Award ticket 24 hour layover
Nov 28, 2018, 5:38 pm
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Award ticket 24 hour layover
guys - does americna offer any layovers in europe through partners. I'm going new york to mumbai but hoping to see some city in between with the same 70k in business while receiving my luggage directly in mumbai
Thx
Thx
Nov 28, 2018, 6:04 pm
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The best you do is a 23:59 hr transit.
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BOM airports with airlines (may not be up to date) Limited options with AA ff partners
----> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatr...tional_Airport
Last edited by Mwenenzi; Nov 28, 2018 at 9:56 pm Reason: Added BOM link
Nov 28, 2018, 7:55 pm
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Nov 28, 2018, 9:17 pm
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Stopover does have a definition and , in most cases, is 24+ hours
Nov 28, 2018, 9:48 pm
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I think only BA flies to Mumbai so your options are limited to London. I don’t think IB or AY fly to Mumbai but I could be wrong
Nov 29, 2018, 2:58 am
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Do you have an Indian Visa?
If you are planning to stop in Mumbai for a short time, you will have to clear customs etc... that depending on the time of day or night, can take a while
even in the first/business line, because no one checks tickets and that is the first line in the custom hall
Nov 29, 2018, 5:57 am
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I have done Hong Kong and Helsinki on an extended stop under 24 hours using AA award en route to India.
Both were easy airports to get in and out of the city but if I had to choose one, I'd recommend Hong Kong. There's plenty to do for all time limits, tastes and budgets. Flying Cathay is also a much more enjoyable experience than Finnair. I'd avoid London as your stopover since it's a longer journey in and out of the city.
Both were easy airports to get in and out of the city but if I had to choose one, I'd recommend Hong Kong. There's plenty to do for all time limits, tastes and budgets. Flying Cathay is also a much more enjoyable experience than Finnair. I'd avoid London as your stopover since it's a longer journey in and out of the city.
Nov 29, 2018, 12:38 pm
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What is your final stop?
Do you have an Indian Visa?
If you are planning to stop in Mumbai for a short time, you will have to clear customs etc... that depending on the time of day or night, can take a while
even in the first/business line, because no one checks tickets and that is the first line in the custom hall
Do you have an Indian Visa?
If you are planning to stop in Mumbai for a short time, you will have to clear customs etc... that depending on the time of day or night, can take a while
even in the first/business line, because no one checks tickets and that is the first line in the custom hall
Nov 29, 2018, 12:41 pm
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correct hoping for at least a 24 hour connection in europe, istanbul or any other interesting place in between where I don't have to take my bags out of the airport
Nov 29, 2018, 12:44 pm
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If you break your journey for more than 24 hours your award will be priced as aaa-bbb + bbb-ccc. AA killed the limited free stopover benefit years ago.
Nov 29, 2018, 12:48 pm
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Note that on an international award, you are entitled to up to 24 hours to connect at each transit point on the award, so you might be able to arrange two long connections on your itinerary, if desired. And, since EY and QR are both AAdvantage partners, you might be able to have a long connection in Europe, and another one in Abu Dhabi or Doha, subject to flight schedules and award-routing rules.
Nov 29, 2018, 12:58 pm
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It depends on the award-routing rules of the carriers on your award. Exactly what did you say to the AA agent? If you led the agent to believe that you wanted more than 24 hours in the transit city, then the agent was correct.
Nov 29, 2018, 4:52 pm
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