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Asked by Wong NS from singapore | Jul. 20, 2015 22:29

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Is 1 hour 40 min enough to transfer from international to domestic flight at T3, Beijing?

I will arrive at T3, Beijing Airport on 4 Aug 2015 at 4:20pm on CA976. I need to catch a domestic flight, CA1117, departing at 6:00pm for Hailar. I've only 1 hour and 40min if my arrival is not delayed. Will clearing the custom, qurantine, inspection, claiming baggage etc be so slow that I might likely miss my domestic flight?
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Answered by Lauren | Jul. 21, 2015 01:05

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No, it is not enough. Usually they stop boarding about 30min to 45min in advance. The time is too limited.

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Answered by Wong NS | Jul. 21, 2015 01:27

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Thanks Lauren for responding. But I will already have the boarding pass for the domestic flight issued at Changi Airport (Singapore) where I board my international flight to Beijing. I also will be depositing my baggage, after claiming it, to a nearby transfer service at Level 2 before proceeding to Level 3 to board my domestic flight. Would this not help speed up the transfer? Both my international and domestic flights are assigned by Air China, so I thought they should allow enough time for passengers to make the transfer, right?

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Answered by Matthew | Jul. 21, 2015 04:25

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If they are all Air Chian, you can try to ask if they can transfer your luggage direct to the next trip. The good new is that the 2 trips are both in T3. You have to be very fast for the process, good luck!

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Answered by Wong NS | Jul. 21, 2015 05:40

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Thanks Mathew for the encouraging advice. Air China has "Through Check-in" service for baggage to be delivered direct to the final destination even for International to Domestic transfer. Unfortunately, my reading of its website suggests that it is available to only a few countries and Singapore is not one of them.
My main concern is the slow custom check and various inspections which I understand are usually very crowded. What was your experiences? Cheers!

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Answered by Matthew | Jul. 22, 2015 00:52

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This process can be 30 to 40min sometimes, thus you did have very limited time for the next trip. Hope you a good luck for the connection process!

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Answered by Wong NS | Jul. 22, 2015 05:13

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Thanks again Matthew! That's my fear. Unfortunately, Air China seems to hold the view that so long as I've at least 1 hour and 30mins from the time the international flight touches down T3, they would not be responsible if I miss the domestic flight due to slow clearing of custom, baggage claim etc. I really need all the lucks for this connecting flight. Cheers!

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