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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 9:57 am
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Originally Posted by Larssparholt
Quick follow-up question: If I choose CAI as the place to start, and travel from CPH to CAI using a non-OW airline, will I be required to pick up my checked in luggage, clear customs and once again check in?
-And, in that case, do I need a visa for Egypt, since I technically will be leaving the airport?
Here's a page from the Timaticweb (data base the airlines will refer to) that seems to say you'll obtain a visa on arrival (US$25) if you claim bags and go through customs. If you've obtained your RTW ticket number (not the PNR locator) in advance, the original airline might be able to through-ticket your bags to your first RTW stopover, but that would be at the discretion of the originating airline, assuming, of course, that they have interline arrangements with the first RTW carrier. I would bet against it, however, and just figure you'll go "landside" at CAI.
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