Originally Posted by
standardgirl
Just to be clear, you can get ONE award ticket to KTM with the last leg DEL-KTM on Jet or Kingfisher, so absolutely no need to buy the DEL-KTM leg unless award inventory isn't there. One ticket is much nicer because of the luggage allowance :-)
More than just the luggage fees (tho I don't check much), there's the $150 visa. For us Americans, an Indian visa is very expensive and needed for even a simple transit unless you are ticketed through.
Thanks to everyone for the great ideas. It looks much more possible now. There is availability to DEL but its all via Europe, so my stopover in SE Asia looks unlikely.
Cheers,
Ryan