Tell us your unusual connection airports
Feb 13, 2013, 11:05 pm
#16
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Revenue ticket:
HAN (ICN-HAN-SIN). Granted, it is a hub for Vietnam airlines, but I was clearly the only connecting passenger. They had a sign saying "connections" where I politely waited for someone to come and get me and take me through various small passages back to the empty departure area where I spent a few hours watching TV with the cleaning staff.
Award tickets, although in most cases the intention was to leave the airport for a few hours :
OKA, originally HND-OKA-GUM, but due to a flight cancellation it became HND-OKA-FUK-GUM
KTM (BKK-KTM-DOH). It took the immigration officer a while to discuss the matter with his colleagues, but eventually they issued me a $5 transit visa.
YMM (YYZ-YMM-YVR).
SPN (GUM-SPN-ICN). I believe there is a thread about that particular connection somewhere.
HAN (ICN-HAN-SIN). Granted, it is a hub for Vietnam airlines, but I was clearly the only connecting passenger. They had a sign saying "connections" where I politely waited for someone to come and get me and take me through various small passages back to the empty departure area where I spent a few hours watching TV with the cleaning staff.
Award tickets, although in most cases the intention was to leave the airport for a few hours :
OKA, originally HND-OKA-GUM, but due to a flight cancellation it became HND-OKA-FUK-GUM
KTM (BKK-KTM-DOH). It took the immigration officer a while to discuss the matter with his colleagues, but eventually they issued me a $5 transit visa.
YMM (YYZ-YMM-YVR).
SPN (GUM-SPN-ICN). I believe there is a thread about that particular connection somewhere.
Feb 14, 2013, 12:27 am
#17
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All UA...
LAS-PSP-LAX
DEN-EUG-PDX and PDX-EUG-SFO (love the seafood chowder at EUG!)
SFO-ASE-DEN
LAX-SBA-SJC/SFO
LAX-IPL-YUM
ORD-FSD-DEN
WP:
ITO-MKK-OGG
And a DL/AS one:
GTF-MSO-SEA
And a CO one from a long time ago:
MAF-AMA-DIA
LAS-PSP-LAX
DEN-EUG-PDX and PDX-EUG-SFO (love the seafood chowder at EUG!)
SFO-ASE-DEN
LAX-SBA-SJC/SFO
LAX-IPL-YUM
ORD-FSD-DEN
WP:
ITO-MKK-OGG
And a DL/AS one:
GTF-MSO-SEA
And a CO one from a long time ago:
MAF-AMA-DIA
Feb 14, 2013, 12:45 am
#18
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 5,439
None come to mind for myself, except immediate turnarounds? But those aren't connections...
Get used to it soon... 
Feb 14, 2013, 8:17 am
#20
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Not so much an unusual connection airport just what felt like a bizarre routing.
AMS - YVR - SEA
I think the immigration, customs and then American immigration and customs took longer than it would to drive from YVR to SEA however, the fare difference was huge and made it worth it!!
AMS - YVR - SEA
I think the immigration, customs and then American immigration and customs took longer than it would to drive from YVR to SEA however, the fare difference was huge and made it worth it!!
Feb 14, 2013, 12:30 pm
#22
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There are a bunch of flights that stop in smaller cities on flights between IAH and EWR. US domestic interlining is now rare. Before, someone may have flown from MCI to DEN on BN then connect with another airline.
AS has a SEA SAT flight. Maybe take that and connect to a flight to Mexico?
AS has a SEA SAT flight. Maybe take that and connect to a flight to Mexico?
Feb 14, 2013, 12:56 pm
#23
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UA used to have some pretty liberal routing rules, making it easy to add spoke segments served by both hubs, so I flew itineraries like ORD-DSM-DEN, IAD-DTW-ORD, and SFO-LAS-IAD. It seems harder to do that these days (though why anyone would want to is a different question).
Feb 14, 2013, 1:40 pm
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UA used to have some pretty liberal routing rules, making it easy to add spoke segments served by both hubs, so I flew itineraries like ORD-DSM-DEN, IAD-DTW-ORD, and SFO-LAS-IAD. It seems harder to do that these days (though why anyone would want to is a different question).
Feb 14, 2013, 2:21 pm
#25
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Connecting at sydney airport
I wonder what would happen if your connecting flight in Sydney gets cancelled and the next available flight would be after 8 hours. Will the immigration ask you to get a transit visa even if your nationality is not allowed to be issued the same? I heard that SYD is one of the strictest airport to make as transit.
