SKRan

No, when entering transit security, I propose to use the boarding pass of the original booked flight.

intuition

Which is not the same boarding pass you intend to use for boarding, exactly like I wrote.

AndyA

My question is where/how do you propose to get the boarding pass for the HKG-PEK flight? CX will not let you check-in without valid transit itinenary.

Additionally, like I mentioned before, the "transit boarding" pass will be stamped. So, if you show up at the gate without the stamp in your BP, considering that your transit stamp will be in the HKG-BKK boarding pass, your road stops there most likely.

freed0m

transit security. I will change the post

s0ssos

So can you not check in online for HKG-PEK flights? Did CX change it just for China flights or just in general? I recall checking in online for my connecting flight. I did not have a paper boarding pass, just an e-boarding pass, no issue going through security into the airport side for transit.

littlevoices

As mentioned, I'm risk adverse, I will explain my logic but I see you're keen to try. I think many of us here are interested to see if your plan works, but have some serious reservations around it and are trying to advise you of where it potentially could go wrong. I'm of the view now, with transits being allowed, that your likely worst case scenario is that you will get to BKK, and perhaps lose your HKG-PEK segment/money. Most of the things I describe below only really become an issue if you refuse to get on the HKG-BKK flight if circumstances mean that it is needed

So in response:
1 - Agreed you could have any destination other than BKK, but I presume that you need BKK to get your cheap fare, if Thailand bans (or rather continues to ban) flights Cathay will refund you the money and let you rebook to a different destination but for a fare difference, so your cheap flight may be less cheap

2 - Agreed that you can avoid reasons to go landside such as baggage, and indeed, I was making the point that this plan only works with hand-baggage only, but I just wanted to be sure you weren't thinking of anything like changing your baggage destination as well. But my general scenarios for other reasons could include other random scenarios that have occurred in the last few days, such as the authorities decide the plane is full of COVID and they want to quarantine you all on arrival, or supervise you to your next flight to make sure you are Thailand's problem (I presume in this case though they may keep you in HK)

3 - Who could deny you boarding, my thought process was primarily the Cathay staff boarding you at the gate or transfer desk (not sure how they'd work it out of course, but the airline can deny you boarding). I'll give you a scenario, that you are welcome to discount but doesn't seem so far fetched to me:
Your HKG-PEK flight could be turned to manual paper boarding (i.e. no online check-in), which I seem to get often on flights to China as I am not a citizen, mainly I think its the other way around though to be fair (China to HKG), or because China/HK makes Cathay check your temperature or some other check before they issue a boarding pass. Hence the only way to get a boarding pass would be at HKG check-in (means leaving immigration, means quarantine), or at the transfer desk... at which point the staff may ask "why you didn't pick it up before security", and then you get into either honesty (in which case they can refuse to issue it just because they aren't keen on you bending the rules), or lying (it's gonna puzzle them how you got through security without a boarding pass, may be a problem)

4 - If you aren't a HK resident you are not able to enter HK, hence some of your flexibility is removed, the outcome then could be deportation as HK is not allowing non-residents to enter and Cathay needs to get you somewhere, they can't leave you in the airport for more than 8 hours. Again, another scenario you are welcome to ignore:
Flight from LAX-HKG leaves late, which means you miss your PEK (or BKK) connection, or you break the 8 hour maximum transit time (noting this is new since your first post, but shows how the rules can randomly change in the current world). Cathay would do some form of protection for your BKK segment, but definitely not the PEK one, so you'd end up in some form of special transit limbo and not much hope of getting to PEK. Note I consider delayed flights pretty unlikely at the moment due to the small numbers, but equipment going tech or COVID stuff means it isn't that reliable. Worse case you refuse to go to BKK so they'd likely send you back to LAX.

Anyway, I wish you luck, we can advise on what we think, in my case pre-COVID I went through HKG about 30-40 times a year, but always as a resident and only rarely transiting. My last arrival however was in March (sob), where the health checks had just been announced but there was a lot of uncertainty and things literally changed overnight and was therefore much less organised. I love HKG and its efficiency, but much of that seems to have now had to change sadly.

Cambo

Whenever OP migrates into another airport zone, this is recorded. Recorded in combination with BP and PNR. I have no reasons to assume, this information is not share liberally between airport, airlines, immigration, police and who ever is relevant at the airport.

So, where ever OP shows up, OP has bent the rules and it is clear this was done, deliberately.

In practice, this implies, OP will be the playbal between these parties. It will be just luck, when it won't be the Police. When the airline might be afraid to get the blames and tries to move OP out to somewhere else, OP might be lucky (Though not likely, because "somewhere else" will probably create another -passenger history- problem for CX). And when it is the Police getting involved, expect some jail time.

Don't forget: Where people on late-arrival flights "eagerly" hurry up to the next gate to make their near-miss transit connection, the result has already been decided by the airlines. So, even when you manage to show up before the gate closes, if the airline decided differently, you won't be admitted to the next flight. Of course, unless you make a mess of it and delay your next gate more than reasonably can be expected.

Or so to say, aside from the passenger "moving" inside the terminal, there is a tracking mechanism in place to follow the passenger.

s0ssos

Where do you get that the police would be involved?

Cambo

Falsely and intentionally trying to circumvent the officially published HK transit regulations by in advance obtaining alternative HK departure tickets/BP then the towards CX and HKG expressed intention to come to HKG for transit according to inbound ticket/BP. I am not from HK, though I do (reasonably) assume, that's a crime in HK. Whatever how much spin OP creates around those tickets.

Cambo

Edit: Do not forget these measures are in place to protect the health of the Hong Kong citizens. So, violating/circumventing these regulations will not find much mercy by HK judges.

s0ssos

I've seen the video of a girl walking around with a tracking bracelet around her ankle. I don't know what the bracelet is supposed to do but it doesn't seem like it did its job. Unlike in Taiwan where they actually track people.
I'm not saying the guy will be able to get through but I'm wondering if you are making stuff up that isn't true.

dkc192

It hasn't. I think OP got confused with transit security, which involves a BP check and security screening (in normal times).

soy

I think the big problem here is assuming the way transit used to work, is how its going to work as HKIA reopens. Just because this concept would have worked before C-19, does not mean that it will work now.

sbs2716g

true. They might be escorted to some waiting room after arriving and might not be allowed to run freely in AirPort. This is the approach taken by Changi now. All connecting paxes are to remain in some gates/holding area.

further it remain to be seen whether he can get the boarding pass online if he check in. I believe I read before if that if there is some document check required, they will allow you to check in online but won’t issue any boarding pass and ask you to go to the counter.

m.y

Wouldn't the transit desk not issue boarding pass for China bound flight since no transit passenger is allowed?