BOM same day turn
Oct 6, 2009 | 2:16 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: ABZ
Programs: BA
Posts: 1,024
The flight time is about 9 hours so you ought to be able to OLCI for the return flight on BA138 whilst waiting for the BA139 at LHR. This should enable you to go through flight connections at BOM (cutting out customs etc) - but only if you've already checked in, as I understand it. And again assuming you don't have checked bags and don't need to go landside for any reason.
Oct 6, 2009 | 5:22 am
#3
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold (OW Emerald) & Jet Airways - Thank goodness i never got started.......most awful FF program
Posts: 2,385
The LHR-BOM-LHR flights (timings and distance flown) are the most perfect combinations for aircraft scheduling. Only one aircraft. about 2 hrs turnaround at both LHR and BOM.
If you cut out immigration and head to flight transfers (BOM intl terminal is pretty medium-small sized compared to others), 2 hours should be plenty and perfect. I suggest you get an Indian Visa as BA may not let you board in LHR even though you doing a LHR-LHR via BOM (India also operates APIS!).
good luck and let us know if you try it!
If you cut out immigration and head to flight transfers (BOM intl terminal is pretty medium-small sized compared to others), 2 hours should be plenty and perfect. I suggest you get an Indian Visa as BA may not let you board in LHR even though you doing a LHR-LHR via BOM (India also operates APIS!).
good luck and let us know if you try it!