Transit travel to/from India under the 'air bubble' agreements [ends 27 March 2022]
Nov 23, 2021, 8:20 am
#1501
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What is the logic behind having different rules for US travel on different airlines? I can maybe understand allowing nonstop India-US flights only, but why is e.g. QR allowed to take passengers that BA cannot?
And why is a PCR test required for US bound passengers when the US only requires an antigen test? Many mysteries.
And why is a PCR test required for US bound passengers when the US only requires an antigen test? Many mysteries.
Nov 23, 2021, 12:11 pm
#1502
Join Date: May 2004
Location: US
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What is the logic behind having different rules for US travel on different airlines? I can maybe understand allowing nonstop India-US flights only, but why is e.g. QR allowed to take passengers that BA cannot?
And why is a PCR test required for US bound passengers when the US only requires an antigen test? Many mysteries.
And why is a PCR test required for US bound passengers when the US only requires an antigen test? Many mysteries.
May be on nonstop flights one can get away with a simple antigen test, provided United, AI or AA are willing to accept it.
Nov 23, 2021, 9:43 pm
#1503
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: EY
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What is the logic behind having different rules for US travel on different airlines? I can maybe understand allowing nonstop India-US flights only, but why is e.g. QR allowed to take passengers that BA cannot?
And why is a PCR test required for US bound passengers when the US only requires an antigen test? Many mysteries.
And why is a PCR test required for US bound passengers when the US only requires an antigen test? Many mysteries.
Nov 24, 2021, 12:16 am
#1504
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: BLR
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Speaking of which, spouse ("foreign" citizen, OCI holder) & I (Indian citizen, US LPR) will be returning back to BOS on BA in December; BLR-DEL-LHR-BOS, with BLR-DEL being on Vistara. With Vistara having a codeshare agreement with BA, they should be able to check us through to BOS. How aware do you think the UK staff would be about my eligibility to be checked in for the journey in accordance with air bubble rules (spouse is a foreign citizen), even though their website seems to say I would be ineligible to do so.
Nov 24, 2021, 12:35 am
#1505
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None of the EU3 and ME3 are really happy about the current situation. They may charge high fares but if you are only allowed to operate 20-30% of former capacity into India that doesn't help. Especially since they have ramped up their capcity to N. America this month and need to fill those to make money.
Nov 24, 2021, 2:33 am
#1506
Join Date: Nov 2021
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I'm booked on FRA-CMB-COK on Srilankan airlines. I spoke to the Srilankan airlines office in Frankfurt and Chennai. Both of them say officially you are not allowed to transit through CMB to India and further added that you have to travel at your own risk even with split tickets. Can you please let me know where you heard about transit being allowed through CMB?
Last edited by rizdus; Nov 24, 2021 at 2:34 am Reason: grammar
Nov 24, 2021, 3:27 am
#1508
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Suuure... while they tweet this today. Who in their right mind thinks that there is a still a need for VB missions since Q2/2020???
Nov 24, 2021, 7:15 am
#1511
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the best I could find https://www.deccanherald.com/nationa...y-1054085.html
Nov 24, 2021, 8:27 am
#1512
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Location: US
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Hello,
I'm booked on FRA-CMB-COK on Srilankan airlines. I spoke to the Srilankan airlines office in Frankfurt and Chennai. Both of them say officially you are not allowed to transit through CMB to India and further added that you have to travel at your own risk even with split tickets. Can you please let me know where you heard about transit being allowed through CMB?
I'm booked on FRA-CMB-COK on Srilankan airlines. I spoke to the Srilankan airlines office in Frankfurt and Chennai. Both of them say officially you are not allowed to transit through CMB to India and further added that you have to travel at your own risk even with split tickets. Can you please let me know where you heard about transit being allowed through CMB?
Nov 24, 2021, 11:47 am
#1513
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Location: NYC
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They want to force people to fly AI
BOM-Ewr today was delayed 22 hours. Pax passed immigration and not allowed to get out by BOI. They can't manage a replacement aircraft in a whole day at one of their hubs.
I hope this bubble nonsense ends soon so we get back to having options
BOM-Ewr today was delayed 22 hours. Pax passed immigration and not allowed to get out by BOI. They can't manage a replacement aircraft in a whole day at one of their hubs.
I hope this bubble nonsense ends soon so we get back to having options
Nov 24, 2021, 2:14 pm
#1514
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They want to force people to fly AI
BOM-Ewr today was delayed 22 hours. Pax passed immigration and not allowed to get out by BOI. They can't manage a replacement aircraft in a whole day at one of their hubs.
I hope this bubble nonsense ends soon so we get back to having options
BOM-Ewr today was delayed 22 hours. Pax passed immigration and not allowed to get out by BOI. They can't manage a replacement aircraft in a whole day at one of their hubs.
I hope this bubble nonsense ends soon so we get back to having options
It's the restart of their service, so probably the hiccups are due to this - but I agree with you wholeheartedly...
Did they try putting pax on United then?