Juergen Witte 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2010 On behalf of a friend i need to know if it is possible to transfer at BKI (Kota Kinabalu) with a scheduled timeframe of 1 hr 15 mins ! He will arrive from BWN on BI and continues to KUL on AK. Unfortunately AK had rescheduled their flight (now earlier than before) to KUL so now there´s only 1h15mins left for the transfer. Of course i will advise him to try rebook onto a later flight to KUL (should be free of charge due to AK´s rescheduling ...) but the question is whether it is doable by using a taxi between terminals and calculating that BI will arrive on time ... How much time is needed to change terminals by taxi btw. ??? Regards, Juergen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted January 29, 2010 Taxi would take 15-25 mins at the most IMHO, depending the traffic, so should be OK, right BKI guys ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted January 29, 2010 The 1:15 time frame is scheduled 'touch down to take off' ? In which case, I think it's realistically not feasible Normally it will take like half hour or so (very fast already) for plane to park, disembark, immigration, customs etc Then you make your way to taxi rank, get ticket etc Then taxi ride to T2 By which time check in counter will already have closed ! Sorry, not being very encouraging here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andi C 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 ...... and the constant 'bottle neck' at the traffic lights when exiting Jln Petagas* turning into Jln Tg Aru* due to the construction of the flyover. (*I prefer to call these roads by these names) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronhiew 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 On behalf of a friend i need to know if it is possible to transfer at BKI (Kota Kinabalu) with a scheduled timeframe of 1 hr 15 mins ! He will arrive from BWN on BI and continues to KUL on AK. Unfortunately AK had rescheduled their flight (now earlier than before) to KUL so now there´s only 1h15mins left for the transfer. Of course i will advise him to try rebook onto a later flight to KUL (should be free of charge due to AK´s rescheduling ...) but the question is whether it is doable by using a taxi between terminals and calculating that BI will arrive on time ... How much time is needed to change terminals by taxi btw. ??? Regards, Juergen Don't forget AirAsia's check in counter closes 45 mins before departure time, try to communicate with AirAsia about swapping to ltr flt, much more safer, No Show Means Burn! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juergen Witte 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 Ok, here´s somme more details ... He will travel with hand luggage only and have done online check-in on Air Asia´s webside already ! Arrival time is: 17.45 (on block) Departure time is: 19.00 (off block) Regarding the taxi ride: I wonder if 30 mins is really neccessary just to get to the other side of the airport (even at KLIA it´s just 15 mins by bus ... ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desmond C 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 (edited) Traffic is kinda peak during that moment, due to after work. But i guess your friend is able to make it, just need to bare awhile on jalan kepayan till the roundabout after the police station. After that, traffic condition would be smooth. Edited January 30, 2010 by Desmond C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 What is 'on block' and 'off block' ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 Ok, here´s somme more details ... He will travel with hand luggage only and have done online check-in on Air Asia´s webside already ! Arrival time is: 17.45 (on block) Departure time is: 19.00 (off block) Regarding the taxi ride: I wonder if 30 mins is really neccessary just to get to the other side of the airport (even at KLIA it´s just 15 mins by bus ... ) If it was me, I will opt for a later AK flight. This kind of schedule does not give any allowance for flight delay at all. So if his flight lands late, he will 100% miss the connection. Opting for a later AK flight means less stress! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isaac 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 Alternatively, your friend might consider checking in for his/her AK flight online but still it's going to be a stressful day for him/her as we do not know what might happen that day like the BI flight delayed. It's better to just change to a later flight, just in case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samuel Chy 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 if AK reschadule it, can try call them for a change to later flight to avoid from any problem. but since u mentioned ur friend done the online check in already, so now only can do is try to get out from the terminal by as soon as possoble. if AK reschadule it, can try call them for a change to later flight to avoid from any problem. but since u mentioned ur friend done the online check in already, so now only can do is try to get out from the terminal by as soon as possoble. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isaac 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 but since u mentioned ur friend done the online check in already, so now only can do is try to get out from the terminal by as soon as possoble. Opps ! Totally missed his reply at #6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arthur W. 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 I'm just wondering... doesn't AK fly direct between BWN and KUL? Why need to fly BI to BKI in the first place? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juergen Witte 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 Ok here comes in the point... Of course it´ll be no big deal to change to another - later - flight (AK or even MH) But the reasons for wanting this particular flight are: 1) If he changes to the later AK-flight he´ll have a "tight" connection (exactly 2hrs) at KUL as he continues on MS to Cairo/Frankfurt at 0.30hrs. 2) Next to this he wants to experience AK as he has never flown with AK before. MH flies just a little bit later than AK (MH dep: 19.15 versus AK dep: 19.00 ) but he wants the "Air Asia - experience" despite the significant higher convenience of no need to change terminals and a greater time margin ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samuel Chy 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 how about all the way with AK from BWN? BWN-BKI-KUL. or by the time he/she made the booking, AK haven't start BWN-BKI? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andi C 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 Apart from traffic, here are some other factors to consider: - BI's on-time reliability (one of the worst in the region, even it's own bosses agree) - Immigration: Depends on queue & people-in-charge (they'll just take their own sweet time), non-Sabahan passports will take longer time to process. - Baggage claim, usual waiting time is at least 30mins, after clearing immigration. You can do OLCI for AK flights On a lighter note, can ask the pilot to disembark just your friend @ T2 (I've seen royalties do that) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted January 31, 2010 I believe BWN-KUL flights are sort of mid afternoon, would that fit into your friend's itinerary ? Would also mean he arrives in KUL earlier, thus allowing more comfortable connection time for his MS flight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juergen Witte 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2010 The whole itinerary for that particular day is as follows ... : DAC-KUL 0240-0730 MH KUL-BWN 1155-1415 MH BWN-BKI 1705-1745 BI BKI-KUL 1900-2125 AK KUL-CAI-CDG 0030-1355 MS CDG-SXB 1655-1800 AF So, not really much to comment ... ! He just wants to squeeze in BI and AK before flying home. It´s quite a "risky" schedule ! Even though i´ve done similar routings i´d rather not do it again ... (learned my lessons) It´s his own decision in the end !!! So, finally it´s all about whether the mentioned change at BKI is doable or "guaranteed failure". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juergen Witte 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2010 So, my friend has decided ... He will try to catch the AK flight but is going to book a seat on the 19.15 MH-flight as a back-up ... I think this will work ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted February 6, 2010 So, my friend has decided ... He will try to catch the AK flight but is going to book a seat on the 19.15 MH-flight as a back-up ... I think this will work ! Wise decision Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted March 28, 2010 So, do we have any results to share yet ? Or is the journey/experiment still be be performed ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites