Transit without visa at Moscow
May 21, 2020, 6:03 am
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Transit without visa at Moscow
I know how the TWOV system work at DME when connecting on a through ticket. But is there any experience of using the facility connecting on separate tickets?
The proposed trip is FRA DME on a one-way Lufthansa ticket, connecting to DME LHR on British Airways. The theory works fine, and it looks fine on Timatic: but i know airlines can get nervous when connections are not on one ticket, and somehow outside their control.
So Lufthansa's view, filtered through its visa-check gate agents, is important - any experience ?
The proposed trip is FRA DME on a one-way Lufthansa ticket, connecting to DME LHR on British Airways. The theory works fine, and it looks fine on Timatic: but i know airlines can get nervous when connections are not on one ticket, and somehow outside their control.
So Lufthansa's view, filtered through its visa-check gate agents, is important - any experience ?
May 22, 2020, 2:09 am
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May 22, 2020, 8:54 am
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Unlike other carriers, Lufthansa checks and verifies visas by their system rather than checking it physically.
During OLCI, you would be asked to enter information of a valid Russian visa, which you won't have.
So you would not be able to complete online check-in without a valid Russian visa and someone at the airport ( possibly a supervisor ) should override the system in order to accept you.
However, I am not sure of the current LH policy accepting responsibility of transfer passengers without a visa on separate tickets.
During OLCI, you would be asked to enter information of a valid Russian visa, which you won't have.
So you would not be able to complete online check-in without a valid Russian visa and someone at the airport ( possibly a supervisor ) should override the system in order to accept you.
However, I am not sure of the current LH policy accepting responsibility of transfer passengers without a visa on separate tickets.
May 22, 2020, 9:42 am
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I'm guessing no-one will know unless they've tried it!