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8 Hour Overnight Layover in Dubai. Does it make sense to book a hotel outside the airport for the night?
I will be traveling from the Philippines to Germany on Emirates, with an 8 hour layover in Dubai (01:00AM - 09:00AM). Since the in Terminal Hotel is very pricey I was thinking about booking a room in ...
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Can I visit London with a US visit visa during a 11 hours lay over at LHR? [duplicate]
I hold an Indian passport and I am flying to Seattle, US from Bangalore, India via LHR, London and the layover is 11 hours. Can I visit London with the US visit visa I have (this is accepted in many ...
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Changing terminals in Madrid airport
I'm having a lot of pain getting to a meeting in Tenerife (TFS/TFN) from Jakarta (CGK). I have Star Alliance membership, but there is no Star Alliance route there. The options are:
Turkish Airline ...
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Transit via Canada to USA despite being expelled from Canada?
I'm legally banned from Canada and I need to get to Las Vegas. I can't find any direct flights and have to transit through Canada.
Will they arrest me if I land in Canada for a flight transfer?
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Do I need a transit visa for a layover in the United Arab Emirates?
Do I need a transit visa for a layover via airports in the UAE, such as Dubai International Airport or Abu Dhabi International Airport? If so, what are the requirements for such a visa? Can I get the ...
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On a layover in Moscow will I have to recheck baggage or pass Customs?
I have a flight from JFK to SVO, then an hour layover before continuing from SVO to TLL (Tallinn) on the same airline. I've flown into an EU country before, but never non-EU then EU.
Will I have to ...
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Layover in New York city
As a UE citizen with American B1/B2 visa I have 10 h layover in NY before I travel to Rio. Is it possible to leave an airport after I arrive from Europe and then check in again after layover?
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Transfer in New Delhi to different airline with no checked bags?
I'm taking a couple of trips in February 2016 and the cheapest flights I've found go through New Delhi. I wound up with a few different options which meant booking nearly all my flights through ...
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Do I need a transit visa in Shanghai to Japan?
I hold a Thai passport. I'm planning to go to Japan through Shanghai from the US. It's the only reasonable price I could find. The transit would be around 6 hours at Pu Dong airport. I can only find ...
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Getting off Aer Lingus, and have to check in for MAS at Heathrow
I am arriving London from Dublin with Aer Lingus and have bought a separate flight to Kuala Lumpur with MAS. Since they are not connecting flights and there is no way they can transfer my luggages to ...
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Luggage and customs for international layover in Toronoto
I will be traveling from Chicago to Toronto on United and then on to Halifax via Canada Air. My questions is do I have to go to baggage claim in Toronto to pick up bags and then recheck my bags? I ...
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Do I need to recheck bags at Heathrow?
Returning to the US from Rome, Italy. British Airlines to Heathrow in London and US Airways to Charlotte on same reservation. Plan to check bag all the way through but will I have to reclaim bag, go ...
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Travelling from Vancouver to Budapest via Amsterdam (connecting flight); do we go through Dutch customs or just transit?
We are flying from Vancouver YVR to Amsterdam AMS and onto Budapest BUD with KLM. Do we go through customs in AMS or just transit the airport?
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Collecting luggage and checking them in again?
I'll be travelling from Dusseldorf, Germany to Los Angeles (LAX), USA through Chicago (ORD), USA.
So the flight will be: DUS---->ORD ~~ ORD---->LAX
The layover will be in Chicago (ORD)
I was ...
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When do I clear US customs and immigration if connecting at a US airport to my final destination elsewhere in the US?
I'm a British citizen travelling from London Heathrow (LHR) to the Hartford, Connecticut airport, and have a two hour stopover in Newark, New Jersey (EWR) on my itinerary. At what stage would I clear ...
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