stopovers and transit

Hi folks, Travelling QF71 business Perth to Singapore. Can anyone confirm whether you still have access to Perth International Transit lounge or not? im seeing conflicting reports that lounge access is now only for PER-LHR business flights, but when you search the lounge on QFs website, it...

We have a flight booked later this year from CGK to Sydney on QF 42 at 20.00.We need to connect with EY20, inbound flight from the UK arriving at 14.35. Both flights are in J (QF is an award) and I’m WP. Traveling with the family. 5.5 hours seems like it should be plenty of time for the...

Hello all, just trying to sort out my trip to the Middle East at the end of the year. Looks like I might end up with a 3-5 day stopover in Abu Dhabi, I will definitely visit Dubai for some (most, all) of my time there. It's expected to be early November when I go. Does anyone have any...

I am looking at booking a paid ticket Syd-JFK via LAX using SkyScanner. It would be operated by AA, codeshare QF & BA. The transit time in LA is only 90mins which feels a bit scary but, worse, I have been someone (who may not really know) that you have to offload the luggage in LAX and go...

A friend has a 14 hour transit in LAX, arriving at about 7am, and has asked me for advice on how she can spend the time that doesn't mean sitting at the gate. Are there any hotels at or near LAX with reasonable day rates? They have no lounge access but are prepared to pay for one, but it seems...

Looking at a SYD-DPS-SIN booking with VA and SQ on the same booking ticket through Aeroplan. Keen to hear if anyone has booked similar and the transit process in Denpasar and if you'd be ticketed through to Singapore even though you're on different airlines.

Hi. I am looking to book a one way J award Tokyo -> SIN -> SYD. I want to stopover in SIN for say 2 nights, how do I do this? I can't find a way online to do this. Thanks. K.

Does anyone know if mainland China has resumed allowing international transits (without a visa)? I can't find a definitive answer online, so I just tried calling Air China (the Australian office) and they weren't sure either.

Hi All, I'm looking to travel from Syd to Taiwan via HK on Cathay. Just wondering what the minimum time that should be planned for this transit. Would 2 hours be the minimum? What's the experience of others with regards to short transit times and delays with Cathay?

Hey all! Looking for some advice on what to do. Booked JL flight for 2 pax MEL->NRT, HND->JFK business class all on 1 booking using our FF points. The time between landing at NRT and departing HND would've been 9 hours (therefore plenty of time to travel from 1 airport to the next). Recently we...

We have had several changes to our CR BC tickets booked for September next year Melbourne to Amsterdam return, which we have accepted. The change on our return leg now leaves us with only one hour MCT in Hong Kong, coming off KLM flight to QF 30. KLM indicated bags would be checked through to...

My planned itinerary is: QF81 SYD - SIN QF5151 SIN - SGN (on JQ metal) With 90mins transit in SIN. Want to confirm that if I buy the ticket through Qantas under one itinerary the following will be true: - Bags will go straight through - Can stay airside at SIN - Will have ample...

hi, I booked a flight with 18hrs layover and I'm able to book a hotel, but hotel check in and checkouts only allowing me to stay there for only 5,6 hours because my flight arrive at 5 in the morning and check in is at 2pm. and I can't book two nights with transit connect. what should I do.

Have booked an Award fare for December next year, Adelaide - Mel - Dubai, that has a 10 hour layover in Melbourne. I presume as we transit from domestic to International we can exit and spend the night in a Hotel? And presuming that luggage can be checked through to DXB from Adelaide. Any issues...

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...