Today I start the second part of my adventure by flying to Hong Kong for a long transit, before continuing to Sana’a and later on in the month Ethiopia. It was an 0600 wake-up in my apartment and my brother was kind enough to run me to the airport.
I was booked on the same-plane service to Hong Kong via Kota Kinabalu. So the 30 min delay didn’t trouble me as I wouldn’t miss any tight connection. To my surprise, the cabin crew on my flight operated only the domestic Kuching – Kota Kinabalu sector. However, the crew on the second flight had a long day operating three sectors: Kota Kinabalu – Hong Kong – Kota Kinabalu – Kuching. And yesterday, it was four sectors: Kota Kinabalu – Hong Kong – Kota Kinabalu – Miri – Kota Kinabalu!
I had a 9h+ transit in Hong Kong, giving me enough time to go downtown for a killer hard massage. With the bus trip both ways, it killed about 4h. Plus check-in time for my next flight, I still had a decent amount of time to relax in the lounge before my Emirates flight after midnight.