 24 HOURS. THEY MUST STAY IN
THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT AREA AND HAVE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR
THE NEXT DESTINATION.
- THIS TWOV FACILITY DOES NOT APPLY TO PASSENGERS WITH
DESTINATION CHINA /PEOPLE$S REP./.
WARNING:
- PASSENGERS TRANSITING THROUGH HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ MUST:
- HAVE A CONNECTING FLIGHT BOOKED ON THE SAME TICKET, D
- HAVE ALL THE BOARDING PASSES PRINTED, AND
- HAVE THEIR BAGGAGE CHECKED THROUGH UNTIL THE FINAL
DESTINATION.
SIMPLIFY YOUR REQUEST USE TIFA, TIFV AND TIFH
FULL TEXT AVAILABLE USE TIDFT
CHECK TINEWS/N1 - VIRTUAL APEC BUSINESS TRAVEL CARD /ABTC/
SCAN COMPLETE
Jun 2, 2021 | 2:58 am
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I have a NCL-HKG award I need to use on BA. Can't add another flight to the ticket but would like to get to HKT. I would be able to get a BP by checking in online and also I haven't taken a check-in bag on a flight since 2008. Reckon there is a chance of such a situation working?