Should I book fast track VIP at the airport in March?

[Lloydies]

Etihad just gave me a fast track as I dropped my bags at check in plus an invite into the lounge of Cathy Pacific

 

Makes going home a touch easier, not much but its better than nothing

[striderman]

Etihad just gave me a fast track as I dropped my bags at check in plus an invite into the lounge of Cathy Pacific

 

Makes going home a touch easier, not much but its better than nothing

they used to use the thai airways lounges but last time i was put in i think it was louis taverns.

as far as airport lounges go the ones at bkk are all pretty ordinary. the only really nice one of i've been in was thai airways first class that they once ushered me into years ago by mistake

[Marcusn82]

They're called Bangkok Flight Services. Google it.

 

Thanks for the info!!. Really appreciate it!..

 

 

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[Sammy69]

Didn't take more than 5 minutes in immigration

[chancler1]

Came in on Jetstar at BKK two weeks ago. Had my bag & was through immigration 10 minutes later. Wouldn't bother with fast track. Going out a week later....Now that's a different story!

[striderman]

my Etihad fast track card arrivals collection is currently at 7 not inc a couple i have given away.

ie the last 9 arrivals (between 1800 and 20 00 ish) it has not been worth it to use them the regular lines have been so short

here they are....

 

[jimboh]

A few days ago, the queue at the premium fast track was half way back along by the check in area, total cluster fuck, my missus went upstairs and was processed before I got through 

[Lloydies]

A few days ago, the queue at the premium fast track was half way back along by the check in area, total cluster fuck, my missus went upstairs and was processed before I got through

Was that in March or April?

 

 

[striderman]

Was that in March or April?

 

 

he is talking about departure.

i always use the fast track card for that bit and have never had more than a couple of folks in front of me.

[singlemanstravel]

i always get fast track via bangkok flight services 1600 baht with golf cart but not going to bother this time as i have a suitcase to wait for

 

do you guys tip the girls that take you through if so how much? they always linger around for a tip

[Short]

Don't bother with fast pass if you check a bag or if an airline such as eva air forces you to check a bag at the last minute.

[Ron Rat]

Don't bother with fast pass if you check a bag or if an airline such as eva air forces you to check a bag at the last minute.

I was delayed on a flight to KL and had very little time to make it to connecting flight. MAS met me at the arrival lounge with a sign and escorted me through the airport  while they frantically found my bag and transferred it to a Thai airways flight to BKK. When I arrived it was the first bag out, one person in immigration before me. Bewdy I thought. No, twat in front of me decided that because he had been to Thailand 10 times he wasn't required to fill in an arrival card. Held me up for 10 minutes while he filled in a card. 

 

My point is if your bag is checked in later it will be out first. If you have no hand luggage you will beat the hoards who carry 5 bags on each to immigration. If  you check in early you won'y save any time anyway. 

[dave01]

I used BFS (again.... always do) on Sunday night. As always, service was excellent.  This time, I even  had booked luggage and was outside in 15 minutes...  My bag came off about 3rd or 4th, and I was in economy on full 747 flight..................  sometimes you can be lucky.

IMO, using BFS is a no brainer.  It's cheap and efficient. And sadly, you can NEVER judge if Immi will busy or not, because there are that many non scheduled charter flights that can and do turn up at any time.

[striderman]

mate arrived with fast track access card last night into swampy about 18 30 but did not bother to use it as normal immigration was very quiet

[dave01]

mate arrived with fast track access card last night into swampy about 18 30 but did not bother to use it as normal immigration was very quiet

 

as has been said before, immi at swampy is a lottery, and sometimes you can be lucky...

[Scumbag]

I used BFS (again.... always do) on Sunday night. As always, service was excellent.  This time, I even  had booked luggage and was outside in 15 minutes...  My bag came off about 3rd or 4th, and I was in economy on full 747 flight..................  sometimes you can be lucky.

 

IMO, using BFS is a no brainer.  It's cheap and efficient. And sadly, you can NEVER judge if Immi will busy or not, because there are that many non scheduled charter flights that can and do turn up at any time.

If immigration is busy you can safely bet that the baggage handlers are also busy. As I posted earlier nearly every time (which is many times) I have arrived I have arrived at the baggage carousel before the bugs have started coming out or just as they are starting to come out. This includes times when the people have been stacked to the rafters at immigration.

[mrfreeze]

I have had varying experiences with Immigration - once out in 10-15 minutes another 1 hour.

 

Hopefully tomorrow when I arrive it is quite.

[mrfreeze]

Well yesterday was perfect.

Flight was delayed 50 minutes thinking there was going to be a huge delay at Immigration I found no lines at all, place was deserted.