[Saudi] Multi city booking and 12+ hours stopover
Hi,
yesterday I saw that some routes were showing up on GFlights but not on Saudi airline (MRU - JED - MXP). At the end I found the same flights shown by GF via "multi-city search" on Saudia, I guess that's because Saudia's website is "forcing" people to do looong stopovers in JED (96hours!) and so they are not offering the next day flight as a possibility.
Anyway, the flights chosen via multi city search have a 12.05 hours layover which is 5 minutes over the maximum 12 hours allowed for not getting a VISA.
A couple of questions:
* will I be able to check the bags in MRU and get them in MXP?
* will the checkin agent in MRU ask me for a Saudi Arabian VISA?
* will I be able to just walk through "Connection flights" in airside and enjoy the lounge?
It is weird that the website forces people to stay there... I need to get back faster.
Thanks a lot!!