DPS int-int transfer

[JessicaTam]

So here we go. Jetstar just changed our booking including the same day DPS transfer. We are now supposed to spend 24h in Bali because the transfer time has been reduced to 1h 15min. Isn't that enough to catch the connecting flight? Shall I insist to keep the same day connection? Or is it too risky? I can't have a 24h layover in Bali (plus buying a visa) because I would miss my connection in Singapore. Has anybody experience with that?

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I had a 1 hour connection a couple of months ago and it was fine. I was sitting towards the front so straight off. I was met at the door and escorted, but that didn’t really save any time.

I would do it again.

 

[Sahoaction]

I had a 1 hour connection a couple of months ago and it was fine. I was sitting towards the front so straight off. I was met at the door and escorted, but that didn’t really save any time.

I would do it again.

Did you have any checked luggage? This might be the bottleneck.

 

[JessicaTam]

Did you have any checked luggage? This might be the bottleneck.

I should have said - no I didn't.

 

[Scarlett]

It’s doable, but the problem seems to be that JQ won’t allow it because it might break their MCT. Is the change being mandated @Sahoaction?

Im not sure if JQ DRW-DPS is daily (edit: checked and it’s four days a week), but can you ask JQ to send you out of DRW the day earlier so that you get into SIN as planned. If they’ll do that, then see if they’ll pay for the nights stopover in Bali as well. I suspect they’ll just offer to refund and you’re on your own…

(welcome to the pitfalls of onestar airlines…)

If you do end up having to stay over near DPS I can recommend a basic but cheap hotel nearby where I usually transit for single nights in and out of Indonesia.

 

[Chatswood]

It looks like the international transfer at DPS has an MCT of 90 minutes so JQ might not ticket. Is the option of buying a separate ticket to fly with TR (departing 1735), SQ (2000), or KLM (2045) be an option, as those would give you sufficient transit time?

Given JQ’s penchant to run late I would think it’s risky to connect to anything earlier if it’s not an official connection.

Were you able to chat to JQ’s customer service to see if they can reroute you via MEL?