Transfer Turkish to Qantas MCT
Apr 21, 2020, 4:41 pm
#1
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Location: Australia
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Transfer Turkish to Qantas MCT
Hi,
I am looking at a booking to get me in J class from Istanbul to Brisbane via Hong Kong . ( Sadly, CX does not fly to IST).
They will be on separate tickets.
The booking engine shows a legal connecting time of 90 minutes but I am wondering other travellers experience of this .
I am concerned that exiting the plane , going thru immigration , collecting bags and re checking in and going thru immigration again may be getting close to 90 minutes.
I am looking at a booking to get me in J class from Istanbul to Brisbane via Hong Kong . ( Sadly, CX does not fly to IST).
They will be on separate tickets.
The booking engine shows a legal connecting time of 90 minutes but I am wondering other travellers experience of this .
I am concerned that exiting the plane , going thru immigration , collecting bags and re checking in and going thru immigration again may be getting close to 90 minutes.
Apr 21, 2020, 4:46 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 3,097
You know that "until further notice" airside transit is not possible at HKG?
And non-HK residents, with limited exceptions, cannot pass immigration.
And if you do hold a HK ID card and pass immigration, you'll be subject to 14-days of home quarantine before you can leave, by rules currently set to expire mid-June.
And non-HK residents, with limited exceptions, cannot pass immigration.
And if you do hold a HK ID card and pass immigration, you'll be subject to 14-days of home quarantine before you can leave, by rules currently set to expire mid-June.
Apr 21, 2020, 4:48 pm
#3
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Location: Australia
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You know that "until further notice" airside transit is not possible at HKG?
And non-HK residents, with limited exceptions, cannot pass immigration.
And if you do hold a HK ID card and pass immigration, you'll be subject to 14-days of home quarantine before you can leave, by rules currently set to expire mid-June.
And non-HK residents, with limited exceptions, cannot pass immigration.
And if you do hold a HK ID card and pass immigration, you'll be subject to 14-days of home quarantine before you can leave, by rules currently set to expire mid-June.
Apr 21, 2020, 5:00 pm
#4
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I am looking at a booking to get me in J class from Istanbul to Brisbane via Hong Kong . ( Sadly, CX does not fly to IST).
They will be on separate tickets.
The booking engine shows a legal connecting time of 90 minutes but I am wondering other travellers experience of this .
I am concerned that exiting the plane , going thru immigration , collecting bags and re checking in and going thru immigration again may be getting close to 90 minutes.
They will be on separate tickets.
The booking engine shows a legal connecting time of 90 minutes but I am wondering other travellers experience of this .
I am concerned that exiting the plane , going thru immigration , collecting bags and re checking in and going thru immigration again may be getting close to 90 minutes.
The second flight will have a close off XX minutes before departure. So you will not have 90 minutes. May be 30-45-?? effective minutes between scheduled arrival & check-in close off.
With separate tickets I would be allowing a lot more than 90 minutes: several hours at least?. Even a 15 minute delay would put the second flight at great risk with 90 minutes between scheduled arrival and scheduled departure.
Apr 22, 2020, 12:23 am
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Asking the obvious
QF definitely will not check through baggage on two separate tickets (the known revenue+award exception does not apply)
But what about TK on the IST end?
QF definitely will not check through baggage on two separate tickets (the known revenue+award exception does not apply)
But what about TK on the IST end?