Back-to-back with MH at TPE possible?
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However, it's now 10:22, and MH366 is still reported to be departing at 13:25, and importantly MH367 TPE to KUL still reported to be departing at 19:20, so I'm beginning to think the crew hours may be a non-issue. Meantime, and worth noting, the transfer desk at KUL were able and happy to issue me with my TPE-KUL boarding pass.
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Is anyone doing the KUL-TPE (and to that extent KUL-SIN and KUL-MNL) over the next few weeks? I'll be doing plenty and if any FTer is also flying, would be nice to possibly meet-up.
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In the end my KUL-TPE departed about 5 hours late, but with a freshly rostered crew, so the return flight was a quick turnaround, albeit not arriving back in KUL until around 01:30 Sunday morning.
But hey, I still managed a few hours sleep before my onward flight to BKK (in the Golden lounge waiting at the moment), and I've now got GGL for another year in the bag
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And I also had time enough at TPE to get to the Cathay Lounge, which was officially closed, but they let me to snaffle a copy of the weekend FT, so I was a very happy bunny!
But hey, I still managed a few hours sleep before my onward flight to BKK (in the Golden lounge waiting at the moment), and I've now got GGL for another year in the bag
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And I also had time enough at TPE to get to the Cathay Lounge, which was officially closed, but they let me to snaffle a copy of the weekend FT, so I was a very happy bunny!
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However, it's now 10:22, and MH366 is still reported to be departing at 13:25, and importantly MH367 TPE to KUL still reported to be departing at 19:20, so I'm beginning to think the crew hours may be a non-issue. Meantime, and worth noting, the transfer desk at KUL were able and happy to issue me with my TPE-KUL boarding pass.
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GGL is higher - whilst both Gold Guest List and Gold are Emerald in the grand scheme of things - on BA, GGL's get a few other treats like 5 guests into the galleries first lounges in heathrow, Concorde room access when departing T5, First room dining in BA T3, Concorde Bar access in Singapore, Group 0 boarding, GGL Joker redemptions (sorta like a forced release) etc and the ability to nominate a Gold and 2 Silvers every year they qualify. There are others too - i can't remember off the top of my head.
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I ended up in the CX lounge. Great food, nice bar and nice service. I have a few more MH TP runs over the next few weeks, so I might try the Plaza premium to compare.
And to confirm, the transit security in TPE is probably the easiest I've ever used in my decades of flying. I'm sure I was in the lounge before the the rest of the pax got off the plane. No BP check, no passport check, no need to take out devices from the carryon. This is completely opposite from the horrible transit experience I had a few days ago in CGK (well there is no actual transit there - just a visa on arrival money grab).
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Thanks.
I ended up in the CX lounge. Great food, nice bar and nice service. I have a few more MH TP runs over the next few weeks, so I might try the Plaza premium to compare.
And to confirm, the transit security in TPE is probably the easiest I've ever used in my decades of flying. I'm sure I was in the lounge before the the rest of the pax got off the plane. No BP check, no passport check, no need to take out devices from the carryon. This is completely opposite from the horrible transit experience I had a few days ago in CGK (well there is no actual transit there - just a visa on arrival money grab).
I ended up in the CX lounge. Great food, nice bar and nice service. I have a few more MH TP runs over the next few weeks, so I might try the Plaza premium to compare.
And to confirm, the transit security in TPE is probably the easiest I've ever used in my decades of flying. I'm sure I was in the lounge before the the rest of the pax got off the plane. No BP check, no passport check, no need to take out devices from the carryon. This is completely opposite from the horrible transit experience I had a few days ago in CGK (well there is no actual transit there - just a visa on arrival money grab).
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Btw I also have a bunch of TP runs coming up from start of Aug all the way up to 19. Which destinations are you flying to other than KUL and TPE?
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Good pick, the PP isn't bad by global standards but it's certainly no CX lounge either. Transfer at TPE is painless, entry less so (long lines very often these days). CGK is a pain and a money grab but at least it's not CAI ![Big Grin](https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Btw I also have a bunch of TP runs coming up from start of Aug all the way up to 19. Which destinations are you flying to other than KUL and TPE?
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Btw I also have a bunch of TP runs coming up from start of Aug all the way up to 19. Which destinations are you flying to other than KUL and TPE?
I also did some positioning with UL and CX for these 3 MH tickets. All this should earn me 2k TPs.
I haven't done CAI in well over a decade. I assume nothing has changed.