Algiers Airport Transit
May 29, 2020, 1:17 am
#62
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Do we think it’s possible to TWOV on AF?
We’re looking to arrive on the inbound at 0015 and depart 5 hours later at 0530. Just thinking a few hours of being uncomfortable is worth the £300 (2 visas and hotel) saving.
We’re looking to arrive on the inbound at 0015 and depart 5 hours later at 0530. Just thinking a few hours of being uncomfortable is worth the £300 (2 visas and hotel) saving.
May 29, 2020, 5:05 pm
#63
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If one direction on AF and the other to a third country (not France or Algeria) then you are fine to TWOV.
May 30, 2020, 9:40 am
#65
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It is likely that would get you boarded on the first flight. But, when you need to check in at ALG, the agent will need to see where you came from. It is unlikely the immigration officers will be OK with you doing a turn.
May 30, 2020, 11:51 am
#66
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Ah, I thought one could just check in online and stay in the transit area. Obviously not possible if you want to check bags.
Jun 1, 2020, 10:54 am
#67
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The process takes about an hour if things go smoothly. I had a 3h20m connection once (MS->QR) and it took so bloody long I was one of the last to board.
Mar 4, 2021, 3:59 pm
#69
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This is the first I've heard of the evisa but it would be great. Maybe they decided to postpone due to covid..
Mar 4, 2021, 5:53 pm
#70
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I think certainly COVID related... very exciting and hopefully reintroduced with more vaccination
Mar 4, 2021, 6:01 pm
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https://www.lonelyplanet.com/article...ia-visa-travel
I think certainly COVID related... very exciting and hopefully reintroduced with more vaccination
I think certainly COVID related... very exciting and hopefully reintroduced with more vaccination
Mar 6, 2021, 7:23 am
#72
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https://www.lonelyplanet.com/article...ia-visa-travel
I think certainly COVID related... very exciting and hopefully reintroduced with more vaccination
I think certainly COVID related... very exciting and hopefully reintroduced with more vaccination
Apr 29, 2022, 8:26 am
#75
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Had a really bad experience here. I’m Oneworld Sapphire, but I boarded a bit late at MAD as the flights wasn’t displayed as boarding.
Of course it’s was a packed flight and they asked people to check their hand baggage. It was a remote stand..
I explained that I don’t have a visa, I won’t be able to pick up my bag. Somehow I was allowed to take my bag on board after all. It’s a bit on the larger side and I used some force to close the overhead bin (in business class, while I was in coach). This the purser didn’t like, she said I would damage “her” plane.
There was more than enough space if I had moved some bags around (then my bag would have fit sideways).
One pax even suggested keeping the bag next to him in an empty seat.
The moment I took out my bag (to make space for it), the ground agent grabbed it and ran off, to place it in the cargo hold.
Fast forward to arrival at ALG: We arrived at a jetbridge and the ground staff were lovely. I had to wait for 1.5 hours or so and then they came back with the boarding pass for my next flight, which I hadn’t been able to print myself.
”Sorry about your bag. We can’t take it back through security for you. We can’t let you pick it up without a visa. And the airline is refusing to accept it as checked baggage because there’s nothing in the system indicating it’s actually yours. Not even a name on the tag. You’ll have to register a claim upon arrival and then it will be sent to you.”
As I had a connection, this wasn’t really a solution. Luckily, the border police showed mercy and I was escorted to baggage claim and back airside.
Long story short: Never EVER let them check your bag. Or if they do, make sure it’s at least properly registered in the system and that there isn’t just an anonymous paper tag on the bag…
Of course it’s was a packed flight and they asked people to check their hand baggage. It was a remote stand..
I explained that I don’t have a visa, I won’t be able to pick up my bag. Somehow I was allowed to take my bag on board after all. It’s a bit on the larger side and I used some force to close the overhead bin (in business class, while I was in coach). This the purser didn’t like, she said I would damage “her” plane.
There was more than enough space if I had moved some bags around (then my bag would have fit sideways).
One pax even suggested keeping the bag next to him in an empty seat.
The moment I took out my bag (to make space for it), the ground agent grabbed it and ran off, to place it in the cargo hold.
Fast forward to arrival at ALG: We arrived at a jetbridge and the ground staff were lovely. I had to wait for 1.5 hours or so and then they came back with the boarding pass for my next flight, which I hadn’t been able to print myself.
”Sorry about your bag. We can’t take it back through security for you. We can’t let you pick it up without a visa. And the airline is refusing to accept it as checked baggage because there’s nothing in the system indicating it’s actually yours. Not even a name on the tag. You’ll have to register a claim upon arrival and then it will be sent to you.”
As I had a connection, this wasn’t really a solution. Luckily, the border police showed mercy and I was escorted to baggage claim and back airside.
Long story short: Never EVER let them check your bag. Or if they do, make sure it’s at least properly registered in the system and that there isn’t just an anonymous paper tag on the bag…