melbourne to hong kong to shanghai

[ripper]

Looking for some information regards time connnection suggested for flight from melbourne to shanghai with stopover in Hong Kong. Arriving Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong) at 15.05 with a connection to (Shanghai) Dragonair leaving at 16.00 is this enough time to go through Hong Kong airport.
Can anybody tell me if you are treated as transit passenger or do you have to go through customs & immigration.
Many thanks for help..

 

[munitalP]

You will be transit. That's not much time at the airport either. I posted a map of the airports and lounges on the AFF FB group if you are planning a lounge visit. Choose a lounge close to your departure.

 

[amaroo]

Don't sweat about the connection time. Plenty of KA flights if you miss it......assuming all flights are on the same booking/PNR!

 

[ripper]

Thank you kindly for you answers how far approximately from cathay pacific gate B to where dragonair leave from.

 

[Isochronous]

If on the same booking CX are great with connections. I was on a TPE J run to MEL once and my flight arrived with 30mins max left. Someone was waiting for me at the gate and he got me straight past the transit security queue to ensure I made the flight, and was on the phone to update them on how far away I was. You'll be fine.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Thank you kindly for you answers how far approximately from cathay pacific gate B to where dragonair leave from.

HKG is a common user airport - with a few exceptions (like CX from gates 1-4) - flights can pretty much leave from any gate. Most are within the same departure concourse and are easily accessible. The only exception is flights leaving from the 'remote' terminal. This handles smaller aircraft (some B737 and A320 departures). The remote terminal can take a bit of time to get to from what I understand. However in the dozens of KA flights i've taken to PVG (including A320 and 321 services) I have never had one that's left from there.

 

[robs12]

You'll be running, but whenever I've done it with short transit time, someone is there to meet you off the first plane and take you to the gate of the second flight. You get pulled through priority lane of security. Assuming this is all on one booking.

 

[BensAdventures]

I've done that exact connection 12 months ago, so problem. Just get off the plane, avoid the shops, lounges etc, and you'll make it fine. As posted above, if there is a delay, CX will be great, but you want it all on one booking!