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Growing Old In Style – Back to Hong Kong International Airport

13/03/2016 by Kevincm

Growing old in Style – Back to Hong Kong International Airport

Growing old in style Hong Kong 40th Trip Report

Index:

  • 40.. wait? You’re 40???
  • Off to Heathrow with National Express
  • Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 and British Airways Galleries First
  • BA936 London Heathrow to Düsseldorf in Club Europe
  • Düsseldorf airport and the most boring lounge… in the world (Lufthansa Business Lounge)
  • CX376 Düsseldorf Airport to Hong Kong International Airport in Business Class
  • Hong Kong International Airport and CX The Arrival
  • To Hong Kong aboard the Airport Express
  • Over to Kowloon on the Star Ferry
  • Exploring Kowloon
  • Holiday Inn Express, Sheung Wan
  • The Peak during the Evening and Night
  • Riding the Ding Dings and Causeway Bay Presents “The Force Awakens”
  • Mong Konk Ladies Market – or the “Hard art of haggling”
  • A Symphony of Lights (Pictorial)
  • Temple Street Market or “Haggle more”
  • Back to Hong Kong International Airport
  • The Pier First Class Lounge
  • CX253 Hong Kong International Airport to London Heathrow
  • The Great Rush Home
  • 40 up

 

With some time in the morning wandering around the mid-level escalators, it was time to bring to an end this very short trip to Hong Kong.

And it was reluctant.

There are times in a trip I wish I could have extended it a few days – this was already turning into one of those trips.

Alas, as I exited the hotel, I couldn’t find a taxi – so I opted for the shuttle bus back to the airport. That was a bad idea as the bus was overloaded.

Badly.

Back to Hong Kong Airport
Seriously, they need larger minibuses… they can’t handle the passenger and cargo loads that they’re taking…

Back to Hong Kong Airport
Crossing Des Voeux road

Back to Hong Kong Airport
That’s the bus in reflection. It was way overloaded…

Eventually, after dropping off and picking up more passengers – the bus made its way back to Hong Kong station.

Back to Hong Kong Airport
Passing the Hong Kong – Macau ferry terminal

Back to Hong Kong Airport
The over bridge towards Star Ferry

With the bus unloaded and my stuff out of the bus (with the bus driver driving off at a disgusting speed), I made my way inside and headed to the check-in desks.

Hong Kong Station has a check-in area for Airport Express passengers, where passengers can check in and drop their bags off.

With me dumping my bags at check-in and passport checked, I was issued my boarding pass for the flight home.

With that, it was a rush downstairs as a train was waiting to depart – perfect timing.

The train itself was pretty loaded for the journey back to the airport – in fact, it’s the busiest I’ve seen the Hong Kong Airport Express (normally, I travel during the evening to the airport – this is the first time I’ve travelled during the day).

Back to Hong Kong Airport

Thankfully, the Airport Express does NOT hang around, with the shuttle making good time back to the airport.

Back to Hong Kong Airport
Passing Tsing Yi

Back to Hong Kong Airport
Heading this way….

As the train grew closer to the airport, the coast appeared, and the train depots – indicating we were nearing our destination.

Back to Hong Kong Airport

The other major hint – was everyone queuing up to get off the train

Back to Hong Kong Airport

Although I think my luggage gets away lightly when I travel. The luggage in the racks… didn’t seem to do well…

Back to Hong Kong Airport

With the train arriving at the station, I disembarked and headed for the refund counter to get the credit and card from my Octopus Card. Well, it’s HK$50 I might use again.

That done, it was time to head into the terminal.

Hong Kong International Airport
It must had been Christmas…

I proceeded straight to the exit controls, and after the security check – I used my eVistor clearance to exit Hong Kong quickly (and avoiding the long boarding queues).

Then I made a mistake – to walk towards the gate. That was the idiot move of the month – although I got to see a lot of planes…

Hong Kong International Airport
Singapore Airlines A380

Hong Kong International Airport
Asiana Airlines Boeing 747-400

Hong Kong International Airport
Because sticking Santa hats on things makes *everything* better.

The walk did me good (although my back would complain about it – thankfully there was a flat-bed waiting for me on the plane) as I headed towards the gate – and checking my lounge invitation – I was cleared to enter The Pier.

Conveniently, the London flight would be departing from the gate next to The Pier. That would be good news… mainly for my back.

Hong Kong International Airport
Things you won’t see in other airport around the world – hot water dispensers. Asians love tea and hot cup noodles! 

After all the walking, I found my destination – The Pier.

The Pier - Hong Kong International Airport

Next: The Pier!

 


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