Is it worth waiting 3.5 hours for F on BKK-HKG?
Oct 18, 2012, 6:57 am
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Is it worth waiting 3.5 hours for F on BKK-HKG?
I am currently ticketed to fly in F from BKK-HKG-ORD, with a 23 hour layover in Hong Kong. CX 700 is the first flight out of BKK in the morning, and would give us the most time to explore HK, but is a 2 cabin 773. The three cabin 77W flies out about 3.5 hours later.
Is it worth waiting just so we can sit in F on a 3 hour flight? If we wait, we would get into HK at 15:50 instead of 12:05.
Is it worth waiting just so we can sit in F on a 3 hour flight? If we wait, we would get into HK at 15:50 instead of 12:05.
Oct 18, 2012, 7:03 am
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I am currently ticketed to fly in F from BKK-HKG-ORD, with a 23 hour layover in Hong Kong. CX 700 is the first flight out of BKK in the morning, and would give us the most time to explore HK, but is a 2 cabin 773. The three cabin 77W flies out about 3.5 hours later.
Is it worth waiting just so we can sit in F on a 3 hour flight? If we wait, we would get into HK at 15:50 instead of 12:05.
Is it worth waiting just so we can sit in F on a 3 hour flight? If we wait, we would get into HK at 15:50 instead of 12:05.
You also get to sleep in instead of waking up at an ungodly hour.
Oct 18, 2012, 7:09 am
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Oct 18, 2012, 8:03 am
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Oct 18, 2012, 8:49 am
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If you have an award booking and want to maximise your award and have the free time then yes, its worth it. But if time is a factor, then no.
You get slightly better meals but overall its not worth the wait. Its only a 2.5 hour flight.
You get slightly better meals but overall its not worth the wait. Its only a 2.5 hour flight.
Oct 18, 2012, 6:34 pm
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Oct 19, 2012, 8:53 am
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Then, if you do go with the 2-cabin flight, AND the later one goes out with the 3-cabin....(buyers remorse after the fact) you be fuming from that 
My play, if I had no scheduling issues, etc...I would roll the dice....hope for the best but be prepared for a swap so you aren't fuming as much if it does happen...good luck...
My play, if I had no scheduling issues, etc...I would roll the dice....hope for the best but be prepared for a swap so you aren't fuming as much if it does happen...good luck...