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Old 03-18-2021, 12:32 PM
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Old 03-19-2021, 12:44 AM
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Awesome!

Looking forward to being able to go home without 2-3 week hotel quarantine. The good old days!
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And they made it even better now by making us wait in the terminal for our test results!
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And they made it even better now by making us wait in the terminal for our test results!
Any idea how long the wait is now? Trip coming up in a few weeks. I was gambling on it getting better not worse
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The $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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Yes, but in the meantime I still keep enjoying my 200% extensions. YMMV
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And they made it even better now by making us wait in the terminal for our test results!

So, is it worth all of your 200% extensions and all the $$$$$$ of being an ANC MD FO? Kind of hard to feel sorry for someone who does it to themselves.
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Any idea how long the wait is now? Trip coming up in a few weeks. I was gambling on it getting better not worse
tnkrdrvr. I’m based there with a local carrier, so will pass on what intel I can:

The ‘test & hold’ is generally 2-4 HR, although it’s getting better, with it having been closer to 2 HR than 4 HR this past week.

One of our guys got through in 1:07 a few days ago; a mate got through in 1:30 last night. I’ll be doing it 0630 tomorrow, and will post my time here.

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Old 03-20-2021, 05:31 PM
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1:55 wait this morning. Arrived during morning rush hour - dozens of Cathay Crew, Air New Zealand, and FedEX. Overall, not bad.
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Any idea how long the wait is now? Trip coming up in a few weeks. I was gambling on it getting better not worse
It’s normally about 1+45 give or take 30 minutes. I did wait 4 hours a few weeks ago as they contaminated a whole batch so about 10 of us had a 4 hour wait. They do offer a sandwich and a bottle of water, WiFi and some Cathay crews carry a pad to lay on, true freight dawgs LOL.
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Sounds like a great time can't wait.
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So, is it worth all of your 200% extensions and all the $$$$$$ of being an ANC MD FO? Kind of hard to feel sorry for someone who does it to themselves.
Have you been dealing with the mess in HKG? I won't touch it at straight time. YMMV since you don't live in base. So yes, it's worth it in my case. Just passing along new info. Our wait was 2 hours, and it won't matter anyway since layovers are stopping.
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