Sep 24, 2014, 6:01 am
Last edit by: Flying Yazata
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All airlines (although see note about TG) appear to give them departing from Bangkok, so the list below is mostly useful for inbound. It's important to remember that this is Thailand so just because an airline has given them out before is no guide they'll be given out in your case. It's worth asking both air-crew and the ground crew at the gate for them, as they're also occasionally forgotten. Thus the list below tends to reflect "this airline has given them out at least once" rather than being any guide to what will actually happen...
List
AI (Air India) - J arrival and departure
AF (Air France) - J arrival (distributed in the jetway leaving the aircraft), J and W departures
AY (Finnair) - J arrival (jetway) and departure
BA (British Airways) - J arrival and departure (BE AWARE there have been instances where cabin crew have not handed out the pass and when asked either only given to the asking passenger or advised they aren't given out)
CX (Cathay Pacific) - J/F arrival and departure, OWE departure
EK (Emirates) - J/F arrival and departure, Gold and above in Y excluded by local rules
EY (Etihad) - arrival (criteria unknown)
HU (Hainan Airlines) - J departure only
HX (Hong Kong Airlines) - J departure and J arrival
JL (Japan Airlines) - J/F arrival and departure
KE (Korean Air) - J arrival and departure, assume F as well
LX (Swiss Airlines) - J departure
LY (El Al) - arrival and departure for J+F plus KD
MH (Malaysian Airlines) - J arrival and departure, OWE departure
NH (ANA) - departure, J also arrival (4/2016)
OS (Austrian) - J departure
OZ (Asiana) - J arrival and departure (no OZ F service in BKK) (no arrival 26/03/16)
PG (Bangkok Airways) - Blue Ribbon (C) or Premier ongoing for arrival and departure
QR (Qatar Airways) - J arrival and departure, OWS (or above) departure
RJ (Royal Jordanian) - J and OWR (or above) departure, J arrival,OWR (or above) in Y (if you manage to find RJ staff at the jet bridge)
SQ (Singapore Airlines) - J arrival and departure or PPS Club/Solitaire, sometimes on request only
SU (Aeroflot) - J arrival and departure
TG (Thai Airways) - F/J have dedicated security area at airport for outbound, for arrivals not given but your boarding pass is sufficient
TK (Turkish Airlines) - J arrival
UL (Sri Lankan Airlines) - J/OWS (or above) arrival and departure
VN (Vietnam Airlines) - J departure only
Notes:
1) Immigration seems to only care about the airline stamp. Recent experience continues to be hassle free when the printed date and/or names do not match or are not filled in. YMMV. Edit: In early June (2015) was told by dragon to fill in the name field on the Fast Track voucher. She then checked to see if it matched BP name.
2) If you're inbound to BKK and have not received a voucher onboard the aircraft, be sure to ask!
3) Fast track vouchers do not have to be used on the date issued. If regular immigration queues are short on your arrival date, it's often worthwhile to pocket the voucher for a different arrival date when you may not have premium access (or to give as a gift to friends/family coming to visit).
All airlines (although see note about TG) appear to give them departing from Bangkok, so the list below is mostly useful for inbound. It's important to remember that this is Thailand so just because an airline has given them out before is no guide they'll be given out in your case. It's worth asking both air-crew and the ground crew at the gate for them, as they're also occasionally forgotten. Thus the list below tends to reflect "this airline has given them out at least once" rather than being any guide to what will actually happen...
List
AI (Air India) - J arrival and departure
AF (Air France) - J arrival (distributed in the jetway leaving the aircraft), J and W departures
AY (Finnair) - J arrival (jetway) and departure
BA (British Airways) - J arrival and departure (BE AWARE there have been instances where cabin crew have not handed out the pass and when asked either only given to the asking passenger or advised they aren't given out)
CX (Cathay Pacific) - J/F arrival and departure, OWE departure
EK (Emirates) - J/F arrival and departure, Gold and above in Y excluded by local rules
EY (Etihad) - arrival (criteria unknown)
HU (Hainan Airlines) - J departure only
HX (Hong Kong Airlines) - J departure and J arrival
JL (Japan Airlines) - J/F arrival and departure
KE (Korean Air) - J arrival and departure, assume F as well
LX (Swiss Airlines) - J departure
LY (El Al) - arrival and departure for J+F plus KD
MH (Malaysian Airlines) - J arrival and departure, OWE departure
NH (ANA) - departure, J also arrival (4/2016)
OS (Austrian) - J departure
OZ (Asiana) - J arrival and departure (no OZ F service in BKK) (no arrival 26/03/16)
PG (Bangkok Airways) - Blue Ribbon (C) or Premier ongoing for arrival and departure
QR (Qatar Airways) - J arrival and departure, OWS (or above) departure
RJ (Royal Jordanian) - J and OWR (or above) departure, J arrival,OWR (or above) in Y (if you manage to find RJ staff at the jet bridge)
SQ (Singapore Airlines) - J arrival and departure or PPS Club/Solitaire, sometimes on request only
SU (Aeroflot) - J arrival and departure
TG (Thai Airways) - F/J have dedicated security area at airport for outbound, for arrivals not given but your boarding pass is sufficient
TK (Turkish Airlines) - J arrival
UL (Sri Lankan Airlines) - J/OWS (or above) arrival and departure
VN (Vietnam Airlines) - J departure only
Notes:
1) Immigration seems to only care about the airline stamp. Recent experience continues to be hassle free when the printed date and/or names do not match or are not filled in. YMMV. Edit: In early June (2015) was told by dragon to fill in the name field on the Fast Track voucher. She then checked to see if it matched BP name.
2) If you're inbound to BKK and have not received a voucher onboard the aircraft, be sure to ask!
3) Fast track vouchers do not have to be used on the date issued. If regular immigration queues are short on your arrival date, it's often worthwhile to pocket the voucher for a different arrival date when you may not have premium access (or to give as a gift to friends/family coming to visit).
What airlines give pass for BKK Fast Track ?
Jan 11, 2016, 11:34 pm
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I arrived late last night on DL in DeltaOne (business class). FAs didn't offer fastback cards during the flight, but on impulse when deplaning, I generally asked the gang of local DL staff meeting the flight if they had fast track vouchers. One was handed to me without question. They may have seen my DM/2MM metal tag or might have guessed that I had been seated up front as I was one of the first few people to leave the aircraft, but I wasn't asked to show my boarding pass or otherwise questioned about my request. I suspect that this is YMMV.
BTW the airport was quiet at around 11 pm, although I didn't walk past the regular immigration lanes so I don't know whether there were long lines. I was almost tempted to pocket the fast track pass for later use, but I was walking with a DL employee who knew I had it and directly me to the fast track desks.
DL staff seemed to be escorting some passengers to their connections. In addition, a few people on my flight has apparently paid for their hotel's meet and great airport VIP service.
BTW the airport was quiet at around 11 pm, although I didn't walk past the regular immigration lanes so I don't know whether there were long lines. I was almost tempted to pocket the fast track pass for later use, but I was walking with a DL employee who knew I had it and directly me to the fast track desks.
DL staff seemed to be escorting some passengers to their connections. In addition, a few people on my flight has apparently paid for their hotel's meet and great airport VIP service.
Jan 12, 2016, 5:05 am
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At the moment I have a stack of about 60 passes.
Jan 13, 2016, 6:24 am
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If you didn't notice long queues, then there probably weren't any.
Jan 13, 2016, 5:21 pm
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Dumb questions coming up:
1. Where is fast-track immigration for departures, couldn't find it last time round.
2. I presume I can use fast-track with my APEC card (use it for arrivals, so presume I can use it for departures).
1. Where is fast-track immigration for departures, couldn't find it last time round.
2. I presume I can use fast-track with my APEC card (use it for arrivals, so presume I can use it for departures).
Jan 13, 2016, 5:52 pm
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Jan 13, 2016, 6:22 pm
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Is it possible that one side was closed late in the evening, around 11-11:30 pm? Kettles from my flight seemed to be walking past where I went to the fast track lanes.
Jan 14, 2016, 5:43 am
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Jan 14, 2016, 5:47 pm
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Both the east and west Arriving Passport Control halls are open 7/24/365.
The Fast Track "area" is directly between the east and west halls. There is a map on the back of the Fast Track cards. It is impossible to get to the Fast Track area without walking by one of these two halls - owing to the moving walkway, where it is relatively simple to gauge the queues.
Often there are are only one or two Immigration Officers working in the Fast Track area, and VIPs/Crew can trump ordinary folk, so the wait can sometimes greatly exceed that in one of the "regular" halls, where there might be a dozen IO's staffing desks. Unless I see the queue backed down the ramp to the regular halls I use them, and save the Fast Track coupons for others, or later use.
I always have checked bags so end up waiting ~ 10 minutes (at a minimum) anyway. Usually pick up a liter of spirits (duty free on arrival, in the baggage claim area), and book the AoT transpo while waiting.
Jan 19, 2016, 10:58 pm
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We do have some very old TG premium cards (about 4 years old), wonder if they would work still (won't bother now, as have ABTC, but might be useful for family, etc).
Jan 29, 2016, 8:58 am
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My experiences. OWE in Y.
MH:Proactively offered at check in when departing BKK/No arrival experience
CX:Proactively offered at check in when departing BKK/Proactively offered by crew
RJ:Proactively offered at check in when departing BKK/Every time I ask the RJ ground staff when getting off the aircraft,showing a BP,always managed to receive the voucher.
MH:Proactively offered at check in when departing BKK/No arrival experience
CX:Proactively offered at check in when departing BKK/Proactively offered by crew
RJ:Proactively offered at check in when departing BKK/Every time I ask the RJ ground staff when getting off the aircraft,showing a BP,always managed to receive the voucher.