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Transit DEL question
I am arriving DEL from KTM on Jet on the afternoon flight and leaving on the noon 12:55 AC code share Jet operated flight the next day to LHR and on to Canada on a separate ticket. I will have several bags full of Nepal purchases (folkart, textiles and jewelry etc a couple thousand $ worth) all with appropriate Nepal certificates, invoices etc. I originally was thinking of taking the AM flight but was advised that 2 hours would be too tight for DEL...
My question, I want to check my bags through to the AC/ Jet flight and not have to have them enter India, go through customs the leave again with having to explain that I was just in transit and not purchasing anything in India. Would I have to stay in the international transit are and can I check the bags through from that side. If need be I will sleep in the transit area / lounge, I am arriving Jet business and am AC Elite... Secondly, if I change my plan (the KTM-DEL ticket is full fare changeable) do I have any options if I want to spend a couple days in India, I don't want to set my self up for a big hassle with the famous Indian customs / security bureaucracy. |
Get yourself an Indian tourist / transit visa before you try to go landside into India. You can't get one on arrival (though I hear they are going to move to that sometime this year)
9W should be able to check our bags through to Canada.
Originally Posted by folkart
(Post 11025431)
I am arriving DEL from KTM on Jet on the afternoon flight and leaving on the noon 12:55 AC code share Jet operated flight the next day to LHR and on to Canada on a separate ticket. I will have several bags full of Nepal purchases (folkart, textiles and jewelry etc a couple thousand $ worth) all with appropriate Nepal certificates, invoices etc. I originally was thinking of taking the AM flight but was advised that 2 hours would be too tight for DEL...
My question, I want to check my bags through to the AC/ Jet flight and not have to have them enter India, go through customs the leave again with having to explain that I was just in transit and not purchasing anything in India. Would I have to stay in the international transit are and can I check the bags through from that side. If need be I will sleep in the transit area / lounge, I am arriving Jet business and am AC Elite... Secondly, if I change my plan (the KTM-DEL ticket is full fare changeable) do I have any options if I want to spend a couple days in India, I don't want to set my self up for a big hassle with the famous Indian customs / security bureaucracy. |
Jet will check your luggage thru to the final destination and you can stay airside without going thru indian immigration and customs in DEL.
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One option is to ship your purchases from KTM with a reputable shipping company. That will leave you free and flexible, especially as you are toying with the idea of spending a few days in Delhi.
As suggested above, get yourself a tourist visa before leaving for India. You can't get it stamped in India and the bureaucracy is pretty inflexible. |
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