LHR/MEL/Europe FF

I used this service at the Arrival Lounge a couple years ago. They gave me a small token in a tiny envelope which was redeemed for my bag when I returned later that day. I don't know if that's changed, but personally I have no hesitations using the benefit.

ToKo

Any recent experiences about going airside and back landside?
Arrived on CX from CGK this morning in HKG, got a flight HKG-TPE (CX) but also HKG-LHR (BA) this evening. Was not able to get the BA boarding pass online but already had the one to TPE. As I didn't want to hang around in transfer areas for about 10 hours (as BA had no staff available until about 3 hours before my flight is departing), I made it to CX's The Pier First lounge (with the HKG-TPE boarding pass) to get some work done (well and get some food as well).
Now my idea was going back landside to do the check-in with BA which seems a bit tricky. Any other suggestions on what to do to get the boarding pass for tonight's flight without causing any trouble? Thanks!

QRC3288

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christep

I don't know, but it would be great if you could report back on whether you actually managed to get on the BA flight. I assume this was all cabin baggae only?

Cambo

You may want to elaborate your schedule. Something does not seem to add up. Maybe you can get your BA boarding pass a little later using online check-in ?

ashkale

Any recent experiences especially after the closure of arrivals lounge? Will try this tomorrow and report back.

G-CIVC

Last week I went back to landside from the Wing F during an F-J long transit - a little bit of a lecture at first, but no questions asked much so. Took around 1 hour from making the request to the arrival hall

Passmethesickbag

I have a reservation that will bring me from SYD to HKG at 5 AM, continuing to Europe just after midnight. I have a day room booked at an airport hotel, with a 9 AM check-in. Assuming that I will be checked in straight through to Europe in SYD, is it possible to start the morning as a transit passenger in the terminal, and have breakfast in the lounge, and then exit through immigration and head for my day room?

The _Banking_Scot

Hi,

Reports here say it could be done but it can take a while ( effectively you have to be escorted towards immigration),.

Assuming it is CX from Australia, bags will be checked through to your european destination

Regards

TBS

JohnGreat

Sorry Pal, that's not possible to access lounge from the arrival level unless you enter the departure level after clearing security which means you won't be able exit the airport from the departure level once you enter unless you got arrested for something. And sorry to say the arrival lounge has been closed since last year which is kind of sad.

moondog

This is a fairly common topic here; it's not necessary to get arrested in order to leave from the departures level, but getting escorted out can take 60 minutes or more.

Passmethesickbag

Thanks and apologies for repeating an old question. Could you explain the process for requesting an escort to arrivals, or direct me to a thread that does?

moondog

I'm posting from my phone now, so searching threads is not convenient, but following are my thoughts:
1. if you browse the first 3 pages of both this forum and the HK forum, you should be able to find relevant threads
2. the "process" honestly just entails asking a lounge person to escort you out, and then getting a clearance from immigration
3. since the value of the breakfast is worth less than the time/money wasted on helping you leave, I strongly advise you to give up on this plan

Passmethesickbag

Thanks. For me this is less about desperation for an extra glass of free champagne than a desire to have somewhere comfortable to spend the four hours before the official check-in time for my day room. I think what I'll do is to give the hotel a call after landing to check whether they can be flexible with this.

kijhkijh

How about a quick shower at the complimentary shower facility once you land and then going through immigration to get into the city on the airport express? Get some breakfast, walk around for a bit, that's 4 hours well spent. Might not suggest it for other cities but, airport express is just so ridiculously convenient you can get to and from the city in about 48 minutes (24 minutes each way!). Happy travelling!