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Singapore - 6 hrs to kill in airport- any bus trips?
"RAK" wrote in message m...
"Chris Blunt" wrote in message ... On Sun, 1 Aug 2004 01:33:26 +0100, "RAK" wrote: "Chris Blunt" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:42:51 GMT, "Mark Pannell" wrote: cut One issue that the agent does sometimes raise is that of departure tax. In Hong Kong, the departure tax is included in the ticket price, but its not normally charged on same-day connecting flights because they assume people will remain airside. Strictly speaking, the tax should be payable if you go outside the airport, but I think the number of transit passengers who do this is so small that they haven't bothered to close that loophole. Not sure if that would apply to Singapore also. I am not 100% sure on this but I think the airport tax at the transit airport only applies if you transit for more than 24 hours. Also an X on the ticket on the line for one flight sector indicates no stopover allowed though again I think that under 24 hours is still allowed. I was picking up a ticket for SQ Friday and they confirmed the policy. However, they said that SQ pretty much ignores it in Singapore because they want the tourism but other airlines would be more strict. They also pointed out that if you're on a discount ticket you would could be charged a substantial fee for leaving the airport (hidden cities trick). Bottom line, if you want to leave the airport in Singapore, or anywhere else, while you're laid over for a few hours, plan that ahead of time, check your baggage to Singapore, make sure the airline knows your plan, etc. Avoid the problems. |
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Singapore - 6 hrs to kill in airport- any bus trips?
Tchiowa kirjoitti:
I was picking up a ticket for SQ Friday and they confirmed the policy. However, they said that SQ pretty much ignores it in Singapore because they want the tourism but other airlines would be more strict. They Heh heh. also pointed out that if you're on a discount ticket you would could be charged a substantial fee for leaving the airport (hidden cities trick). If someone is visiting town while in transit, this has nothing to do with the hidden city scheme. If you decided not to board the connecting flight that *may* do so. Bottom line, if you want to leave the airport in Singapore, or anywhere else, while you're laid over for a few hours, plan that ahead of time, check your baggage to Singapore, make sure the airline knows your plan, etc. Nobody has appeared to tell about problems as a first hand experience. I am certain all experienced travellers and by far most not so experienced ones just ignore this nonsense of yours. Luggage can or cannot be checked to Singapore. There is no reason for an airline to demand it though (at least not based on security issues). It just would increase unecessary luggage handling. Perhaps you could finally tell the others, how does it improve security when the *already checked* luggage will be re-checked (if it is possible in the first place). Can you give any reason for this ? |
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Singapore - 6 hrs to kill in airport- any bus trips?
Tchiowa kirjoitti:
I was picking up a ticket for SQ Friday and they confirmed the policy. However, they said that SQ pretty much ignores it in Singapore because they want the tourism but other airlines would be more strict. They Heh heh. also pointed out that if you're on a discount ticket you would could be charged a substantial fee for leaving the airport (hidden cities trick). If someone is visiting town while in transit, this has nothing to do with the hidden city scheme. If you decided not to board the connecting flight that *may* do so. Bottom line, if you want to leave the airport in Singapore, or anywhere else, while you're laid over for a few hours, plan that ahead of time, check your baggage to Singapore, make sure the airline knows your plan, etc. Nobody has appeared to tell about problems as a first hand experience. I am certain all experienced travellers and by far most not so experienced ones just ignore this nonsense of yours. Luggage can or cannot be checked to Singapore. There is no reason for an airline to demand it though (at least not based on security issues). It just would increase unecessary luggage handling. Perhaps you could finally tell the others, how does it improve security when the *already checked* luggage will be re-checked (if it is possible in the first place). Can you give any reason for this ? |
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Singapore - 6 hrs to kill in airport- any bus trips?
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"Tchiowa" wrote in message om... "RAK" wrote in message m... "Chris Blunt" wrote in message ... On Sun, 1 Aug 2004 01:33:26 +0100, "RAK" wrote: "Chris Blunt" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:42:51 GMT, "Mark Pannell" wrote: cut One issue that the agent does sometimes raise is that of departure tax. In Hong Kong, the departure tax is included in the ticket price, but its not normally charged on same-day connecting flights because they assume people will remain airside. Strictly speaking, the tax should be payable if you go outside the airport, but I think the number of transit passengers who do this is so small that they haven't bothered to close that loophole. Not sure if that would apply to Singapore also. I am not 100% sure on this but I think the airport tax at the transit airport only applies if you transit for more than 24 hours. Also an X on the ticket on the line for one flight sector indicates no stopover allowed though again I think that under 24 hours is still allowed. I was picking up a ticket for SQ Friday and they confirmed the policy. However, they said that SQ pretty much ignores it in Singapore because they want the tourism but other airlines would be more strict. They also pointed out that if you're on a discount ticket you would could be charged a substantial fee for leaving the airport (hidden cities trick). Bottom line, if you want to leave the airport in Singapore, or anywhere else, while you're laid over for a few hours, plan that ahead of time, check your baggage to Singapore, make sure the airline knows your plan, etc. Avoid the problems. |
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Singapore - 6 hrs to kill in airport- any bus trips?
Markku Grönroos wrote in message ...
Tchiowa kirjoitti: snip also pointed out that if you're on a discount ticket you would could be charged a substantial fee for leaving the airport (hidden cities trick). If someone is visiting town while in transit, this has nothing to do with the hidden city scheme. If you decided not to board the connecting flight that *may* do so. Nonsense. For example I can buy a Singapore Air Line round trip ticket from SFO to Bangkok for quite a bit less than SFO to Singapore even though the Bangkok flight passes through Singapore. If I wanted to stop in Singapore the rules say that you buy the SFO/Sing round trip and a separata Sing/BKK round trip. Substantially higher cost. Bottom line, if you want to leave the airport in Singapore, or anywhere else, while you're laid over for a few hours, plan that ahead of time, check your baggage to Singapore, make sure the airline knows your plan, etc. Nobody has appeared to tell about problems as a first hand experience. So what? You want to play games with your ticket and be the first one with the bad experience? Rules are rules and they are being enforced more strictly since 9/11. I am certain all experienced travellers and by far most not so experienced ones just ignore this nonsense of yours. Other than Miguel, I doubt that there is anyone on this group more experienced at travel than I am. Luggage can or cannot be checked to Singapore. There is no reason for an airline to demand it though (at least not based on security issues). Security requires that you stay with your luggage. It's just like trying to fly on a different flight than the one your luggage is going on. They want you together so that if something happens, they have you. It just would increase unecessary luggage handling. Perhaps you could finally tell the others, how does it improve security when the *already checked* luggage will be re-checked (if it is possible in the first place). Can you give any reason for this ? Because the rules require it. It doesn't matter one iota if it's logical in your mind or not. If those are the rules then playing games with them can cause you problems. Why do it? |
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Singapore - 6 hrs to kill in airport- any bus trips?
Markku Grönroos wrote in message ...
Tchiowa kirjoitti: snip also pointed out that if you're on a discount ticket you would could be charged a substantial fee for leaving the airport (hidden cities trick). If someone is visiting town while in transit, this has nothing to do with the hidden city scheme. If you decided not to board the connecting flight that *may* do so. Nonsense. For example I can buy a Singapore Air Line round trip ticket from SFO to Bangkok for quite a bit less than SFO to Singapore even though the Bangkok flight passes through Singapore. If I wanted to stop in Singapore the rules say that you buy the SFO/Sing round trip and a separata Sing/BKK round trip. Substantially higher cost. Bottom line, if you want to leave the airport in Singapore, or anywhere else, while you're laid over for a few hours, plan that ahead of time, check your baggage to Singapore, make sure the airline knows your plan, etc. Nobody has appeared to tell about problems as a first hand experience. So what? You want to play games with your ticket and be the first one with the bad experience? Rules are rules and they are being enforced more strictly since 9/11. I am certain all experienced travellers and by far most not so experienced ones just ignore this nonsense of yours. Other than Miguel, I doubt that there is anyone on this group more experienced at travel than I am. Luggage can or cannot be checked to Singapore. There is no reason for an airline to demand it though (at least not based on security issues). Security requires that you stay with your luggage. It's just like trying to fly on a different flight than the one your luggage is going on. They want you together so that if something happens, they have you. It just would increase unecessary luggage handling. Perhaps you could finally tell the others, how does it improve security when the *already checked* luggage will be re-checked (if it is possible in the first place). Can you give any reason for this ? Because the rules require it. It doesn't matter one iota if it's logical in your mind or not. If those are the rules then playing games with them can cause you problems. Why do it? |
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Tchiowa kirjoitti:
Markku Grönroos wrote in message ... Tchiowa kirjoitti: snip also pointed out that if you're on a discount ticket you would could be charged a substantial fee for leaving the airport (hidden cities trick). If someone is visiting town while in transit, this has nothing to do with the hidden city scheme. If you decided not to board the connecting flight that *may* do so. Nonsense. For example I can buy a Singapore Air Line round trip ticket from SFO to Bangkok for quite a bit less than SFO to Singapore even though the Bangkok flight passes through Singapore. If I wanted to stop in Singapore the rules say that you buy the SFO/Sing round trip and a separata Sing/BKK round trip. Substantially higher cost. And your point was? When you are in transit, Singapore does not serve as a hidden city. It does so only if you decided to leave the airport for good and not to fly the leg from SIN to BKK. In such a case you cannot check you luggage to SIN at SFO even if you begged it on your knees. That's what the hidden city concept is all about. Your luggage remains as a pawn to encourage you to travel all the way to BKK. You typically can retrieve the luggage at SIN but the penalty fee over compensate the difference in the ticket fees (SFO-SIN minus SFO-SIN-BKK). All this is in contradiction with your claim that passengers should/must re-check at SIN. It would be all crazy anyways. Other than Miguel, I doubt that there is anyone on this group more experienced at travel than I am. Your comments have no credibility. It is no good to refer to any other person here. Luggage can or cannot be checked to Singapore. There is no reason for an airline to demand it though (at least not based on security issues). Security requires that you stay with your luggage. It's just like trying to fly on a different flight than the one your luggage is going on. They want you together so that if something happens, they have you. Happens what? Security (or any institution) has never required this from me up to this date. Nobody has appeared here to tell a different story as his personal experience. It just would increase unecessary luggage handling. Perhaps you could finally tell the others, how does it improve security when the *already checked* luggage will be re-checked (if it is possible in the first place). Can you give any reason for this ? Because the rules require it. It doesn't matter one iota if it's Other people deny the existence of this "ruling" and you reason it by it's existence. You are not one of those believing in Jesus the Nazareth by chance ? Their faith is similarly substantiated. logical in your mind or not. If those are the rules then playing games with them can cause you problems. Why do it? Nobody has played this game. Perhaps you want to go back to soc.culture.thai. |
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Tchiowa kirjoitti:
Markku Grönroos wrote in message ... Tchiowa kirjoitti: snip also pointed out that if you're on a discount ticket you would could be charged a substantial fee for leaving the airport (hidden cities trick). If someone is visiting town while in transit, this has nothing to do with the hidden city scheme. If you decided not to board the connecting flight that *may* do so. Nonsense. For example I can buy a Singapore Air Line round trip ticket from SFO to Bangkok for quite a bit less than SFO to Singapore even though the Bangkok flight passes through Singapore. If I wanted to stop in Singapore the rules say that you buy the SFO/Sing round trip and a separata Sing/BKK round trip. Substantially higher cost. And your point was? When you are in transit, Singapore does not serve as a hidden city. It does so only if you decided to leave the airport for good and not to fly the leg from SIN to BKK. In such a case you cannot check you luggage to SIN at SFO even if you begged it on your knees. That's what the hidden city concept is all about. Your luggage remains as a pawn to encourage you to travel all the way to BKK. You typically can retrieve the luggage at SIN but the penalty fee over compensate the difference in the ticket fees (SFO-SIN minus SFO-SIN-BKK). All this is in contradiction with your claim that passengers should/must re-check at SIN. It would be all crazy anyways. Other than Miguel, I doubt that there is anyone on this group more experienced at travel than I am. Your comments have no credibility. It is no good to refer to any other person here. Luggage can or cannot be checked to Singapore. There is no reason for an airline to demand it though (at least not based on security issues). Security requires that you stay with your luggage. It's just like trying to fly on a different flight than the one your luggage is going on. They want you together so that if something happens, they have you. Happens what? Security (or any institution) has never required this from me up to this date. Nobody has appeared here to tell a different story as his personal experience. It just would increase unecessary luggage handling. Perhaps you could finally tell the others, how does it improve security when the *already checked* luggage will be re-checked (if it is possible in the first place). Can you give any reason for this ? Because the rules require it. It doesn't matter one iota if it's Other people deny the existence of this "ruling" and you reason it by it's existence. You are not one of those believing in Jesus the Nazareth by chance ? Their faith is similarly substantiated. logical in your mind or not. If those are the rules then playing games with them can cause you problems. Why do it? Nobody has played this game. Perhaps you want to go back to soc.culture.thai. |
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Singapore - 6 hrs to kill in airport- any bus trips?
Markku Grönroos wrote in message ...
Tchiowa kirjoitti: Markku Grönroos wrote in message ... If someone is visiting town while in transit, this has nothing to do with the hidden city scheme. If you decided not to board the connecting flight that *may* do so. Nonsense. For example I can buy a Singapore Air Line round trip ticket from SFO to Bangkok for quite a bit less than SFO to Singapore even though the Bangkok flight passes through Singapore. If I wanted to stop in Singapore the rules say that you buy the SFO/Sing round trip and a separata Sing/BKK round trip. Substantially higher cost. And your point was? When you are in transit, Singapore does not serve as a hidden city. The point is that if you leave the airport it does, in fact, serve as a hidden city. It does so only if you decided to leave the airport for good and not to fly the leg from SIN to BKK. Wrong. If you want a ticket with multiple stops you don't get the discounted ticket. I gave the specific example. Other than Miguel, I doubt that there is anyone on this group more experienced at travel than I am. Your comments have no credibility. It is no good to refer to any other person here. You made the comment about experienced travelers not believing me. I am an experienced traveller. You are not. Get over it. Luggage can or cannot be checked to Singapore. There is no reason for an airline to demand it though (at least not based on security issues). Security requires that you stay with your luggage. It's just like trying to fly on a different flight than the one your luggage is going on. They want you together so that if something happens, they have you. Happens what? Security (or any institution) has never required this from me up to this date. Nobody has appeared here to tell a different story as his personal experience. So what? That doesn't alter the facts. It just would increase unecessary luggage handling. Perhaps you could finally tell the others, how does it improve security when the *already checked* luggage will be re-checked (if it is possible in the first place). Can you give any reason for this ? Because the rules require it. It doesn't matter one iota if it's Other people deny the existence of this "ruling" and you reason it by it's existence. No one has denied the existence of the rule. They have talked about the enforcement. Some rules are enforced sporadically and this is a good example. But, particularly post 9/11, why take the chance by playing games with the rule. Do it right and you avoid problems. You are not one of those believing in Jesus the Nazareth by chance ? Their faith is similarly substantiated. So now you hate Christians as well as Jews? Where does your bigotry end? logical in your mind or not. If those are the rules then playing games with them can cause you problems. Why do it? Nobody has played this game. Perhaps you want to go back to soc.culture.thai. People suggested playing the game. That's what this thread is about. Perhaps you want to go back to alt.racist. |
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Singapore - 6 hrs to kill in airport- any bus trips?
Tchiowa kirjoitti:
And your point was? When you are in transit, Singapore does not serve as a hidden city. The point is that if you leave the airport it does, in fact, serve as a hidden city. No it does not. It does so only if you decided to leave the airport for good and not to fly the leg from SIN to BKK. Wrong. If you want a ticket with multiple stops you don't get the discounted ticket. I gave the specific example. I don't know what specific you gave (somehow I assume you do not understand yourself the sentence "If you want..." ). Hidden city is a place from which on a passenger does show up for the remaining legs as printed on his ticket because he has reached his destination. Airlines do not allow luggage check in to such places, so hidden city passengers most often fly without luggage in cargo. You may try your luck at a hidden city itself but you get a prize (your luggage as not checked to this airport) only if you give the company something more precious (how about money?). For instance Finnair is in geographic position to use Helsinki as a hidden city between Europe and Asia (for westbound destinations on the other hand it does not have this benefit along with Moscow but Heathrow, Madrid, Franfurt and so on are strong points due to their more favourable position). As far as economy is concerned it is worth considering a travel to begin from Tallinn (TLL) instead of HEL when riding to Asia by Finnair. For instance right now the company sells return tickets HEL-BKK-HEL in economy class by €1141 while the same tickets PLUS return tickets TLL-HEL-TLL go for €677. The first mentioned combination of tickets costs hefty €464 (68%) more. Many people (me also) have utilized this. When you are back from BKK at Helsinki (in Vantaa as a matter of fact), your luggage is going to TLL and most obviously you in person as well. It doesn't matter whether you have time and lust to visit Helsinki or not, your luggage will be unloaded from the Finnair MD11 which arrived in from BKK and it will be loaded to the Aero ATR72 for TLL. You follow your luggage to Tallinn and you will come back to Helsinki by one of the slow boats or hydrofoils. Or perhaps by chopper or plane. Last year in early June (well after the twin towers went rubbIes on southernmost Manhattan) I arrived in HEL from BKK early morning and had a few hours to visit my hometown before the connecting flight to TLL. So, I went to the main railway station at the heart of Helsinki and bought a morning paper and went sipping coffee in the Eliel bar..... No, I didn't re-check. By the way, during the winter 2002-2003 much more than average amount of ice developed on the Gulf of Finland and the Finnish side of the pool was icey as long as early May. You made the comment about experienced travelers not believing me. I am an experienced traveller. You are not. Get over it. Of course we do not. Our personal experience repeatedly shows this. As far as believing is concerned, you are not believed a blink of an eye. You are not only telling lies here but your story is all crazy. It is trivial and you cannot possibly stand for it. Anyone can see your record for instance in soc.culture.thai by little skimming. Happens what? Security (or any institution) has never required this from me up to this date. Nobody has appeared here to tell a different story as his personal experience. So what? That doesn't alter the facts. Heh heh, go away. It just would increase unecessary luggage handling. Perhaps you could finally tell the others, how does it improve security when the *already checked* luggage will be re-checked (if it is possible in the first place). Can you give any reason for this ? Because the rules require it. It doesn't matter one iota if it's Other people deny the existence of this "ruling" and you reason it by it's existence. No one has denied the existence of the rule. They have talked about the enforcement. Some rules are enforced sporadically and this is a good example. But, particularly post 9/11, why take the chance by playing games with the rule. Do it right and you avoid problems. You are not one of those believing in Jesus the Nazareth by chance ? Their faith is similarly substantiated. So now you hate Christians as well as Jews? Where does your bigotry end? Get lost. |
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