time needed for connecting another airline?
Feb 24, 2013, 12:15 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 262
time needed for connecting another airline?
I am flying into Taipei, Taiwan from SFO on Eva air and arriving at Taipei airport at 5:50am. I am flying from Taipei to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific at 7:10am. I am having my bag checked in at SFO airport with final pickup at Hong Kong instead of Taipei. Eva airline said that they can do this as long as I give them my Cathay Pacific flight information. They however said that the minium transfer time is 90 minutes and my connecting flight is 80 minutes.
So my question to all the season travelers is that should I take the chance or take a later flight that is 3 hours later? Also if the bag does not make my Cathay flight, will they just put in on the next flight? Thanks for any help.
So my question to all the season travelers is that should I take the chance or take a later flight that is 3 hours later? Also if the bag does not make my Cathay flight, will they just put in on the next flight? Thanks for any help.
Feb 24, 2013, 9:03 pm
#2
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: ATL
Programs: Delta PlM, 1M
Posts: 6,363
TPE is a fairly easy airport to transit, and the morning EVA flights from the US west cost usually arrive on time. If you are near either boarding door you can make it to any C/D gate in 10-15 minutes easily (add another 10 for A/B gates, but I doubt CX would fly out of those).
I would expect to make this connection 95% or so.
Your bag will be shipped later if need be, but I would not be overly worried.
P.S., if you are in the back on the TPAC flight and the flight is a few minutes late you can ask them to move you up to an emty seat (if any exist) as you near the island. This has saved my butt twice.
I would expect to make this connection 95% or so.
Your bag will be shipped later if need be, but I would not be overly worried.
P.S., if you are in the back on the TPAC flight and the flight is a few minutes late you can ask them to move you up to an emty seat (if any exist) as you near the island. This has saved my butt twice.
Feb 25, 2013, 10:54 am
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 262
TPE is a fairly easy airport to transit, and the morning EVA flights from the US west cost usually arrive on time. If you are near either boarding door you can make it to any C/D gate in 10-15 minutes easily (add another 10 for A/B gates, but I doubt CX would fly out of those).
I would expect to make this connection 95% or so.
Your bag will be shipped later if need be, but I would not be overly worried.
P.S., if you are in the back on the TPAC flight and the flight is a few minutes late you can ask them to move you up to an emty seat (if any exist) as you near the island. This has saved my butt twice.
I would expect to make this connection 95% or so.
Your bag will be shipped later if need be, but I would not be overly worried.
P.S., if you are in the back on the TPAC flight and the flight is a few minutes late you can ask them to move you up to an emty seat (if any exist) as you near the island. This has saved my butt twice.
