User talk:HkCaGu

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Application of the U.S. Constitution outside states and D.C.

Just FYI, the legal situation on this point is a little bit more complicated than your last edit summary suggests. If you are curious, please see Insular Cases and the links and references there. Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 19:53, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! I'm aware of the complexities but wasn't aware of that article. HkCaGu (talk) 23:24, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Turkish Airlines service to Colombo

I saw you have add TK as a airline serving Colombo saying that the route is bookable. Can you tell me where the flight is bookable since Turkish Airlines's website still doesn't have Colombo in the booking engine (last time I checked). Thanks! Snoozlepet (talk) 06:25, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Try http://matrix.itasoftware.com/ or just Travelocity. HkCaGu (talk) 07:17, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Found this on Turkish's website: http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-int/corporate/news/17275/our-new-flights-colombo HkCaGu (talk) 07:19, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

ok, thanks! Snoozlepet (talk) 17:21, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

DPS and linking to a destination airport

Hi HkCaGu, I do understand (in general terms) where you are coming from re your edit note; "rm LCCT per wp:travel. we link to airport, period/fullstop"
However although KUL and KUL (LCCT) do share the runways and an a common IATA code they are virtually separate airports.

Also I see nothing related to this at Wikipedia:TRAVEL, which I presume is what you are referring to in your edit note. However that is not particularly troubling me. Rather it is the pragmatic issue at hand.
We must always be wary here in understanding that many of the WP policy guidelines or accepted policies cannot ever be absolute, otherwise they would be impossibly burdensome, near impossible to describe and near unusable. In any case I am wondering if you perhaps meant to refer to WikiProject Airports, or it's Talk page, perhaps you could clarify that and indulge me a little by linking to whatever guideline it is you believe applies to this so I can read it for myself as I cannot locate anything there that seems to define this issue.

I cannot see anything specific at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Airports/page_content, on that page it clarifies that "overlinking" does not apply to tables, maybe that is what your were thinking of, but this appears to clarify that it is OK, rather than precluding my (LCCT) append to KUL, please see Wikipedia:OVERLINK#What_generally_should_not_be_linked and the section "Body" note #6. Nor does Wikipedia:OVERLINK#What_generally_should_not_be_linked provide any guide on this, not that I can spot anyhow.
Presumably you are aware of something that I am missing here. Please do understand this is not the more standard Terminal 1, Terminal 2, or International terminal, Domestic terminal situation. They are very distant from each other. The LCCT facility is meant to be a Cargo terminal, but instead is being used for primarily AirAsia domestic and international ops as a dedicated and very separate facility. The only comparison that readily comes to mind is where a civil airport and a military airport share runways. As you are no doubt aware we often treat them as separate entities, even though they may co-operaatively share the physical runway space.

To transfer from KUL to KUL (LCCT) can take up to 1 hour by normal means available to arriving, departing or transiting passengers. KUL has a rail link, KUL (LCCT) does not. This causes enormous confusion, especially with departing passengers who may inadvertently go to KUL, rather than KUL (LCCT) and for those planning to transit in Kuala Lumpur, but not understanding the considerable transit times between the two entirely separate and disconnected facilities. How the Malaysian aviation authorities and airport managers have come to provide this disconnected environment is an odd matter. It is explained at Kuala_Lumpur_International_Airport#Low_Cost_Carrier_Terminal_.28LCCT.29 and although delayed the situation should be rectified by mid-2013. It is a problem that has endured at KUL for several years now.
I urge you to reinstate that edit for the benefit of WP users, especially those who may be travellers researching the airline details provided for flights arriving/departing to Kuala Lumpur from DPS. Hopefully the predicament at KUL will not endure more than another 6 months or so anyhow. I presume you are unaware of the physical layout of KUL and to be frank if I was not aware of it I would likely edit the article as you have, and remove that (LCCT) link. I am not sure if this is worthy of attention at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Airports as it is not really a very common scenario that I am aware of. What do you think on the merits of that yourself? ,br.If you would rather reinstate it then just do that, otherwise we should probably drag this over there and get some input from the others who have interests in these arcane matters. -- cheers Felix (talk) 10:08, 20 January 2013 (UTC)