Timeline for Boarding passes when going through long layovers / stopovers?
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| Jan 14, 2022 at 14:37 | comment | added | Peter M | @jcaron But it also comes down to the sort of activities you will be partaking in. I could fill a small suitcase with just camera equipment. OTOH a small shoulder bag may suffice for a visit to the Cap d'Agde resort in France | |
| Jan 14, 2022 at 14:31 | comment | added | jcaron | @PeterM I think it depends a lot more on the people involved. I know someone (nervously looking over shoulder...) who wouldn't spend a night without a large suitcase. I know others who can live for a month with a carry-on. | |
| Jan 14, 2022 at 14:03 | comment | added | Peter M | @phoog It all depends on the sort of tourist things you'd do during your layover. Going on a desert tour requires a different set of clothes than going to the Abu Dhabi opera, as would visiting the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. So not all your clothing needs may fit in just hand luggage. | |
| Jan 14, 2022 at 13:42 | comment | added | phoog | @Ned I imagine there's some way to store your luggage at the airport. They want to make the stopover convenient. I've done that in Istanbul. | |
| Jan 14, 2022 at 13:41 | comment | added | phoog | @PeterM a couple of days of clothing for a warm place would less than half fill my carry-on. Even for the Reykjavik winter I could probably manage. | |
| Jan 13, 2022 at 18:52 | comment | added | Ned | @PeterM, we'll of course plan for that with the essentials for a 2-night day with us in the cabin! | |
| Jan 13, 2022 at 18:51 | comment | added | Peter M | @Ned If you got your wish about the luggage, IMHO it could make for an uncomfortable 2 night stay in a hotel with just hand luggage. | |
| Jan 13, 2022 at 18:16 | comment | added | Ned | Thanks for your detailed response. There are multiple reasons for the extended layover / stopover. The main one is that our choices were either an 18 hour layover where we pay for a hotel airside or landside, or a 39 hour layover where Etihad pays for 2 nights in a nice hotel as part of their "stopover on us" deal, and where we get to see the UAE for a day. As you know, many national carriers offer such deals: Turkish, Icelandic, Emirates, etc. have such offerings with hotel discounts, tours, etc. It would be nice to avoid another check-in counter visit, re-checking luggage, etc. | |
| Jan 13, 2022 at 17:56 | history | answered | jcaron | CC BY-SA 4.0 |