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The last time we got stuck in transit a long time ago, we were stuck in a waiting area for hours on hard chairs with no lounges or clean restrooms
Both BOM and DEL airports have been upgraded a lot since then.
I do not know if now the transit passengers are allowed to stay in the regular departures area with lounges
I vaguely thought we had to clear immigration but that is likely faulty memory
Originally Posted by
oliver2002
Come again? India always allowed international transit without any immigration (like in the US). It dates back to the days when aircraft didn't have the range and European flights to S.E. Asia had to stop in India.