connecting in NRT and...?
Dec 13, 2011, 3:13 pm
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Taiwan
Programs: UA, CX, BR
Posts: 718
connecting in NRT and...?
I will be taking my first LX flights soon. Does anyone have experience getting from LX to EVA in NRT within an hour?
And, as long as I'm here, I guess that the "staggered seating" in bus means that everyone has aisle access? Thanks for any replies!!!
And, as long as I'm here, I guess that the "staggered seating" in bus means that everyone has aisle access? Thanks for any replies!!!
Dec 14, 2011, 1:37 am
#2
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Ridgefield, CT and CGN
Posts: 455
http://www.swiss.com/web/DE/fly_swis..._a340_new.aspx
portside there are pairs of seats in all odd-numbered rows (+row 15), so the A seat there has not a direct aisle access.
Dec 14, 2011, 2:18 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Stuck on this planet - mainly in STR and LAX
Posts: 5,019
Eva and Swiss both arrive/depart from Terminal 1.
I assume you can check your luggage thru (not sure if Swiss does it for Eva, hopefully yoiu can find out). If not and you need to go thru immigration, claim luggage, recheck before the deadline 1 hour is almost impossible.
When arriving you need to go thru transfer security, then to the transfer desk, get your EVA boarding pass (don't forget to show your luggage tags) and to the gate. One hour is doable if your inbound flight is somewhat on time. But it does not give you much room for unforeseen issues.
Is everything on one ticket? If not make sure that you actually can use your ticket on a later flight and what the fees are.
I assume you can check your luggage thru (not sure if Swiss does it for Eva, hopefully yoiu can find out). If not and you need to go thru immigration, claim luggage, recheck before the deadline 1 hour is almost impossible.
When arriving you need to go thru transfer security, then to the transfer desk, get your EVA boarding pass (don't forget to show your luggage tags) and to the gate. One hour is doable if your inbound flight is somewhat on time. But it does not give you much room for unforeseen issues.
Is everything on one ticket? If not make sure that you actually can use your ticket on a later flight and what the fees are.
Dec 14, 2011, 5:57 am
#4
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: ZRH
Posts: 73
Eva and Swiss both arrive/depart from Terminal 1.
I assume you can check your luggage thru (not sure if Swiss does it for Eva, hopefully yoiu can find out). If not and you need to go thru immigration, claim luggage, recheck before the deadline 1 hour is almost impossible.
I assume you can check your luggage thru (not sure if Swiss does it for Eva, hopefully yoiu can find out). If not and you need to go thru immigration, claim luggage, recheck before the deadline 1 hour is almost impossible.
Jan 13, 2012, 5:57 am
#6
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Taiwan
Programs: UA, CX, BR
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follow-up report
There were no problems. LX was able to check bags through, but not give me a boarding pass for the final EVA segment NRT-TPE. EVA met me coming off the flight, got my checked-bag number, and told me just to show my itinerary to NRT security and go to the gate. It all worked very smoothly.
(On the way out, which was on CX via HKG, Cathay was able to give me boarding passes all the way through to VIE.)
Small note: the seat 4K was fine: I didn't feel the need of a aisle-side table to give me privacy, which you don't really get with this seating system anyway (compared with CX, say); but you do of course get the tables and a greater sense of spaciousness. Seat slightly hard but fine for sleeping. And basically, the best business class food I've ever had.
(On the way out, which was on CX via HKG, Cathay was able to give me boarding passes all the way through to VIE.)
Small note: the seat 4K was fine: I didn't feel the need of a aisle-side table to give me privacy, which you don't really get with this seating system anyway (compared with CX, say); but you do of course get the tables and a greater sense of spaciousness. Seat slightly hard but fine for sleeping. And basically, the best business class food I've ever had.