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
Jun 26, 2016, 12:08 pm
#556
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 81
Hey guys, I'm wondering if someone could help. Am flying off cheaply between AUH to Rome and the best option I've had was to fly AUH-BOM on Etihad and then fly back two hours later on the same plane from BOM-FCO. Do I need a transit visa? Both flights will be on Etihad but separate ticket. Also I might check a luggage. Malaysian passport btw. Thanks!
Jun 26, 2016, 10:03 pm
#557
Join Date: May 2010
Location: VABB
Programs: AI-FR, 9W-JP
Posts: 723
Hey guys, I'm wondering if someone could help. Am flying off cheaply between AUH to Rome and the best option I've had was to fly AUH-BOM on Etihad and then fly back two hours later on the same plane from BOM-FCO. Do I need a transit visa? Both flights will be on Etihad but separate ticket. Also I might check a luggage. Malaysian passport btw. Thanks!
Better chances without baggage, but then you may be denied boarding at AUH for your 1st flight to BOM if you aren't eligible for Visa on Arrival!
If you are anyways booking a seperate ticket, might as well space it apart a bit more and get an Indian transit visa.
Jul 25, 2016, 7:56 pm
#560
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 1,203
True. We just wrapped up a family multi-city trip to various destinations & my family, who got to visit various lounges (United, Lufthansa, Singapore) at all transit airports gave the verdict that GVK is the best. Although, the food falls short of expectations for foreign travelers as they do not get much choice other than Indian & Indo-Chinese food. But that gets compensated by the bars. Someone mentioned that the Turkish Airlines lounge in Istanbul is even better than GVK. I haven't visited yet but would love to.
Personally, I was underwhelmed by Turkish lounge. But quite likely because it was hyped up so much. It is definitely a great lounge but when expectations are set very high...
Also, to each his own.
Virgin lounge at LHR, Emirates at JFK, JAL at NRT, SQ lounge at SIN were all great. There are people who cant stop admiring GVK lounge at BOM and there are others who were complaining about mosquitoes and strong smell of spices...
I think overall new BOM airport is great. Now if only they fix the 30+ year old problem with pre-paid taxis (and now same with prepaid private cabs)...
(pain to find license plate number written on your receipt - wish they just use the taxi rank model used everywhere else in the world)
Aug 15, 2016, 3:11 pm
#561
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 368
Typically, when traveling in Business class, you are given access to the Mumbai GVK Business lounge. But yesterday I was given access to the Business Premium lounge, which is a bit better than the Business lounge. Any idea why the lounge upgrade?
Aug 16, 2016, 5:15 am
#562
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Goa, India
Programs: Marriott Titanium, IHG Plat Ambassador, Hyatt Explorist, Qatar Gold, Vistara Gold
Posts: 1,293
Business Premium lounge is now for people travelling in Business/First and the Business section on level 3 is for airline elites flying economy.
Aug 31, 2016, 9:46 am
#563
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: BA Gold, LH, SEN, RJ Platinum, ALL Diamond, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 643
I'm planning to fly via BOM on a INTL-to-INTL connection using two separate tickets.
I have one Ticket with EY form AUH-BOM connecting then to SQ on BOM-SIN. I saw that EY has interlining agreement with SQ, however who can I be sure they will check bags through? If they don't what is my choice? Do a transit Visa I guess is the only one?
Thanks
I have one Ticket with EY form AUH-BOM connecting then to SQ on BOM-SIN. I saw that EY has interlining agreement with SQ, however who can I be sure they will check bags through? If they don't what is my choice? Do a transit Visa I guess is the only one?
Thanks
Last edited by Atlantico; Aug 31, 2016 at 9:59 am
Sep 1, 2016, 1:54 am
#564
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,168
You have to get a visa to be sure. If you are a citizen of one of the countries eligible for ETA, its 60$ and some time figuring out the ETA application website. If not then a transit visa needs to be obtained the painful manual way. SQ is very unlikely to send someone down to retrieve your luggage from the arrivals belt.
Sep 6, 2016, 7:50 pm
#565
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,314
Just created a wiki for this thread as most information on this thread is now outdated and misleading.
BOM has a nice swanky new airport terminal T-2. AI, 9W and Vistara have all their flight operations (INTL and DOM) here.
So you do not need to change terminal any more if connecting to/from these airlines. If you are using a budget airline, you still need to follow the old bus-transfer route.
BOM has a nice swanky new airport terminal T-2. AI, 9W and Vistara have all their flight operations (INTL and DOM) here.
So you do not need to change terminal any more if connecting to/from these airlines. If you are using a budget airline, you still need to follow the old bus-transfer route.
I'll have plenty of time, just want to be 1000% sure (as I might decide not to continue on to Goa on the 5:30 am flight as I arrive at 2:30 am).
Sep 10, 2016, 3:34 pm
#566
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP 3.13 MM, IC Plat Ambassador, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Gold
Posts: 182
Now scheduled onto Jet Airways 336 (DEL-BOM) to 475 (BOM-GOI) with a 1h,5 min layover in BOM.
Is that more than enough time to make the T2 domestic connection and checked bags onto plane? Thanks all!!
Is that more than enough time to make the T2 domestic connection and checked bags onto plane? Thanks all!!
Sep 12, 2016, 10:24 am
#568
Join Date: Aug 2016
Programs: UA
Posts: 12
AI 191 from DEL to EWR via BOM
I just booked a ticket for a relative from Delhi to Newark on AI. It appears that AI 191 is the flight number both the DEL to BOM leg as well as the BOM to EWR. I'm assuming that this means it's one of those flights that uses the same plane and where some of the DEL to BOM passengers are only on it for the domestic leg, while others (like my relative) will be on it all the way through. Does anyone know if that's the case, and if so, if he'll stay on the plane during the stop-over? If not, what is the lounge access situation for the short stop-over in BOM for Business class?
Sep 12, 2016, 1:50 pm
#569
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,168
Everyone deplanes in BOM and the continuing pax go into the international concourse after a security check. You can use the lounge there.
Sep 12, 2016, 10:46 pm
#570
Join Date: Aug 2016
Programs: UA
Posts: 12
The DEL to BOM flight takes off at terminal 3 lands at terminal 2. I've flow then domestic leg of these international flights before - you fly through the international terminals/gates but you get a ticket with a big D on it, and that lets you skip the regular counters at immigration (and prevents you from buying stuff at duty free or getting liquor at the AI departures lounge). So I thought that, if he was going all the way, he'd just get a ticket without the D, and go through immigration in Delhi and so wouldn't need to in BOM. Is that not how AI 191 works?
Last edited by doug42; Sep 12, 2016 at 10:47 pm Reason: formatting