Fly only part of the route
Jul 22, 2017, 7:42 pm
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Fly only part of the route
I have ticket from San-Francisco to Saint-Petersburg with change in Frankfurt.
Can I fly only first segment San-Francisco -> Frankfurt and stay in Germany after that?
I have Schengen visa.
Also I think I should ask for separate check-in, because I want to get my baggage in Frankfurt.
Is this a working plan or something can stop me?
Can I fly only first segment San-Francisco -> Frankfurt and stay in Germany after that?
I have Schengen visa.
Also I think I should ask for separate check-in, because I want to get my baggage in Frankfurt.
Is this a working plan or something can stop me?
Jul 22, 2017, 7:56 pm
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You'd still have to go to the expense and trouble of getting a Russian visa.
If there are return trip on the same itinerary, they'll be cancelled.
You may have a hard time short checking your bags. Others will have to chime in on whether you have to get your bags to go through customs at FRA.
If there are return trip on the same itinerary, they'll be cancelled.
You may have a hard time short checking your bags. Others will have to chime in on whether you have to get your bags to go through customs at FRA.
Jul 22, 2017, 8:08 pm
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I have ticket from San-Francisco to Saint-Petersburg with change in Frankfurt.
Can I fly only first segment San-Francisco -> Frankfurt and stay in Germany after that?
I have Schengen visa.
Also I think I should ask for separate check-in, because I want to get my baggage in Frankfurt.
Is this a working plan or something can stop me?
Can I fly only first segment San-Francisco -> Frankfurt and stay in Germany after that?
I have Schengen visa.
Also I think I should ask for separate check-in, because I want to get my baggage in Frankfurt.
Is this a working plan or something can stop me?
If you miss your FRA- St Petersberg (LED) flight the airline will more than likely cancel the rest of your ticket so how will you get back to SFO??
And yes the airline will check you have a russian visa before they board you at SFO - no visa = no boarding. Saying your destination is actually FRA wll likely lead to a repricing of the ticket which could be expensive.
Short checking of bags is also a flag. Given cabin baggage allowances excuses such as 'I need a change of clothes' or ' I'm meeting a friend and have presents' generally no longer work.
Jul 23, 2017, 3:31 am
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Your baggage will not go to St Petersburg. If you don't board the plane, they will remove your bags from the hold. Most likely they will at at least try to charge you about the expenses caused and breach of carriage contract.
Jul 23, 2017, 3:49 pm
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Suppose I won't have luggage. Will I have problems with Germany border control?
Jul 23, 2017, 11:17 pm
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Can you have an overnight connection in FRA in your ticket? Even better and rather foolproof - SFO-FRA//MUC-MOW with an overnight connection. You'll get your stuff in FRA. If the connection is <24 hrs, it's just a connection.
Jul 24, 2017, 12:34 pm
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No Russian PP then you will need a Russian Visa otherwise they wont let you board at SFO, even if you tell them you arent going to Russia (or you have a PP from a Country that doesnt need a Visa to enter Russia), if anything they will refare your tkt if you tell them that and you may have to pay more $$ before they let you board
Extremely difficult if not impossible nowadays to get a bag/s checked only to the connection city
Jul 24, 2017, 1:13 pm
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+1 OP if all you travel with is carry-on then you can do as you please in FRA, but bear in mind you will lose the FRA-LED part of the tkt. thats assuming 1 you are flying with a Russian Passport so no problems at SFO, and 2 you dont need a Visa to enter Germany or any other Country you want to.
No Russian PP then you will need a Russian Visa otherwise they wont let you board at SFO, even if you tell them you arent going to Russia (or you have a PP from a Country that doesnt need a Visa to enter Russia), if anything they will refare your tkt if you tell them that and you may have to pay more $$ before they let you board
Extremely difficult if not impossible nowadays to get a bag/s checked only to the connection city, unless you are overnighting then you can say you need your bags for clothes etc for that night and they will check the bag/s only to the connecting city
No Russian PP then you will need a Russian Visa otherwise they wont let you board at SFO, even if you tell them you arent going to Russia (or you have a PP from a Country that doesnt need a Visa to enter Russia), if anything they will refare your tkt if you tell them that and you may have to pay more $$ before they let you board
Extremely difficult if not impossible nowadays to get a bag/s checked only to the connection city, unless you are overnighting then you can say you need your bags for clothes etc for that night and they will check the bag/s only to the connecting city