bangkok air transfer desk

[yselmike 393]

I have booked a flight with KLM for the new year [dont]

and will transfer to a Phnom Phen flight.

I know and have used the Thai Air transfer desk

and Air Asia does not have one,

but is there a Bangkok Air transfer desk as I am not

going to go back and forth through passport control.

[onelilley 6]

Sorry if this hijacks your question yselmike ,

 

I was going to ask the same question regarding Airasia.

 

I am flying into BKK from Melbourne Australia with Thai Airways; I am then flying onto Macau from BKK with Airasia. Can you please explain to me, if I can collect my luggage and check in with Airasia in the international transfer area of BKK, or do I need to go through the arrival area and then check in at the departure area and pay the departure tax.

 

I hope one post can answer our two questions.

 

Any help appreciated.

 

onelilley.

[yselmike 393]

As i understand it with air asia you have to go through immagration/passport control

pick up your luggage as normal,then go to departurs check in ,go back through passport control.

you are fucked if you only have a hour between flights.

I booked Air Asia last year and found I had an hour till my flight to Phnom Phen

so I e-mailed them not a reply,so I dont want to use them if I have to transfer.

I will use Thai or Bangkokair but only if they have a transfer desk.

and thai have one

[onelilley 6]

yselmike,

 

Thanks for your reply, I hope someone can help you with your question.

 

onelilley.

[Floyd 0]

email the concerned airline as im sure they will help you out.

[CheshireTom 1,377]

yselmike,

 

if you have already booked your KLM ticket then it is irrelevant who you book your onward flight with ..... you'll have to go through immigration and check-in. You only use the transfer desks if you are on a through ticket i.e. one flight booking reference.

[yselmike 393]

Floyd

I did e-mail air asia and got no reply.and that seems the norm with them cant speak for thai or bangkok air.

had a swift reply from swiss air last year though.

 

Cheshire tom.

I fly from Amsterdam with KLM and then I go to the Thai transfer desk,

Check in [you need the CC you booked with] with my E-ticket get my

boarding pass hang around the 4 hours till the flight to Phnom Phen.

I only have carrry on so no need to pick up any bags.

Air asia is a lot cheaper and this time there is about 5 hours

from the KLM flight landing and the other flights leaving.

Thai/bangkok/asia all have there flights leaving at about the same time.

 

I may just book with air asia and go through customs and back again

as I may save 4-5000 baht and we all know what we can get with that

cheers mike

[onelilley 6]

yselmike,

 

I too e-mailed Airasia and have not had a response.

 

In some countries if you land and depart in a certain time, 1 day usually, the departure tax doesn't need to be paid, I don't suppose this exists in Thailand?

 

Either way it saves me a lot of money transfering to and flying with Airasia and I have plenty of time, so having to cough up the 700baht won't be a great drama, just thought it would save a lot of mucking around not having to go through all the procedures of getting out and back in again.

 

Any opinions would be appreciated.

 

onelilley.

[yselmike 393]

onelilley

I am the same as you I will have time to go through immagration and back again

and if its a few thousand baht saving then I will do it.

I have not heard about the one day rule before but maybe not thailand

[onelilley 6]

The following is an e-mail I finally received back from Airasia regarding international transfers, not sure if Bangkok Air will have the same rules.

 

 

 

Dear Sir,

 

First and foremost, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your kind choosing Thai Air Asia.

 

We would like to announce that all flights domestic and international of Thai Air Asia will operate at The Suvanabhumi Airport.

 

There is a combined domestic and international terminal at Suvanabhumi Airport. Our Thai Air Asia check-in counters is located on 4th floor, Row E. Check-in counters open 2 hours before departure time and close 45 minutes before departure time. For more information please find out at www.airportthai.co.th .

 

Regarding to the connecting flight to next destinations, we advise passengers to have a minimum of 3 hours between flights.

 

Thai Air Asia are unable to transfer your baggage we will deliver baggage to you and passengers will have to check in for connecting flight again.

 

We are point - to - point service does not encourage connecting flights that means our passengers have to verify at the immigration point and check in again at the departure hall for connecting flight. We are strictly a point-to-point carrier and shall not be responsible to you for any connecting flights. We shall not be liable to you for your failure to meet any connecting flights.

 

For the up-to-date news and announcements on new flights, new schedules, new ground transfer arrangements and new promotions can check on www.airasia.com

 

or Call Center 02-515-9999.

 

 

Thank you for choosing Thai Airasia.

 

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

 

Nawaporn Seemawong

 

(Guest Support)

 

 

 

Thai AirAsia Co., Ltd.

 

Call Center: 66 2 515 9999

 

Our website: www.airasia

 

 

 

 

So going by that I will have to exit and re-enter, which will mean paying the departure tax.

 

onelilley.

[yselmike 393]

That seems to be the deal.

I have just checked Thai and bangkok air for the prices.

Return bangkok-Phnom Phen

both around 9500-9700 baht

thats from 01-01-2008 return 28-01-2008.

Air Asia only show prices till october 2007

so I will wait till they show and see if its worth

it to go through passport control.

thanx for the input.