Transiting Narita standby with checked baggage
Jun 26, 22, 10:42 am
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Transiting Narita standby with checked baggage
Has anybody tried to transit Narita on Standby with checked baggage since Japan cancelled their Visa Exemption program?
Before, you had to exit via immigration to claim and recheck baggage. I'm not sure what you do now without a Japan Visa.
Before, you had to exit via immigration to claim and recheck baggage. I'm not sure what you do now without a Japan Visa.
Jun 27, 22, 11:44 pm
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But Sir, AA can't check bags to NRT unless you are eligible to enter JPN; that is why I see a risk that either AA will refuse to tags to NRT only or even refuse to bring you to NRT because you don't have a (confirmed) onward flight.
But anyway I'm just guessing; not first hand experience with standby tickets and how they are dealt with. Good luck!
Do let us know how you solved this/how is plays out at NRT.
But anyway I'm just guessing; not first hand experience with standby tickets and how they are dealt with. Good luck!
Do let us know how you solved this/how is plays out at NRT.
Last edited by SK AAR; Jun 27, 22 at 11:49 pm
Jun 29, 22, 11:11 am
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Originally Posted by SK AAR
But Sir, AA can't check bags to NRT unless you are eligible to enter JPN; that is why I see a risk that either AA will refuse to tags to NRT only or even refuse to bring you to NRT because you don't have a (confirmed) onward flight.
But anyway I'm just guessing; not first hand experience with standby tickets and how they are dealt with. Good luck!
Do let us know how you solved this/how is plays out at NRT.
But anyway I'm just guessing; not first hand experience with standby tickets and how they are dealt with. Good luck!
Do let us know how you solved this/how is plays out at NRT.
Unless the standby for the flight from NRT clears before boarding ends for the flight to NRT, I don't think this will work, even with no checked bags.
Before COVID-19, could someone fly standby without travel documents sufficient to enter the country of each connection airport? For instance, could a USA citizen without a Russian visa fly standby on a route with a connection at SVO?
