Customs for International Flight connections?
May 29, 2016, 10:11 am
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May 29, 2016, 10:33 am
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CDG - go through passport control
JFK - passport control + customs
reverse:
JFK - security
CDG - passport control and maybe security
PRG - customs
Aug 16, 2019, 9:59 am
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Int'l flight SFO-HKG-SIN-MLE
I have a question about flying from SFO to HKG to SIN to MLE. I am flying Alaska Airlines to HKG and changing to Singapore Airlines in HKG to Singapore. I only have 1hr 25min layer over in HKG. Since it's different airlines I will need to pickup my luggage and and recheck them in at Singapore Airlines. Is 1hr 25mins enough time to do that? Will I need to go through security or customs before boarding my flight to Singapore? I've never flown into HKG or SIN and want to be sure I have allowed myself enough time. Plus,
Aug 16, 2019, 10:41 am
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Yes, you will need to complete all immigration and customs formalities in HKG. Then you will need to check in again for your flight to SIN. Even if your flight is on time (I was not aware AS flies to HKG), you are really cutting it close, and I suspect your chance of making the checkin deadline are about 25%. If you do not make the checkin deadline, you will seemed a no-show and all future flights on that ticket, including the return, will auto-cancel and you really have no protection. You’d need to buy a new ticket to SIN/MLE. I would aim to arrive in HKG with a much greater cushion.
Aug 16, 2019, 11:40 am
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I have a question about flying from SFO to HKG to SIN to MLE. I am flying Alaska Airlines to HKG and changing to Singapore Airlines in HKG to Singapore. I only have 1hr 25min layer over in HKG. Since it's different airlines I will need to pickup my luggage and and recheck them in at Singapore Airlines. Is 1hr 25mins enough time to do that? Will I need to go through security or customs before boarding my flight to Singapore? I've never flown into HKG or SIN and want to be sure I have allowed myself enough time. Plus,
Aug 16, 2019, 12:11 pm
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I read my flight info wrong (ding dong moment). We're on Alaska from BNA to SFO, and we are on Singapore from SFO to HKG to SIN. Same airline thank goodness, but does 1hr and 25mins allow enough time to go through customs and check into our next flight?
Aug 16, 2019, 12:53 pm
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You might want to take a look at this thread: Is a 1hr transfer time at Hong Kong airport doable?
Also, because it's Singapore Airlines specific, you may get more knowledgeable answers about this connection in the Singapore Airlines forum.
Also, because it's Singapore Airlines specific, you may get more knowledgeable answers about this connection in the Singapore Airlines forum.
Aug 16, 2019, 1:40 pm
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You should not need to do anything at HKG other than go through transit security and proceed to the gate. SQ will give you both boarding passes at SFO, and your luggage will be through-checked. No immigration or customs formalities at HKG in your situation. If it's on one ticket, then it meets the published "minimum connect time" for your situation. I would not worry about it. If you happen to miss the connection, then SQ is responsible to take care of you.
Aug 16, 2019, 3:32 pm
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The key question is: is this a single ticket? Expedia may have sold you a risky combination of separate tickets. If so, each ticket obliges the carrier(s) involved to get you to the destination on that ticket and no further. If they get you there too late to catch your ongoing flight, that flight's carrier can cancel the reservation including any return legs.
Aug 16, 2019, 4:37 pm
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Look at your e-ticket receipt. Forget about itineraries, bookings, and other industry jargon. If you are on one e-ticket, you are connecting or possibly stopping over. If on separate e-tickets, you are on two entirely separate journeys.
Aug 16, 2019, 4:51 pm
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I have a question about flying from SFO to HKG to SIN to MLE. I am flying Alaska Airlines to HKG and changing to Singapore Airlines in HKG to Singapore. I only have 1hr 25min layer over in HKG. Since it's different airlines I will need to pickup my luggage and and recheck them in at Singapore Airlines. Is 1hr 25mins enough time to do that? Will I need to go through security or customs before boarding my flight to Singapore? I've never flown into HKG or SIN and want to be sure I have allowed myself enough time. Plus,
Are you sure you'll need to recheck your bags at HKG? Do you have one ticket or two? AFAIK AS and SQ do interline, so you need to check details carefully.
Aug 17, 2019, 11:30 pm
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Sounds like your on SQ 1. This is same plane service from SFO-HKG-SIN. You will just need to clear security, no Immigration/Customs, and continue on with the flight to SIN. Time wise, plenty of time.