Transfer desk or not tranfer desk?
#1
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Transfer desk or not tranfer desk?
Hi everyone, I'm flying next thursday BCN to HKT via IST with turkish airlines and right after HKT to REP via DMK with air asia.
I have checked baggage in both flights. So, when arriving to HKT (Phuket) I will have to collect my checked baggage, but then, do I have to exit the airport going through thai immigration or could I pass to the transfer desk of air asia and check my baggage there without passing throught immigration?
Thanks a lot!
I have checked baggage in both flights. So, when arriving to HKT (Phuket) I will have to collect my checked baggage, but then, do I have to exit the airport going through thai immigration or could I pass to the transfer desk of air asia and check my baggage there without passing throught immigration?
Thanks a lot!
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Welcome to Flyertalk, undostres
I am moving your thread to the Other Asia Airlines Forum, where you will find discussions re: Air Asia.
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I am moving your thread to the Other Asia Airlines Forum, where you will find discussions re: Air Asia.
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I have no experience with such a routing or with Thailand but my experience is that anytime one is going from an international to a domestic flight you will need to go though immigration/customs. Which is what you are doing.
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For the OP I have a feeling that since you're transferring to Air Asia, you are going to have to enter Thailand and take your luggage over to Air Asia check-in regardless, FD doesn't have any baggage interline agreements listed at all. Then you'd depart either as an international passenger from there or domestic to DMK, depending on the procedure for DMK transits.
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EDIT: My previous post did not read your ITN right.
I do not remember seeing any way to get back to transit after collecting bags in Phuket. I would be almost certain you are going to the groundside ticket windows and back through the main entrance procedure.
I do not remember seeing any way to get back to transit after collecting bags in Phuket. I would be almost certain you are going to the groundside ticket windows and back through the main entrance procedure.
Last edited by exwannabe; Aug 1, 2017 at 5:07 pm
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Hi everyone, I'm flying next thursday BCN to HKT via IST with turkish airlines and right after HKT to REP via DMK with air asia.
I have checked baggage in both flights. So, when arriving to HKT (Phuket) I will have to collect my checked baggage, but then, do I have to exit the airport going through thai immigration or could I pass to the transfer desk of air asia and check my baggage there without passing throught immigration?
Thanks a lot!
I have checked baggage in both flights. So, when arriving to HKT (Phuket) I will have to collect my checked baggage, but then, do I have to exit the airport going through thai immigration or could I pass to the transfer desk of air asia and check my baggage there without passing throught immigration?
Thanks a lot!
Incidental, but totally irrelevant in OP's scenario, does FD even offer a transfer desk?
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I would be more concerned at DMK. I've never do dom-int there before so I can't tell how long will it take. Just hope you have enough buffer time.