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How early does it take to get to the airport for the first time? 2 hours is the best time

How long does it take to get to the airport in advance? How long is the best time to wait? For the first business trip, people who take the plane may not be familiar with the relevant information of the airport, so how long does it take to get to the airport in advance for the first time?

How early does it take to get to the airport

1、 There are three kinds of VIP waiting halls in China.

Class AB can be called landside VIP service (before security inspection), class C VIP service (after security inspection).

1, class a. Generally, it is operated by an independent company, wholly owned or owned by the airport group, most of which are actually directly managed by the airport. For example, Elliot in Shanghai, sinbonda in Xi'an, and best in Kunming. This kind of VIP channel is generally accessed by means of handling cards in VIP waiting hall (ranging from 10000 to 40000 yuan, about 200-500 yuan per time), bank VIP cards (for example, CMB platinum is free six times a year), operator gold cards (four times a year for Unicom, other cities don't know), designated waiting hall named merchants, and what kind of Longteng cards are available, etc.

This kind of waiting hall is characterized by "independent check-in and independent security check", but it cannot achieve "independent border check", that is, international flights cannot be used. Generally, this kind of terminal is located at the lowest level of the airport location, i.e. arrival level or parking level.

In this kind of channel, the service personnel will play the boarding pass in advance, and then the car will directly drive to the apron (no matter whether the aircraft is a bridge or a ferry car), so:

With this channel, you can arrive 20 minutes in advance, at the latest, in most fields.

(PS, T3 is newly built in Shenzhen, which is a little far away. Even for class a VIP, it is recommended to arrive 30 minutes in advance. )

2. Class B is also operated by class A, but usually the location is separate. Class B is a real VIP service. Generally speaking, it should be used at the level of main hall and deputy department. This kind of waiting hall can be "independent border inspection" in the potential rules, because in principle, the airport group is a provincial unit, while the border defense is managed by the military, and the provincial government and the provincial Party committee have no right to question, but the potential rules are OK. The so-called hidden rule means that there is no permanent frontier inspection seat, just three people who are "two inspectors and one defender", but that is to say, even the clothes of VIP guests will not be touched. Generally, the leaders at the Deputy ministerial level take the opportunity, and the local airport group will send at least one management to see them off.

Class B channel, you can't get in any money.

With this channel, you can be 15 minutes (or more) late and the plane will wait for you.

3, class C. Class C is called "VIP after security check". Usage: first class (some discount class can only enjoy first class air treatment, but not land including security check and lounge), business class ticket, airline gold and silver card. You can use the VIP passage and VIP waiting hall on the departure floor.

In this case, if you print your boarding pass when you leave, take it with you and arrive 30 minutes in advance.

If the boarding pass is not printed, it should be at least 35 minutes in advance, preferably 40 minutes.

2、 Economy class regular passengers.

1. Arrive at the airport in 35 to 40 minutes at the latest without consignment, and then go to the VIP counter shamelessly (late to the counter) and say that you are late. Then refer to the way of class C channel to check in boarding pass and security check. PS, self-service printing in advance 35 minutes this time, generally can not be used.

2. If you are in line to check in the boarding pass and security check, including the situation of consignment, please arrive 1 hour in advance. This is the most stable.

3. Don't expect to miss the flight. Generally, except for the reason that the plane didn't arrive, many airports can only line up after the doors are closed. Therefore, for air traffic control or weather reasons, the captain usually has to close the hatch first to line up. Instead of waiting for a missed passenger.

4. Please arrive as early as possible to avoid being "on standby". It's normal for airlines to oversell properly. If you arrive late in the rush hour, such as holidays, there is a risk of being "standby", that is, the aircraft is full, and you will be arranged for the next flight, so you will lose.

5. As for some people, it is impossible to get a good seat early. The first row, the second row and even some emergency passages are locked for the airlines' gold and silver cards.

3、 Foreign airports.

1. Considering the customs time, leave at least another 20 minutes.

2. Considering the early time of international counter, another 20 minutes in advance.

3. Considering the walking distance between boarding pass, security check and customs, leave another 20 minutes.

4. If there is a tax refund for travel, if it happens to be a tax refund market like CDG or MXP, you must reserve at least one hour to 90 minutes more. If it's bne, which has no tax refund, it's about 20 minutes more.

5. I don't know if there are any channels outside the security inspection in foreign countries, similar to class ab. I have used the VIP channel several times in foreign countries, which is similar to the class C channel, that is to say, after the security check, I will use the VIP waiting room, which will not save much time.

Warm tip: no matter which registration method you choose, you must arrive at the airport earlier. As the old saying goes, "people would rather wait for cars than cars". It's the same with waiting for airplanes. Please reserve plenty of time.