BOM-NYC July 31st with Virgin Atlantic - 23 hr layover!
Jul 27, 2018, 1:54 am
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BOM-NYC July 31st with Virgin Atlantic - 23 hr layover!
Hello All,
As the title suggests I am flying BOM-NYC via London Heathrow on the 31st July but with 23 hr layover baked in. I am an Indian Passport holder with a valid US visa and onward/return tickets and also hold a Canadian PR. With all my documents in place, can it said be certainty that I'll be allowed to leave the airport to do some sightseeing?
Also, any suggestions for a hotel around $100 that I could sleep yet be close to the major attractions in the city?
Thanks!
As the title suggests I am flying BOM-NYC via London Heathrow on the 31st July but with 23 hr layover baked in. I am an Indian Passport holder with a valid US visa and onward/return tickets and also hold a Canadian PR. With all my documents in place, can it said be certainty that I'll be allowed to leave the airport to do some sightseeing?
Also, any suggestions for a hotel around $100 that I could sleep yet be close to the major attractions in the city?
Thanks!
Jul 27, 2018, 12:12 pm
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If your BOM-LHR flight on 9W (Jet Airways)? What's the exact itinerary? Booked via?
This could be wrong but from what I put into TravelDoc it says you do not qualify for entry into the UK. This is something you should verify either way with the airline and/or the consulate.
This could be wrong but from what I put into TravelDoc it says you do not qualify for entry into the UK. This is something you should verify either way with the airline and/or the consulate.
Jul 27, 2018, 12:38 pm
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Hello All,
As the title suggests I am flying BOM-NYC via London Heathrow on the 31st July but with 23 hr layover baked in. I am an Indian Passport holder with a valid US visa and onward/return tickets and also hold a Canadian PR. With all my documents in place, can it said be certainty that I'll be allowed to leave the airport to do some sightseeing?
Also, any suggestions for a hotel around $100 that I could sleep yet be close to the major attractions in the city?
Thanks!
As the title suggests I am flying BOM-NYC via London Heathrow on the 31st July but with 23 hr layover baked in. I am an Indian Passport holder with a valid US visa and onward/return tickets and also hold a Canadian PR. With all my documents in place, can it said be certainty that I'll be allowed to leave the airport to do some sightseeing?
Also, any suggestions for a hotel around $100 that I could sleep yet be close to the major attractions in the city?
Thanks!
Passengers holding confirmed onward tickets making an airside transit at London Gatwick (LGW), London Heathrow (LHR) or Manchester (MAN) on the same calendar day to a third country (excluding Ireland (Rep.)).
Passengers may make an airside transit if holding a valid Permanent Resident Card issued by Canada, on or after 28 June 2002.
Passengers may make an airside transit if holding a valid Permanent Resident Card issued by Canada, on or after 28 June 2002.
Jul 27, 2018, 12:40 pm
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Jul 27, 2018, 12:42 pm
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Jul 28, 2018, 5:33 am
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Hi Guys - Just adding my flight details, reaching london from Mumbai via Jet Airways (VA codeshare) on 31st July 3PM and then departing the next day via Virgin Atlantic flight at 2 PM (August 1st). My objective is to be able to leave the airport for sightseeing in London.
Jul 28, 2018, 7:48 am
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Hi Guys - Just adding my flight details, reaching london from Mumbai via Jet Airways (VA codeshare) on 31st July 3PM and then departing the next day via Virgin Atlantic flight at 2 PM (August 1st). My objective is to be able to leave the airport for sightseeing in London.
Jan 17, 2019, 12:25 am
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Just wanted to circle back to this thread and provide an update for flyers in similar position as I was. I was able to get out of the London airport and visit my cousins. The border agent just saw my valid US visa and ticket and stamped me away.