Originally Posted by
jpdx
1) How do I convince JAL to check me in without a visa?
i don't think they will....
Originally Posted by
jpdx
2) Upon arrival in DEL, some Tripadvisor posts state that you can't get to the HIX without a (printed) boarding pass for your onward flight. One poor soul reports having been forced to sleep on the airport floor, so I assume there's no way to obtain the boarding pass there.
you also have the option of the sleeping pods in the international transit area (
Delhi Airport Lounge | New Delhi Airport Lounge | Sleeping Pods) so you can definitely avoid the floor....
Originally Posted by
jpdx
3) What happens with luggage? I'd like to have it at the hotel, and I definitely wouldn't want it to sit on the carousel (and then some lost bag office) until I retrieve it the next morning.
the larger issue is how you plan on getting your luggage if you don't have a visa....
Originally Posted by
jpdx
Are there simple solutions to these issues, or is the best advice to obtain a visa and stay a regular hotel near the airport? TIA!
just get a visa....its not worth the headache of trying to do this trip without one....