code808

I am traveling OGG -TPE with a 22 hour layover in NRT. Of course to board any flight to TPE I must have a negative PCR test. Since individuals FROM Japan can ENTER Hawaii with a negative Covid test, My question is can I stay overnight in a hotel outside the Narita airport coming FROM Hawaii or will I not be permitted to do so and be required to stay in the capsule hotel at the airport.

Im a new user

Overnight connections at NRT are not currently permitted. You have to stay airside for the duration of your connection in Japan, but the airside part of NRT is closed during the night. You will have to book a different ticket.

I suggest that you look at this thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/japa...s-edition.html

Some posts mentioning no overnight connections:

• https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32421274-post35.html
• https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32509166-post45.html
• https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32535069-post51.html

NewbieRunner

Since the question is about an overnight stay at NRT the thread is moved to the Japan forum.


NewbieRunner
Co-mod, Coronavirus and Travel forum

code808

OGG -TPE with 22 hour layover in Narita was booked by UA not me - because UA (actually Japan Air canceled the original flight) .... The capsule hotel in Narita NINE HOURS Narita Airport has accepted my reservation. Why would the reservation be accepted and why would UA book a ticket this way if not acceptable? update I just spent over an hour on the phone with UA. Because I have an ARC - Alian Resident Certificate for Taiwan, I am allowed to check out of the OGG to NRT flight and check in to NRT to Taipei without having to go through immigration i.e. leave the airport - which is not allowed due to Covid. Does this sound right?

tkelvin69

It's literally impossible for airlines to know all the restrictions a passenger may face (visa, covid, etc.) and thus becomes the responsibility of the passenger.

paperwastage

the only other solution would be to fly OGG-SFO-TPE via UA (or OGG-SFO-NRT-TPE via UA&NH)

(fewer the connections the better, have fun spending time on phone to get UA to reroute you)

AlwaysAisle

It has been always passengers responsibility to make sure to have all proper documents to enter the country. Each person has different requirement for entry to a country. Before COVID-19 the U.S. citizens required visa to enter China where Japanese citizens can enter China under visa waiver for stay less than 14 days. But both the U.S. citizens and Japanses citizens could make reservation and purhace ticket to China without providing any proof of their entry requirement to China. THis is the way always has been in the past and the current situation also.

It is responsibility of passengers to make sure they are allowed and have all nesscary documents to enter the country. The hotel at Narita Airport don't know what is your status as far as entry to Japan is concernred and it is not responsibility of a hotel to make sure their guest can entery Japan. Same with UA, there are so many different people with different background, some can be dual citizen of Japan and Taiwan. Just because you can make a reservation on the website does not mean you are entitled to enter a country.

Often1

Directly from TIMATIC:

Admission and Transit Restrictions:
- Passengers transiting through Tokyo (NRT) must transit on
the same calendar day.

It is always 100% the passenger's responsibility to comply with all entry, transit & documentation requirements. Even if the ticketing carrier happens to have your particulars, the number of permutations across countries, nationalities & residence are close to endless.

Jilul

Hi, TravelDoc should give the most up to date information.

Im a new user

It is of course impossible for the passenger too, in particular as the rules change so frequently.

code808

I spoke with the Japanese Consulate in Honolulu who pointed out that I would be arriving NRT on the Lunar New Year and there would be no way to confirm my "special" status because all government offices would be closed. I rebooked the ticket OGG SFO NRT. It is ironic because I can not enter Hawaii from Taiwan - the Covid test is accepted in Hawaii ONLY from certain USA providers and providers in Japan. Ticket is TPE SFO OGG SFO TPE. That's a lot of traveling just to renew a drivers license.

Mahalo to all for advice and comments.

paperwastage

just a note, most states extend their driver license expiry (hawaii is until feb 2021 for any expiring between 3/2020-2/2021). not sure if they'll extend it again

not sure how it works if you need to use it in conjuction with Int'l drivers permit (probably very niche case)


if its taiwan license, don't think it's that expensive to retake the driving test in taiwan (compared to other countries?)