stop in the middle of a transit decided by the traveller.
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Ticket types and tips for complex Europe/Asia flights
I am planning a long and complicated holiday to Asia and would like suggestions on the best approach to buying airline tickets (I've previously only booked budget short-haul flights and just ...
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1answer
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Is Casablanca totally safe?
My daughter is going to have a flight with one day stopover in Casablanca. Are there places to be avoided in Casablanca for a single young woman? Which ones might they be?
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Can you have extra long transit times to explore a city?
Say you're in transit in an airport in a country you're allowed to visit without a visa. Could you plan a trip with a 3 day stopover, and stay in the city for that period with your carry-on? This ...
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Buying airfare that permits a 'Free Stopover'
I will use my specific situation, but this should only be considered as an example which should be applied generally. My itinerary would be as such:
London --> Austin --> Rio de Janeiro --> ...
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What's the best area of Hong Kong to stay in on a short stopover visit for sightseeing?
I'm thinking about taking a stopover of 1-2 days next time I fly through Hong Kong, rather than just carrying straight on with my next flight. If I do do this, I'll need to work out the best area to ...
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Small side trips traveling between US & India
When traveling from US to India, I know that its very easy to have a short tourist stop in
Singapore: Stopovers >3hrs(?) get a free tour of the city
Hong Kong: Visa on arrival, on an 8hr stopover I ...
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Flight with stopover: How to find a similar flight but with 1-week stopover?
Using some website, the cheapest Tokyo→Paris flight has a 5-hours stopover in Dubai.
I would like to make this stopover 7-days, so that I can visit around that place too.
I can't express this ...
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When does the 24 hour layover rule apply?
I understand that most airlines have a 24 hour stopover rule which states that on an international flight if the connecting time at the intermediate point is less than 24 hours, it will count as a ...
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On a stop in Amsterdam with KLM, if I want to visit the city, must I pay another boarding fee when coming back to airport?
I'm planning a journey during my next vacation in Febuary 2013 from São Paulo to Paris. In one of my researches, I found a good flight option with KLM. The plane stops for 6 hours in Amsterdam ...
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Plan a long visit during a flight stop
I heard someone talking about taking a long visit (6 weeks, for example) at one of the flight's stops.
For example, a flight departes from Amsteram, heading to Bangkok, but it has a stop in Kuala ...
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Travelling as a US citizen with a stopover in Brazil
As US citizen, does one still need Brazilian transit visa, if travelling to another South-American country (eg. Argentina) with stopover in any of Brazilian airports?
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Full-day stopover at Toronto between two international flights
I have booked round-trip tickets from Paris to Chicago, departing in a few weeks.
The return leg, operated by Air Canada, includes a connection at Toronto (YYZ). The arrival from Chicago is scheduled ...
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In the context of air travel, are layovers different to stopovers?
In a recent question somebody asked about a layover without mentioning how long the stop would be, thus implying it might perhaps be understood whether layover generally refers to a stop not requiring ...
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1answer
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Stopover in Nadi, Fiji for 6 hours: Feasibility of popping into town on Easter Sunday?
I'm flying from AKL (Auckland) to HNL (Honolulu) next month. The flight stops in Fiji (Nadi) for 6.5 hours.
I realise it's tight, but I have a New Zealand passport and a desire to see as much of any ...
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Modifying online flights to include stopovers
I'm trying to get a visa for Canada, but that's beside the point. While I wait, I play with flights online, looking at prices. I found that occasionally there's this weird multi-stop flight that ...
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San Francisco to Singapore with a two-day stop in London
I live in Singapore and I am planning to to SFO/SJC for a conference. But I want visit my sister and my little nephew who live in London and I wanted see if I can plan for it enroute.
I have not ...
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Exiting Vancouver airport during a flight connection with New Zealand passport
A friend on a NZ passport flies through Vancouver tomorrow, and has a few hours at the airport between international flights. Can he exit to the 'outside world', given he has a valid passport etc? ...
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Long stopover time in Melbourne Airport
I and my wife have planned for a short Australia tour, just covering Sydney as we have only 5 days in our hands. But it looks like during our return journey we will have a 14 hour stopover time at ...
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Which airlines provide free stopovers?
I have heard that British Airways provides free stopover in London i.e. a flight by British Airways via London costs the same as two separate flights from departure city to London and from London to ...
