[Debunked] Cathay Pacific HK F Class lounge joins priority pass
Jun 20, 2021, 6:13 pm
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Jun 20, 2021, 6:16 pm
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TPE also have an airport express. Don't remember it being too expensive either.
Jun 20, 2021, 6:17 pm
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I wonder if there are any concrete plans for an arrival lounge landside? I really liked that idea.
Jun 20, 2021, 8:28 pm
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HKG train is a bit on the expensive side, but I think London's Heathrow Express is way more expensive. HKG airport express also gets to Central in under 30 minutes. I think that's a very important benchmark. Vancouver is also pretty reasonable and you arrive in downtown in like 20 minutes. I'm sort of surprised JFK, SIN, and TYO doesn't have something comparable.
SIN has train to downtown within 30 minutes, too. It costs less than US$2. However, you need switch train at Tanah Merah
Jun 20, 2021, 9:59 pm
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Oops. From memory, I was thinking of at least 40 minutes to the airport when I last took the train to SIN.
Jun 20, 2021, 10:32 pm
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There is dedicated airport express connecting SIN to Tanah Merah. After that, you can go anywhere in SG through regular trains. Unlike HKG, SIN is very close to mass residential area, dedicated airport express to certain location is not required. Plus, downtown is not necessarily somewhere people go from airport.
Jun 20, 2021, 10:48 pm
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Jun 20, 2021, 10:51 pm
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Though SG traffic is not jammed like other mega cities, morning traffic to town can be terrible in SG standard(smooth in Bangkok or Jakarta standard).
Jun 20, 2021, 11:26 pm
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You got more info of the extension at HKG? In the US, some airports used the pandemic as a justification to speed up expansion plans.
Jun 20, 2021, 11:50 pm
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Jun 21, 2021, 12:32 am
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HKG is using the reduced passenger numbers due to the pandemic to expedite their expansion plans. This includes renovation of the existing main terminal building (scaffolding and construction are everywhere), building the bridge between the main concourse and the North Satellite Terminal, and the building of the 3rd runway.
Jun 21, 2021, 1:41 am
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Jun 21, 2021, 1:41 am
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HKG is using the reduced passenger numbers due to the pandemic to expedite their expansion plans. This includes renovation of the existing main terminal building (scaffolding and construction are everywhere), building the bridge between the main concourse and the North Satellite Terminal, and the building of the 3rd runway.
Jun 21, 2021, 4:01 am
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