Hi everyone,
I tried searching for experiences with transiting @ CAN but wasn't able to find anything, apologies if it has been asked before.
I have a flight mid April from Melbourne - Paris via Guangzhou. the layover is roughly 6 hours or so. Can anyone share their experiences of transiting and any particular things I should do to ease the process? Am I required to pass through immigration? I'm already fairly weary of flying CZ ( had to get a last minute ticket due to AirasiaX axing the MEL-KUL-ORY route)
Any tips anyone can give to assist with the 6 hour long layover much appreciated
Kind Regards,
Henry
I tried searching for experiences with transiting @ CAN but wasn't able to find anything, apologies if it has been asked before.
I have a flight mid April from Melbourne - Paris via Guangzhou. the layover is roughly 6 hours or so. Can anyone share their experiences of transiting and any particular things I should do to ease the process? Am I required to pass through immigration? I'm already fairly weary of flying CZ ( had to get a last minute ticket due to AirasiaX axing the MEL-KUL-ORY route)
Any tips anyone can give to assist with the 6 hour long layover much appreciated
Kind Regards,
Henry
Allow me to be brief:
1. Yes, you will need to go through immigration. However, CAN has been experimenting with a system that works more like true TWOV: exit the plane, go through security and go back up to departures. I don't know if it's continuing now, but I would presume it is.
2. It helps if you speak Chinese.
3. While I haven't spent a lot of time in CAN, do be warned that there's a lack of shops and restaurants in the international area, and it could get pretty boring.
Hope this helps.
1. Yes, you will need to go through immigration. However, CAN has been experimenting with a system that works more like true TWOV: exit the plane, go through security and go back up to departures. I don't know if it's continuing now, but I would presume it is.
2. It helps if you speak Chinese.
3. While I haven't spent a lot of time in CAN, do be warned that there's a lack of shops and restaurants in the international area, and it could get pretty boring.
Hope this helps.
Thank you Akiestar.
ah if it is indeed as simple as going through security back to departures then that's fantastic.
Considering it is Guangzhou, I hope most of the airport staff speak Cantonese as I don't know mandarin at all.
mm, 6 hours plane spotting won't be too bad I guess.
ah if it is indeed as simple as going through security back to departures then that's fantastic.
Considering it is Guangzhou, I hope most of the airport staff speak Cantonese as I don't know mandarin at all.
mm, 6 hours plane spotting won't be too bad I guess.
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ah if it is indeed as simple as going through security back to departures then that's fantastic.
Considering it is Guangzhou, I hope most of the airport staff speak Cantonese as I don't know mandarin at all.
mm, 6 hours plane spotting won't be too bad I guess.
If you speak Cantonese I think you're 99.9% likely to be ok here.Originally Posted by kaktusdigital
Thank you Akiestar.ah if it is indeed as simple as going through security back to departures then that's fantastic.
Considering it is Guangzhou, I hope most of the airport staff speak Cantonese as I don't know mandarin at all.
mm, 6 hours plane spotting won't be too bad I guess.
Indeed - at CAN airport Cantonese is ok. English however is not (as I found out last year )
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