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Refund for a 36 hour delay from Air India
Since your flight left from a EU member state, regulation 261/2004 indeed applies to you. This regulation entitles you to compensation and assistance from the airline in case of a long delay/...
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Is 2 hours 50 mins sufficient in Heathrow to connecting flight with different tickets and airlines
Would like to know if ~2.5 hrs is sufficient for entire recheck-in/immigration/customs process?
I would give it a 50/50 chance at best.
Heathrow immigration wait times can be substantial: you can ...
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Will airlines offload luggage if a passenger does not board?
Your extra bag, unfortunately, will not travel as the second passenger will never be boarded.
This is an almost universal security practice across all airlines and airports; except for fringe ...
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As an Indian citizen, can I exit Delhi airport during a 9-hour long transit?
Yes, you can exit the airport freely. You will clear Indian immigration & customs at Delhi, after which you can choose to stay in the terminal (both your arriving and departing flights are to/...
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Travel to India with Indian passport having less than 6 months validity
The six months passport validity rule does not apply to Indian citizens traveling to India.
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What is the difference between Super Value Economy, Flexi-Saver Economy, and Flexible Economy?
The somewhat cynical answer here is "because the airlines try to trick passengers into paying a lot more money for little or not benefit". To quote PT Barnum: "There is a sucker born ...
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Which is "Visa Country of Issue" as asked by Air India?
It should be INDIA.
In general scenarios, only the Government (or Govt officials representing that country) can issue visa for that country.
Air India flies to many countries, and they fly many ...
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Changing flights at Chennai (MAA) Airport
2:20 should be plenty. If the first flight is delayed, causing you to miss the connection, and both flights are on the same ticket, then yes, Air India will take care of you. If you bought the two ...
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Should the name on ticket be as per passport or as per visa
Use the name in the passport. All ID checks will be comparing against this, not what it says on the visa. For US visa checking, it is well known that the US uses "FNU" as a placeholder for people ...
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Heathrow Transit on two different tickets and internal agreements between AI and BA
All flights operating internationally from India during the lockdown phases have to comply with Intergovernmental Air Bubble Agreement. The current air bubble agreement allows travel to the UK for :
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Paid for Air India international ticket using internet banking. How to fulfill "bring card used for payment" condition?
Since this didn't receive any answers, I'm going to post my experience as an answer. Air India customer support wouldn't give a straight answer to this (also don't know why answering this general ...
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My passport's 1st laminated page peeled off slightly, but no data/text was disturbed and it just may be lost glue. Will this stop Bali immigration?
This doesn't seems like much damage.
However, Indian immigration is usually very strict on damage to passport and I have been warned for damages even minor than this when boarding. Since the damage is ...
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Star Gold additional baggage allowance on connecting JetBlue flight from Air India
That's a borderline case and. It may be spelled out in the fare rules but your best bet is to call the airline and ask. Even better: try to get this in writing.
I'm guessing this will be fine when you ...
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Best way to go from T1 to T2 in Mumbai
I just had to perform this exact transfer in January of this year. Unfortunately, there is no longer a free shuttle between the two terminals. (We asked the people at the information desk, they told ...
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Heathrow Transit on two different tickets and internal agreements between AI and BA
If it's two separate tickets you are a "self connecting passenger" and not a "connecting passenger". That typically means that you need to collect your bags, go through immigration ...
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Travel to the USA from India with passport validity of less than 6 months?
Can I Travel to USA from India with passport validity of less than 6 months?
Yes,
The normal rule is that you need 6 months worth of validity to enter the US, but it doesn't apply to the members of ...
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Travel to the USA from India with passport validity of less than 6 months?
I was able to travel and come back with 4 months' validity on my Indian passport and 5 months' validity on my US visa on Air India from Delhi to New York for a 10-day visit without any issue.
I am ...
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Sydney Baggage Transfer
Standard procedure for this type of connection (single PNR, international to international) is that your luggage is checked trough from AKL to DEL and that you don't need to clear immigration and/or ...
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I am departing on an Air India flight from KTM before the Thai Airways lounge opens. Is there another lounge I can use?
There's the Executive Lounge, which opens at 6. It's landside too, and it looks like access is paid or through Priority Pass.
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Small layover time. What to do?
If your two legs are on independent tickets, they won't care, and are not obligated to either.
If it's on one ticket, they have to take care of you and make sure reach your destination. That will ...
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JFK International to Domestic Baggage Drop
Typically the bag drop after customs is designed for bags that are already checked through and tagged, which normally requires this to be a single ticket. It's easy enough to check: if the tag on the ...
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Heathrow Transit on two different tickets and internal agreements between AI and BA
I was in a similar boat in November. I had a ticket on BA from Toronto to India transiting at LHR and I was told by BA that I will not be allowed to board the return flight to Canada as per the air ...
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Can I take portable speakers with lithium batteries as carry-on on an Air India flight?
The regulations on Air India's website are very clear. The relevant parts are :
"for lithium ion batteries the Watt-hour rating must not exceed 100 Wh"
"Batteries spare / loose, ...
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Is 2 hours 50 mins sufficient in Heathrow to connecting flight with different tickets and airlines
If everything runs well you might make it, if only one thing takes more time than planned you will miss your second plane.
It usually takes between 30 and 90 minutes from the plane seat to outside the ...
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Is 2 hours 50 mins sufficient in Heathrow to connecting flight with different tickets and airlines
I made it to Finland through LHR from India on 27th June. Below are few points experienced in my whole journey:
At start point in India, AirIndia airlines checkin staff was not sure if I can travel ...
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My Air India e-ticket status says needs revalidation or exchange
Call the airline and ask. Clearly something has happened to your booking. It would be dangerous to just try to check in, or to wait to deal with it at the airport on the day of departure.
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Baggage transfer from Air India to Qantas on same booking
If you are on the same ticket, your luggage is normally checked through.
There are rare exceptions, but then the airline would explicitly tell you at check-in, and probably before deboarding again.
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Connecting flight cancellation and baggage claim
You will have to contact Air India because your situation technically becomes three separate itineraries (ORD -> DEL, DEL -> CCU, CCU -> ORD). You can most definitely cancel and reschedule your ...
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Passport stamp in return travel from Dubai to India
Flights from Dubai to Rajkot on Air India are not 'direct', which means you will exit the plane in Mumbai as usual, enter India/get your passport stamp, and then proceed to wait for the departure of ...
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