Many thanks for the responses so far - they confirm what I had already suspected. I would feel uncomfortable with a 75-minute connection under the best of circumstances - and DEL does not exactly fall under that category.
OK, I'll plan a stay in Delhi on my way to Singapore. According to the Indian consulate in Frankfurt, a double-entry transit visa (with a max. 72-hour stay each way) is only 25.50 Euros. Fair enough.
But what about my return flight, where I would have a six-hour plus connection? Can I transit airside then?
Airside transit is possible by contacting the ground staff right outside the gates
when you arrive. They will escort you to the transit area. But I think
75 minutes is cutting too close.
This reply would suggest that it is possible. Has anyone actually done it?
Originally Posted by
kalia960
Transfer passengers are rare and I am not sure if luggage can be interlined, plus some airlines do not interline if you have separate tickets (unless both airlines are in the same alliance). I don't know about LH/9W specifically.
Just for future reference, LH and 9W do have an interline agreement in place and routinely interline bags between their respective flights, so that part should be OK as long as the 9W agent in BKK is not having a bad day.
I'll definitely get the double-entry transit visa (rather than a single entry) just in case, but I would greatly prefer it if I could pull off the connection without going landside. So the question remains - has anyone here had any firsthand experience with an airside transfer (including checked luggage) through in DEL?