stopovers and transit

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  1. Mattg

    Air China free transit hotel in Beijing

    I recently flew with Air China from Europe to Australia and back, and had long layovers in Beijing in both directions. In case it's useful to somebody in the future, I thought I would post some details about the free transit hotels that Air China provides. Due to the long transit times, Air...
  2. R

    Changing a transit flight between SYD & MEL

    Currently waiting for a call back from the contact centre and awaiting reply from the sms service but i reckon the members on here are probably more knowledgeable... I've got HK-MEL reward booking transiting through SYD i.e. different flight #. I want to find out if I can push my domestic...
  3. B

    Sydney to London stopover suggestions

    Hi there Flying to Scotland next year ( via London) with 5 adults plus 2 1/2 year old and 4 month. That distance requires a stop I reckon, bearing in mind the age of the youngest member of our group. Any suggestions apart from the obvious Asian stops ? I’m trying to breakdown the journey as...
  4. B

    Checked baggage on transit/layover award ticket

    Flying ADL-SYD-SIN on a single award ticket booking with a less than 24 hour overnight layover in Sydney (arrive 9PM depart 5PM next day). Is it possible to check my baggage through to SIN for QF1 on the next day or do I need to collect it and then check in again? I really don't want to collect...
  5. MikeG

    What to do with bags at Narita Japan for overnight stopover

    We will be arriving on BA5 on the Sunday morning, and then departing on JL773 on the Monday morning. We have an overnight stay in a nearby hotel. Does anyone know if JAL allow early checkin of bags or if there are other options for storing bags at Narita International Airport?
  6. B

    Seeking advice: US ESTA for transit

    Hey all! My daughter was denied boarding for her flight this morning departing the UK to Vancouver via Dallas due to not having an ESTA. She applied for one instantly and has been notified that it can take up to 72hrs to be processed although approx 90% of cases are approved within the hr. She...
  7. G

    Compensation Air New Zealand

    Booked Air New Zealand Fiji to Perth via Auckland with a 2 hr transit. Weeks later ANZ emailed asking me to ring as Auckland to Perth leg cancelled & I was rebooked the next day. This meant a stay overnight. On ringing I was not offered but had to ask about accomodation which after a very...
  8. C

    10 hour transit at LAX, checked bag - Westjet/Qantas

    Hi all, the older threads on this were locked and I wanted to see if there were more recent experiences. I've got an upcoming YYZ-LAX-SYD trip, YYZ-LAX on Westjet (QF coded) with an approx. 10 hour connection for QF12 LAX-SYD. I'm aware that Westjet will tag my bag through to SYD but with the...
  9. K

    Advice needed on LAX transit

    Hi, first time at LAX. Will be on incoming flight LATAM to Tom Bradley at 6pm and out again at 10pm via QF from same terminal, on one ticket. How long should I expect it to take to get bags, clear customs and immigration and check in for QF flight? Could some nice person take me through exactly...
  10. A

    Question re transit in Auckland

    This is my first post so hopefully am in the right place... We are flying to Auckland on Qantas and then flying from Auckland to Dubai on Emirates. Both are reward flights using Qantas FF points As they are different airlines, do we need to clear customs when we arrive at Auckland and then check...
  11. A

    1:15 h transit between T1 & T2 in Melbourne enough?

    Taking an international flight from Sydney with a transit through Melbourne. Single ticket. Is that first SYD-MEL leg considered domestic and will I have to go through immigration at Melbourne from T1 to T2? And is 1 hour and 15 minutes risking it? Thanks.
  12. M

    Checked baggage for Transit to SYD

    Hello, i'll be travelling from CHC to SYD via Qantas with Intransit to SYD going to Philippines with waiting time of 4 hours..question: i will be checking a baggage do i need to pass and clear immigration to be able to get back my checked baggage?
  13. D

    Multicity or add stopover?

    Hi - I'm looking to book 3 tickets for PER->MEX next year but want to do a 1 week layover in LAX. Now if I book a return ticket its currently around $1550 via LAX but its around $1830 for the multicity. The return ticket allows a stopover at LAX at $100pp + taxes I believe so it would seem that...
  14. M

    Hong Kong Airport - transit

    I will be arriving HKG on QF127 at about 1600 and will transfer by CKS ferry to China at 2030 thru Skypier located at the transfer area E2. Given the long wait - would it be possible for me to visit some of the shops in the departure gates in the departures area and then return to the transit...
  15. B

    LHR lounge access in transit QF to SK

    I'm looking at business MEL-LHR-OSL on QF Booking on-line for the business sale and saver fares, the LHR-OSL flight using BA will be in economy. Do I have access to the BA lounge (a shower is what I want) on the basis of the QF MEL-LHR business ticket and I'm in transit? (I no longer have any...
  16. B

    Complexity of transiting through HKG?

    Hopefully I've posted this question in the right place, and it's not intended as a political observation in any way. My son (16) is travelling with a school group to Europe in early November and returning late December, and HKG is the lay-over stop in both directions. I asked the school if...
  17. G

    HKG Transit Ideas

    Two of us have just booked flights to Europe for next July and will have a 7 hour transit stop in HKG. Looking for ideas on how best to use the time. We land at 17:20 and depart at 00:25. it's a day flight from Melbourne so we won't be needing to sleep. We're flying in on Qantas in J and out on...
  18. Q

    MEL QF J > EK F AKL transit

    Upcoming MEL - AKL QF J connecting to AKL-DXB EK F. Reward ticket. Can we: 1. Use QF F checkin in MEL 2. Use QF F lounge in MEL 3. Arrange a Chauffeur via EK in MEL And: 1. Is there any particular F lounge in AKL worth using Thanks
  19. T

    DL flight to SAN with a 5 hour stopover enough time to leave airport?

    on our virgin adventures in dec we need to book a delta flight from la to vegas. (will be flying first using points) we can go straight there.....or were thinking of getting a bit adventurous as there is a flight via san diego with a 5.5 hour stopover, would it be stupid crazy to jump in a uber...
  20. W

    Transiting In Manila - What Have I Gotten Myself Into

    Hi all, So, I booked business reward flights with Qantas to get from SYD - HND. It involved a transit in Manila (I know!!!). The flights are QF from SYD - MNL and then JL from MNL - HND with a 4 hr 55min hour layover. I assumed the capital airport would be similar to other major airports and...
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