Originally Posted by
avioneta88
Thanks for the quick reply.
I can understand that I will be unable to do what I have suggested and will have to transit landside and back in airside.
But if the journey 'had' been purchased as 1 ticket and both legs were with SAS, then according to the official Avinor documentation, I should have been able to stay airside and the process description suggests they do the customs and immigration clearance as part of the transit process?
Originally Posted by
SK AAR
Welcome to FT!
When on separate tickets, you proceed through immigration and pick-up your checked bag(s) at OSL. Then you proceed through customs to the arrivals hall and take the main escalator upstairs to SAS check-in (kiosks/baggage drop or check-in counters) for your onward domestic flight to BGO; not the end of the world.
Also when on a single ticket you enter Norway at OSL and walk through customs. Admittedly, you don't pick-up your bag(s) at the luggage belts and you will be able to proceed through the special domestic transfer points, including customs clearance provided that you have a boarding pass for the onward domestic leg. You can try to persuade LHR check-in staff to tag your bags to BOG but presumably it will be denied.
Imho SAS on SAS connections should be able to be checked through. Norway is special with regards to connecting to domestic flights, exactly because of the custom clearance (non EU but EEC). Most connections onto domestic tickets can not be checked through, even if on a single ticket. The exception being SAS/Wideroe. SK AAR is correct in mentioning the chance of denial at LHR and that you might need to collect and rechecking luggage, but I'd argue the chances of you being able to check everything through is actually quite high. You should of course always be prepared for the possibility that it does not work.