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apskip:
Here is a scenario which is quite real:

The first 5 teams being released in Bangkok (Marcus/Amani, Bill/Cathi, Ernie/Cindy, Andy/Tommy, Justin/Jennifer) for the airport should have no trouble meeting the 108a departure for TG703 to Johannesburg because they checked in perhaps 15.5 hours or slightly less before it.

However, the last 2 teams (Jeremy/Sandy and Laurence/Zac) could not have checked in before noon since Laurence/Zac were on the bus 2.5 hours behind the 530pm express bus that carried the top 3 teams. They are going to be in big trouble making it to Bangkok International Airport, checking in for the flight and then making it through security if there is a 12 hour pit stop.

I have looked at these alternatives:
Addis Ababa - leaves in the hour before TG703
Nairobi - leaves in the hour before TG703
Singapore - nothing fits
Mumbai - nothing fits
Delhi - nothing fits
So, my conclusion is that any team who misses TG703 is in big trouble, as I have found no way for them to lose 24 hours for arrival in Lilongwe.  In particular I found no flights into Lilongwe on June 30 other than SA170, which is the one connecting to TG703.

lovetherace:
Just a note - Laurence and Zac arrived at the mat at the same time as Andy and Tommy.  So they will be together, whether with the first group or the second. 

Since Andy and Tommy were on a 4:30 bus, even if not express, they must have bled a lot of time at the school.

apskip:
lovetherace,
I just learned that too, by getting to the end of the weekly insider videos. That means that the spread from #6 to #7 is probably not too wide, as Jeremy/Sandy were on the 430pm bus. They did dissipate what was a 2.5 hour lead on Laurence/Zac but if they were close behind them they could be OK. On the flip side, you now cause me to worry about Andy/Tommy, as we could see on the telecast that they had a major delay before reaching and arriving at that school. They would have to be in the noon check-in time zone, which gives them just over 1 hour to get to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).

apskip:
Somewhere in the extra videos for leg 5 is the information that the second-class (I assume this is the class actually purchased) bus trip from Phuket to Bangkok (all 550km or 340 miles) costs only $15. What a bargain!

lovetherace:
Also, just double checked - Ernie & Cindi were on a bus by themselves.  Marcus & Amani were together with Bill & Cathi on a different bus.  I do think both buses were 5:30 buses.

Don't know if E&C knew they were actually in first place at the fish feeding location.  They were so glad to come in third; might have been first if they stayed in the cab.  Could really be kicking themselves right now.

Question - would TPTB adjust the pitstop time in order to overcome the potential issue with flight times out of Bangkok?

Also, do you know the cost of a flight between Phuket and Bangkok? Someone on Twop said the 4500 baht paid to the taxi drivers equaled the cost of a plane ticket - round trip!

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