Connecting to AI on separate tickets
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Connecting to AI on separate tickets
Arriving on NRT-DEL JL749 on 24 Dec arriving at 18:20 in C and would like to go to Mumbai. I'm debating whether to book the 21:00 flight or 23:10 flight to BOM. Will be flying Y to BOM but have *G. Since both flights are international continuations (21:00 goes on to EWR, 23:10 comes from ICN/HKG), would I board in the international terminal or the domestic one? Do I clear immigration in BOM if I can convince JL to tag to my AI flight?
Later in the trip, arriving on AI in DEL from BOM at 23:15 (also an international continuation; flight continues to JFK but I don't want to). Family members arriving on LX146 at 00:35 of next morning. Is there somewhere I can wait for them? I have PP and there seems to be an arrivals lounge.
Later in the trip, arriving on AI in DEL from BOM at 23:15 (also an international continuation; flight continues to JFK but I don't want to). Family members arriving on LX146 at 00:35 of next morning. Is there somewhere I can wait for them? I have PP and there seems to be an arrivals lounge.
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Arriving on NRT-DEL JL749 on 24 Dec arriving at 18:20 in C and would like to go to Mumbai. I'm debating whether to book the 21:00 flight or 23:10 flight to BOM. Will be flying Y to BOM but have *G. Since both flights are international continuations (21:00 goes on to EWR, 23:10 comes from ICN/HKG), would I board in the international terminal or the domestic one? Do I clear immigration in BOM if I can convince JL to tag to my AI flight?
if your flight is on time then you would have no problem catching the 21:00 flight to bom....if it gets delayed then you are in danger of missing that connection....ideally it shouldn't take you more than an hour from the time you land to the time you make it to the check-in desk for your next flight....
Later in the trip, arriving on AI in DEL from BOM at 23:15 (also an international continuation; flight continues to JFK but I don't want to). Family members arriving on LX146 at 00:35 of next morning. Is there somewhere I can wait for them? I have PP and there seems to be an arrivals lounge.