stopovers and transit

Husband is on a flight in JAL from Sydney to Heathrow. He will have about 17 hours from landing at HND before his next flight to LHR. Just wondering is it permissable to leave the airport? He is thinking of going into Tokyo to have a meal that evening. Possibly staying at an hotel landside

As part of our OWA next year we have a 54 minute connection time in Orlando between incoming and outgoing AA domestic flights (same booking). Interested to hear the forum's advice on the adequacy of this connection time. As far as I can determine both flights operate in/out of the same...

As part of our OWA next year we have a 55 minute connection time in Madrid between an incoming RJ flight and an IB connection to Barcelona. IB have a flight an hour later that is showing J reward availability but I'm very reluctant to risk possibly losing other flights in our itinerary through...

Hello Help needed ! I want to travel London Heathrow to Hobart Tasmania next June but for the second leg (from Singapore) I want the same SQ + VA connecting flights to Tasmania but for 24 hours later. How can I achieve this ? and can it be c. same cost as thhe straight through trip...

Hello FFlyers, I have booked family tickets to travel from Goldcoast to Delhi with stopover in Singapore and Bangkok. Goldcoast to BKK is with Scoot (one ticket) 5 hours stopover BKK to DELHI (second ticket) Myself and son are both austraian passport holders but my wife has indian passport...

I'm looking at booking a fare at the moment from Australia via KUL/HKG/LHR to EDI. At this stage I'm looking at a 105 minute transit in KUL, 85 minutes in HKG, and 145 minutes clearing customs and transiting in LHR. I'm not too worried about the obvious choke point in LHR, as both flights are...

Hi all, I would appreciate any advice here. We are flying to Paris, with layovers each way at Tan Son Nhat International Airport - and I am unclear if we require Vietnam visas, as we will definitely not be leaving the airport, but I don't seem to be able to find a clear answer anywhere. Does...

I have an overnight 12-hour stopover in Bangalore next Oct. So quite a while away. We are connecting from a QF to a BA flight to LHR, J class. Has anyone any experience of whether our luggage would be booked through with the 12 hour gap? It's an award ticket and both flights are on the same...

Hi Guys, I am looking to fly to Japan via Cathay so wondering what the transit experience is like from security/screening perspective? From my research it reads like there are no document/testing requirements to transit through Hong Kong Airport now but I am wondering whether passengers would...

Hi all, Trying to get some information. Have a QF ticketed flight from BNE to East Coast US. Flying BNE - LAX - BOS. Due to recurrent flight changes I'm having to spend a night in LA - Arriving 1730 and departing following morning 0900. Bags will be checked through to BOS but when I collect my...

I was watching a YouTube video the other day. There was a shot of a sign at SIN immigration saying you are only eligible to exit the airport if you have a minimum of 8 hours till your next flight. Has anyone seen this before? I cannot find anything online. SIN airport used to offer those free...

Hi Does anybody know if I can transit in Changi and get my luggage ticketed to final destination, when flying from Europe to Australia on 2 separate SQ redemption bookings. Would it also work if the Australia leg was on a paid Scoot ticket?

Hi all I am planning on booking reward flights from Australia to Manila then booking a return flight onto Europe from Manila. With the outbound I will probably have about 5-6 hours between flights, would there be any issues with collecting bags and checking in within that time? Both flights...

I have a transit from QF10 to QF498 in MEL and found this old thread with a guide to how to get from T2 arrivals to T1 departures via an internal elevator after customs. MEL Transit - Int-Dom Is this still the case, or do I need to collect my bags after customs and exit T2 and walk outside to...

I am hoping someone can give some advice on what to do here. Our family has a FF booking with QF next year, MEL->SYD->SFO. The problem is that when we booked, the only MEL->SYD flight the call centre would book us on arrived only 2 1/4 hours before the international connection. We have called...

there were some previous comments about the YVR transit process which I thought I would record here. After arriving on an AC flight from BNE I was transferring to a "transborder" flight to LAS. YVR has multiple channels for arriving PAX: 1. Exiting the airport at YVR 2. Transferring to...

I booked a flight with Etihad with a 13 hour layover in AUH on the way home to Melbourne. It was slightly cheaper and they said they were offering a free hotel for passengers with a long layover. There are various rules with one of them being that you cannot book the hotel for the return trip...

Hi does anyone know if flying ADL SIN and then SIN BKK if you are HLO will they take a bottle of wine from you that you purchased post security in ADL when transiting SIN Thanks

Just wanted to check if anyone is aware of Fiji Airways providing complimentary transit hotel for transits beyond a certain time? I ask on behalf of a relative who is flying from Melbourne to Toronto (via Nadi and Los Angeles) and has a 12 hour transit in Nadi. Appreciate any advice or help given!

Hi All, I've come across the following flights, they'd all be on the same ticket (UA award ticket) with just a 2hr 5min transit in Denpasar. Is there even an airside transit facility in Bali? and is this too risky? The other option is a 9am flight from Singapore that leaves a 9hr layover in Bali.