May 18, 2016, 11:19 pm
Last edit by: oliver2002
Please add/correct as appropriate. (Need postcount of 90 to be able to edit)
(Note that information change dynamically and hence best to double check)
Thanks
desi
PLEASE NOTE that CERTAIN DOMESTIC FLIGHTS OF Air India (#010-399 and 900-999) are ACTUALLY segments of INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT and hence for the following discussion should be considered INTL flights.
TRANSFER at BOM
Air India and Vistara operate all of their international and domestic flights out of the same NEW terminal (T2). There is no need to change terminal or take any bus/taxi.
Low-cost airlines operate out of legacy Santacruz domestic terminal (T1) and you need to continue to follow the usual practice of changing terminal.
(For those not familiar with Santacruz Airport - CSIA - while both T1 and T2 uses same airfield and runaways, they are quite apart landside and can be 25-45 min by taxi depending on the traffic)
If first time in BOM then it is advisable to book connection with AI or Vistara to avoid this transfer between terminals.
INTL-to-INTL connections (suspended as of Jan 2022 due to COVID):
If both legs are on the same airline or on airlines that have interlined agreement, then your bags will be tagged to your final destination. But verify this fact when you actually check your bags at your origination and reconfirm by inspecting the bag tags.
Otherwise you have to go through immigration, collect bags and check-in again. This may need appropriate Visa too. If you have to do this, provide for 3 to 4 hours layover to be safe.
INTL-to-DOM transfer
Practice is similar to what you may find at major airports in the world such as JFK, LHR, etc. You have to go through immigration, collect bags, go through customs and then TURN LEFT upon exit from customs towards transfer area. DO NOT GO STRAIGHT into Semi-controlled reception area.
It is best to have entire reservation on single PNR to avail of better baggage allowance. Otherwise expect to pay high tarrifs of excess baggage. Also in case of delayed incoming flight, you will be most likely accomodated on the domestic portion.
Note that certain domestic looking segments of AI are actually onward leg of continuing International flight (#010-399 and 900-999). When connecting to/from these flights, treat them as INTL segments.
DOM-to-INTL transfer
It is best to have entire reservation on single PNR to avail of better baggage allowance. Otherwise expect to pay high tariffs of excess baggage. Your bags will be most likely tagged to your final destination when it is same airline or when airlines have interline agreement. Again, best to double check and reconfirm by looking at the bag tags. Otherwise, you have to collect bags at BOM and check-in again. Please check with your airline for the current process. Posts on this thread that are more than couple of months old, should be in "Trust but Verify" category.
If you are travelling by Air India and your incoming flight to BOM has been classified as international flight (currently applicable to certain AI flights only) then you would have already completed immigration process at your origin and you will simply follow INTL-to-INTL connection at BOM.
Otherwise, you will go through immigration at BOM airport even when your bags are checked to your final destination directly.
Please add/correct as appropriate. (Need postcount of 90 to be able to edit)
(Note that information change dynamically and hence best to double check)
Thanks
desi
TRANSFER at BOM
Air India, Jet Airways and Vistara operate all of their international and domestic flights out of the same NEW terminal (T2). There is no need to change terminal or take any bus/taxi.
Low-cost airlines operate out of legacy Santacruz domestic terminal and you need to continue to follow the usual practice of changing terminal.
INTL-to-INTL connections:
NOTE: Air-India operates some domestic flight segments as extension of an oversees flight (Typically flight numbers <400 - Double check routing on AI website to confirm example: AI 144 EWR_BOM_DEL). They should be treated as INTL flights for immigration/rechek/customs purpose.
If both legs are on the same airline or on airlines that have interlined agreement, then your bags will be tagged to your final destination. But verify this fact when you actually check your bags at your origination and reconfirm by inspecting the bag tags.
Otherwise you have to go through immigration, collect bags and check-in again. This may need appropriate Visa too. If you have to do this, provide for 3 to 4 hours layover to be safe.
INTL-to-DOM transfer
Practice is similar to what you may find at major airports in the world such as JFK, LHR, etc. You have to go through immigration, collect bags, go through customs and then TURN LEFT upon exit from customs towards transfer area. DO NOT GO STRAIGHT into Semi-controlled reception area.
It is best to have entire reservation on single PNR to avail of better baggage allowance. Otherwise expect to pay high tarrifs of excess baggage. Also in case of delayed incoming flight, you will be most likely accomodated on the domestic portion.
Note that certain dometic looking segments of AI are actually onward leg of continuing International flight such as EWR-BOM-AMD flight. When connecting to/from these flights, treat them as INTL segments.
DOM-to-INTL transfer
It is best to have entire reservation on single PNR to avail of better baggage allowance. Otherwise expect to pay high tarrifs of excess baggage. Your bags will be most likely tagged to your final destination when it is same airline or when airlines have interline agreement. Again, best to double check and reconfirm by looking at the bag tags. Otherwise, you have to collect bags at BOM and check-in again. Please check with your airline for the current process. Posts on this thread that are more than couple of months old, should be in "Trust but Verify" category.
If your incoming flight to BOM has been classified as international flight then you would have already completed emmigration (exit from India) process at your origination and you will simply follow INTL-to-INTL connection at BOM.
Otherwise, you will go through emmigration process at BOM airport even when your bags are checked to your final destination directly.
(Note that information change dynamically and hence best to double check)
Thanks
desi
PLEASE NOTE that CERTAIN DOMESTIC FLIGHTS OF Air India (#010-399 and 900-999) are ACTUALLY segments of INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT and hence for the following discussion should be considered INTL flights.
TRANSFER at BOM
Air India and Vistara operate all of their international and domestic flights out of the same NEW terminal (T2). There is no need to change terminal or take any bus/taxi.
Low-cost airlines operate out of legacy Santacruz domestic terminal (T1) and you need to continue to follow the usual practice of changing terminal.
(For those not familiar with Santacruz Airport - CSIA - while both T1 and T2 uses same airfield and runaways, they are quite apart landside and can be 25-45 min by taxi depending on the traffic)
If first time in BOM then it is advisable to book connection with AI or Vistara to avoid this transfer between terminals.
INTL-to-INTL connections (suspended as of Jan 2022 due to COVID):
If both legs are on the same airline or on airlines that have interlined agreement, then your bags will be tagged to your final destination. But verify this fact when you actually check your bags at your origination and reconfirm by inspecting the bag tags.
Otherwise you have to go through immigration, collect bags and check-in again. This may need appropriate Visa too. If you have to do this, provide for 3 to 4 hours layover to be safe.
INTL-to-DOM transfer
Practice is similar to what you may find at major airports in the world such as JFK, LHR, etc. You have to go through immigration, collect bags, go through customs and then TURN LEFT upon exit from customs towards transfer area. DO NOT GO STRAIGHT into Semi-controlled reception area.
It is best to have entire reservation on single PNR to avail of better baggage allowance. Otherwise expect to pay high tarrifs of excess baggage. Also in case of delayed incoming flight, you will be most likely accomodated on the domestic portion.
Note that certain domestic looking segments of AI are actually onward leg of continuing International flight (#010-399 and 900-999). When connecting to/from these flights, treat them as INTL segments.
DOM-to-INTL transfer
It is best to have entire reservation on single PNR to avail of better baggage allowance. Otherwise expect to pay high tariffs of excess baggage. Your bags will be most likely tagged to your final destination when it is same airline or when airlines have interline agreement. Again, best to double check and reconfirm by looking at the bag tags. Otherwise, you have to collect bags at BOM and check-in again. Please check with your airline for the current process. Posts on this thread that are more than couple of months old, should be in "Trust but Verify" category.
If you are travelling by Air India and your incoming flight to BOM has been classified as international flight (currently applicable to certain AI flights only) then you would have already completed immigration process at your origin and you will simply follow INTL-to-INTL connection at BOM.
Otherwise, you will go through immigration at BOM airport even when your bags are checked to your final destination directly.
Please add/correct as appropriate. (Need postcount of 90 to be able to edit)
(Note that information change dynamically and hence best to double check)
Thanks
desi
TRANSFER at BOM
Air India, Jet Airways and Vistara operate all of their international and domestic flights out of the same NEW terminal (T2). There is no need to change terminal or take any bus/taxi.
Low-cost airlines operate out of legacy Santacruz domestic terminal and you need to continue to follow the usual practice of changing terminal.
INTL-to-INTL connections:
NOTE: Air-India operates some domestic flight segments as extension of an oversees flight (Typically flight numbers <400 - Double check routing on AI website to confirm example: AI 144 EWR_BOM_DEL). They should be treated as INTL flights for immigration/rechek/customs purpose.
If both legs are on the same airline or on airlines that have interlined agreement, then your bags will be tagged to your final destination. But verify this fact when you actually check your bags at your origination and reconfirm by inspecting the bag tags.
Otherwise you have to go through immigration, collect bags and check-in again. This may need appropriate Visa too. If you have to do this, provide for 3 to 4 hours layover to be safe.
INTL-to-DOM transfer
Practice is similar to what you may find at major airports in the world such as JFK, LHR, etc. You have to go through immigration, collect bags, go through customs and then TURN LEFT upon exit from customs towards transfer area. DO NOT GO STRAIGHT into Semi-controlled reception area.
It is best to have entire reservation on single PNR to avail of better baggage allowance. Otherwise expect to pay high tarrifs of excess baggage. Also in case of delayed incoming flight, you will be most likely accomodated on the domestic portion.
Note that certain dometic looking segments of AI are actually onward leg of continuing International flight such as EWR-BOM-AMD flight. When connecting to/from these flights, treat them as INTL segments.
DOM-to-INTL transfer
It is best to have entire reservation on single PNR to avail of better baggage allowance. Otherwise expect to pay high tarrifs of excess baggage. Your bags will be most likely tagged to your final destination when it is same airline or when airlines have interline agreement. Again, best to double check and reconfirm by looking at the bag tags. Otherwise, you have to collect bags at BOM and check-in again. Please check with your airline for the current process. Posts on this thread that are more than couple of months old, should be in "Trust but Verify" category.
If your incoming flight to BOM has been classified as international flight then you would have already completed emmigration (exit from India) process at your origination and you will simply follow INTL-to-INTL connection at BOM.
Otherwise, you will go through emmigration process at BOM airport even when your bags are checked to your final destination directly.
Mumbai CSIA [BOM] connection/departure experience reports
Jul 2, 2018, 4:28 am
#1021
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: IAH
Programs: UA Premier 1K, Hyatt Platinum, Marriott Gold
Posts: 158
Hello,
I have a INTL-DOM connection next week at BOM. I'm arriving on LH from MUC at 11:15 pm (in J, if that's of any use), and then flying out on 9W to NAG at 6:45 am, so I guess I'll be at T2 only. They are separate tickets. (I normally don't have a domestic connecting flight when I arrive at BOM, so not used to this.) I've read through the last few pages of this thread and it seems like my only choice for a shower is the landside Niranta airport hotel?
I'm planning on checking in only once I leave the airport hotel (since I'll have to check in my second carry on bag for the domestic flight - I have no checked luggage on the intl flight). Is that the best option? I'll have a printed ticket with me, of course.
Anything else I'm missing?
Thanks!
I have a INTL-DOM connection next week at BOM. I'm arriving on LH from MUC at 11:15 pm (in J, if that's of any use), and then flying out on 9W to NAG at 6:45 am, so I guess I'll be at T2 only. They are separate tickets. (I normally don't have a domestic connecting flight when I arrive at BOM, so not used to this.) I've read through the last few pages of this thread and it seems like my only choice for a shower is the landside Niranta airport hotel?
I'm planning on checking in only once I leave the airport hotel (since I'll have to check in my second carry on bag for the domestic flight - I have no checked luggage on the intl flight). Is that the best option? I'll have a printed ticket with me, of course.
Anything else I'm missing?
Thanks!
Jul 2, 2018, 6:11 am
#1022
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Goa, India
Programs: Marriott Titanium, IHG Plat Ambassador, Hyatt Explorist, Qatar Gold, Vistara Gold
Posts: 1,294
Yes, the Niranta landside hotel is your best option at that time of the night for a long layover. How big is your second carry on? If you web-check in for your NAG flight and print the boarding pass at the hotel, you can head straight to security and take both the bags with you. They rarely gate-check bags in India.
Jul 2, 2018, 7:53 am
#1023
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Boston, USA
Programs: AA EXP, TK Elite, HH Gold, SPG/Marriott Gold
Posts: 939
Is there a lost and found at Mumbai airport that one can go to ? I know for sure that I left my rain jacket
at the Business class Security line at BOM. I realized this in air and it was too late then. Would CISF turn
it over the L&F ? Will it remain there until someone claims it ? Not a big deal but would love to have
that back if possible. One of my relatives will be at the airport next week and claim it if possible.
Thanks.
at the Business class Security line at BOM. I realized this in air and it was too late then. Would CISF turn
it over the L&F ? Will it remain there until someone claims it ? Not a big deal but would love to have
that back if possible. One of my relatives will be at the airport next week and claim it if possible.
Thanks.
Jul 2, 2018, 8:00 am
#1024
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,182
Hello,
I have a INTL-DOM connection next week at BOM. I'm arriving on LH from MUC at 11:15 pm (in J, if that's of any use), and then flying out on 9W to NAG at 6:45 am, so I guess I'll be at T2 only. They are separate tickets. (I normally don't have a domestic connecting flight when I arrive at BOM, so not used to this.) I've read through the last few pages of this thread and it seems like my only choice for a shower is the landside Niranta airport hotel?
I have a INTL-DOM connection next week at BOM. I'm arriving on LH from MUC at 11:15 pm (in J, if that's of any use), and then flying out on 9W to NAG at 6:45 am, so I guess I'll be at T2 only. They are separate tickets. (I normally don't have a domestic connecting flight when I arrive at BOM, so not used to this.) I've read through the last few pages of this thread and it seems like my only choice for a shower is the landside Niranta airport hotel?
Is there a lost and found at Mumbai airport that one can go to ? I know for sure that I left my rain jacket
at the Business class Security line at BOM. I realized this in air and it was too late then. Would CISF turn
it over the L&F ? Will it remain there until someone claims it ? Not a big deal but would love to have
that back if possible. One of my relatives will be at the airport next week and claim it if possible.
Thanks.
at the Business class Security line at BOM. I realized this in air and it was too late then. Would CISF turn
it over the L&F ? Will it remain there until someone claims it ? Not a big deal but would love to have
that back if possible. One of my relatives will be at the airport next week and claim it if possible.
Thanks.
Jul 8, 2018, 3:39 pm
#1026
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Boston, USA
Programs: AA EXP, TK Elite, HH Gold, SPG/Marriott Gold
Posts: 939
Jul 9, 2018, 4:44 am
#1027
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: Miles and Smiles Elite, EY Silver, VS Silver
Posts: 155
I am pretty sure the GVK lounges will be open and if you are flying J then you should have access to one of them. I am not sure if they would be bearable for 9 hours, but they are beautiful lounges. Wifi is speedy, food is good and finding seating shouldn't be a problem. In case you don't want to spend on the transit hotel, this is a decent alternative
Jul 9, 2018, 5:08 am
#1028
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,182
I am pretty sure the GVK lounges will be open and if you are flying J then you should have access to one of them. I am not sure if they would be bearable for 9 hours, but they are beautiful lounges. Wifi is speedy, food is good and finding seating shouldn't be a problem. In case you don't want to spend on the transit hotel, this is a decent alternative
Jul 9, 2018, 1:19 pm
#1030
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 7
If i arrived with no baggage and a boarding pass for my connecting flight, then
1. Can I access an intnernational lounge for a few hours?
2. If not can I get into the DOM terminal and if so would be lounges be open?
sorry for all questions but after a long flight don’t really want to go back to bed...
Jul 9, 2018, 1:32 pm
#1031
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: KrisFlyer Gold, Marriott & SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, ShangriLa Jade, Enterprise Plat, Taj Gold
Posts: 3,343
The international area is separate from the domestic area - lounges included. You won't get access to the international lounge. You'll be able to get access to the domestic lounge only when they let you through airport security. As a general policy you can't enter any airport in India less than 4 hours before your scheduled departure. Not sure how that's different when you're connecting but I would imagine that security wouldn't let you through earlier to the domestic area.
The lounges are open 24x7. But even the GVK dom lounge is not a place you'd want to spend 9 hours in.
The lounges are open 24x7. But even the GVK dom lounge is not a place you'd want to spend 9 hours in.
Jul 11, 2018, 10:14 am
#1032
Join Date: Jul 2018
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 3
Hi
My ticket is issued by Air Canda but flights are with Air India and Lufthansa. The journey is through business class.
AI985: Landing at Mumbai -> 8:30 pm
LH765: Departing from Mumbai-> 12:50 am
So my question is, can I do through check-in with Air India so that I can get bags at the final destination rather than in Mumbai. If not then do I have sufficient time to collect luggage and complete other formalities?
My ticket is issued by Air Canda but flights are with Air India and Lufthansa. The journey is through business class.
AI985: Landing at Mumbai -> 8:30 pm
LH765: Departing from Mumbai-> 12:50 am
So my question is, can I do through check-in with Air India so that I can get bags at the final destination rather than in Mumbai. If not then do I have sufficient time to collect luggage and complete other formalities?
Jul 13, 2018, 3:24 am
#1033
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Ahmedabad, INDIA
Programs: Blasé..
Posts: 174
Hi
My ticket is issued by Air Canda but flights are with Air India and Lufthansa. The journey is through business class.
AI985: Landing at Mumbai -> 8:30 pm
LH765: Departing from Mumbai-> 12:50 am
So my question is, can I do through check-in with Air India so that I can get bags at the final destination rather than in Mumbai. If not then do I have sufficient time to collect luggage and complete other formalities?
My ticket is issued by Air Canda but flights are with Air India and Lufthansa. The journey is through business class.
AI985: Landing at Mumbai -> 8:30 pm
LH765: Departing from Mumbai-> 12:50 am
So my question is, can I do through check-in with Air India so that I can get bags at the final destination rather than in Mumbai. If not then do I have sufficient time to collect luggage and complete other formalities?
Yes, AI agents in AMD can tag your bags all the way and you do not have to collect them in BOM! Have done that with LH in past and should be breeze! (Remember to keep baggage tags just in case sthg goes hayways!)
Jul 13, 2018, 4:47 am
#1034
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,182
Also make sure to visit the LH gate in Mumbai before boarding to show them your luggage tags so they record it in their system.
Jul 13, 2018, 11:39 am
#1035
Join Date: Jul 2018
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 3
@Bioflyer and @oliver2002 thanks.