Help! I went through the transfer area and now can't leave HKIA
Jul 21, 2016, 9:36 am
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Jul 22, 2016, 4:57 am
#18
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If you cancel your trip, of course they will figure out a way to get rid of you. However, I gather that most people here intend on keeping their onward flights in tact.
Jul 22, 2016, 9:45 am
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i see. but the reference to the first class lounge is a give away coupled with the fact that so many people on these boards over the years have posted about how to go airside and then go landside after they have used the lounge.
Jul 22, 2016, 10:12 am
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I'm hopeful that the new rules will dissuade folks from attempting to clog up lounge space upon arrival. That space should be reserved for people with morning flights, but I suppose that barring the 12 hour people from leaving the airport could be a pill worth swallowing during the short term.
Aug 5, 2016, 4:23 pm
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So turns out after waiting around for ~40min they had someone from the central office come and escort me out. They walked me to the transfer area, said something to the security guard, who then opened a side door and was on my merry way!
Aug 5, 2016, 4:25 pm
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