Quote: (09-12-2014 02:11 AM)Vacancier Permanent Wrote:
lop,
Thanks for sharing your experience with Hainan. Appreciated man!
What did you mean getting hassled in Beijing? By the immigration people there? Why would they if all you're doing is just transiting through? Doesn't make sense.
Anitpodean,
Yeah Cathay is indeed top notch from everyone I know who has flown with them has nothing but praises for them.
No problem.
Not immigration. I had an empty zippo lighter in my checked bag that wasn't allowed, and they can't just take things out of passenger's bags apparently.
So I had to walk from my gate to the other side of the airport, take the lighter out, hand it to the guy, and sprint back to not miss my flight out. Thanks a lot, Gmanifesto.
No big deal really, one I my smoother layovers actually. I used to always pick flights with long >12 hour layovers to save a few dollars back when I was young and dumb. Once had a 26 hour layover in Mumbai to save 178 dollars.