Zodiac

Hello,

I'm new to Singapore Airlines, and was hoping to ask a question re: making an international connection at Changi Airport.

We're flying PEN -> SIN -> HKG, both segments on the same ticket. Both legs are ticketed as SQ flights, although the first leg might have been operated by SilkAir (not sure).

The connection time is 55 mins. From what I read on this forum, this clears the legal MCT which is 45 mins, and people seem to routinely make SQ->SQ connections at Changi with approx. 1 hr connection time.

I was just hoping to sanity-check that the 55 min CT is generally okay? I was a little worried that

1. walking b/w terminals (if required) might eat up a chunk of the connection time (sorry, not familiar with Changi)

2. since this is an international connection, I wasn't sure whether the connection simply means walking from one gate to another, or if it requires going through passport control/immigrations etc. We won't have any checked bags.

3. is SilkAir treated like SQ, as far as MCTs are concerned?

aviationp

My honest opinion between SQ flights is that any connection below 20 minutes is an issue. Everything else I'd be fine with.

You will have to travel between terminals but there is a inter terminal train available for you

Jimbo

You should be okay. No immigration since you stay airside all the way, even if between terminals.

FN-GM

Yep what he said, You can use the sky train between terminals. I have made a 15 Minute connection at Changi before now. Its really easy at that airport.

SQ325

Gate closes 10 mins before scheduled departure time, so you have 45 min to make the connection. Should be fine.
If you have to transfer from T2 to T3 (or vice versa) take the Skytrain.

lokijuh

Also security is at the gate which means you don't get landed in a big generic queue for security when transiting between flights, that removes one of the variables of transit time. [Note though there a couple of instances of multiple gates (A1-4 and B1-4) with same security checkpoint, but if you strike another flight (and long queue) at these and it is <15 mins before departure of your flight, just point out that you're flight is about to depart and security should let you through ahead of other pax]

Zodiac

thanks everyone.

LOLABUNNY

I wouldn't chance it.You might make it but will the luggage?Try get an earlier connection if possible.

It happened to me some years back between Kuala Lumpur and Adelaide.I had just under an hour to connect so no problems but one of my bags went on the later SQ flight down to Perth and arrived back a day later via a domestic flight home.

Guy Betsy

If its a legal connection, and SQ permitted it, SQ personnel will be on hand to assist in the transfer.

lokijuh

I suspect for the OP, if luggage misses (not that it's likely I've made connections around this duration with no luggage problems), there are a lot more flights to HKG to forward the luggage on than to ADL! So delay to receiving luggage is likely to be much shorter.

beachfan

My question is slightly different.

I'm arriving from Kota Kinabalu on a SQ flight operated by SilkAir on a separate ticket. I have 2 hours and 30 minutes before my onward SQ flight to Denpasar.

If there is IRROPS, will SQ put me on the next flight to Bali or will they claim that because it's separate tickets (or not SQ metal) that I'm out of luck.

Anyone know about whether these flights (SilkAir from Kota Kinabalu) are more or less likely to have IRROPS?

miki13331

aren't all the connections @SIN international?

lcpteck

Yes, all flights are international since we're that small hehe..

lingua101

this is partially true

for duty free allowance flight to/from Malaysia is excluded.

fkaway

First timer to Changi:

Arriving from ZRH with LX at 5:15pm and departing at 6:35pm with SQ to BKK. Does this still allow time to snack at any of the legendary *G lounges in SIN?

Thx for advices!