francopolli
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The OP is a HE . Yep PS in Jan with first US trip and probably SG by Oct 15.
Thanks for all the help guys!
Thanks for all the help guys!
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Some more twaddle: ask for a green outgoing passenger card in PERd, one should be given to you as a matter of fact, but if not, ask.
Most likely too, you will be given 2 BP, keep them safe.
Fill in your OPC when on the flight from PERd to SYDd, this is the most time you will have.
When you get to SYDd, you will be in a mad rush to get from the arrival gate from PERd, most likely gate 7/8/9/10, run as fast as you can to gate 15, try to get the bus. Some times, you might miss it, these bus drivers don't hurry, they seem to take their time.
Hopefully, you will have down time of about 3.5 hours. The more the better, but sometimes the MCT can be hard to believe. I have had one at 1.25hrs, but lucky I was on a J tix, and was able to get an earlier flight from ADL to SYD, to meet my flight SYD to CHC. The bus can sometimes wait for what seems like hours, ...
You with your green OPC and BP and passport, should try to get to SYDi immi control ASAP.
Dont go out into the open area, QF transfer buses are the fastest, and the best, as they use the inner road, rather than the public one, (inside airport fence, vs VA which uses the main road).
The QF transfer bus will drop you in a spot not too many people know, so you could run up the stairs, or use the escalators, and get to passport control ASAP.
Only F and J get ExpressPath, for you maybe next time.
Once past passport control, go through all the sales men and ladies, ignore them.
Get to the J/ (int QP) lounge, its near QF int gate 10.
Up escalators, and keep walking, its not the one closest to the escalators, but the most left hand side glass doors.
Go in, show int BP, /or QP card, and enjoy.
30 mins before flight, I usually make it 45 mins, before departure, I am at the departure gate!
As yours is going to the US, you would probably need about an hour to be at gate, as they do a secondary passport check at the gate, and not cursory, they are much stricter than just a photo check it seems.
Because of my work, I dont have a lot of time off, so no US trips for me, but NZ is my next best thing.
You might have done int trips before, if you have, I am sorry for tossing the monkey too much.
If not, it will be a learning experience.
Try not to pack too much into the hand baggage, as you might have to go through full body scan at SYDi security check, and they make you unload everything out of your pockets.
Your hold baggage will automatically transfer from SYDd to SYDi, you don't have to pick it up, but you do have to pick it up, coming back into Aust from the US.
On coming back to Aust, use Smartgate!
Hopefully your PER flight is the one that gets to SYDd at 12.40, and the one to the US is at 15.25. This will give you some time in the lounge, if its the later one, getting to SYDd at 14.15, then its playing with fire, so leave the lounge visit to next time.
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