Hope I am posting this in the right section.My daughter is flying in from Doha, Qatar. Normally she comes directly from Doha to Mumbai but this time, because of the timing of flight options, she cannot do that. So she has opted to fly Doha-Delhi-Mumbai.I haven't been to Delhi in ages and I know there are a lot of changes at the airport there now.My question is - are the international and domestic terminals different and how does she have to go from the international terminal to the domestic.Note that she is not on a single ticket all the way through and will need to pass through immigration, customs and then queue up for a fresh boarding pass. Implying that she will not have her checked in luggage automatically transferred from one aircraft to the other.
Delhi International and Domestic Airports question
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Actually she may need to board the flight from T1D if she is opting for Goair, Indigo and Spicejet ..
Else she can board from T3 ...
At this time the primary choice is Jet with Kingfisher and Air India as options 2 and 3. Her flight from Doha is expected to land at 8 AM. So what is a safe time for choosing her flight to fly Delhi-Mumbai taking time for her immigration, baggage claim and customs and check-in to the domestic flt?
And I take it that she does not have to transfer from one terminal to another?
oh man i had no idea we had folks here with kids old enough to travel alone.
I am probably your oldest member. And this is my younger daughter who flies with Qatar Airways. I have an older one too who I reckon is older than at least half the members on IBF. So that's how old I am. Ancient, falling apart, held together by cholestrol, blood sugar, etc.
Sorry that last part is not true.
Else she can board from T3 ...
At this time the primary choice is Jet with Kingfisher and Air India as options 2 and 3. Her flight from Doha is expected to land at 8 AM. So what is a safe time for choosing her flight to fly Delhi-Mumbai taking time for her immigration, baggage claim and customs and check-in to the domestic flt?
And I take it that she does not have to transfer from one terminal to another?
oh man i had no idea we had folks here with kids old enough to travel alone.
I am probably your oldest member. And this is my younger daughter who flies with Qatar Airways. I have an older one too who I reckon is older than at least half the members on IBF. So that's how old I am. Ancient, falling apart, held together by cholestrol, blood sugar, etc.
Sorry that last part is not true.
She wouldn't have to change terminals. But she has to be prepared to walk like really long distances. However, there are travelators to make things easier. Immigration also should not take long, unless there are goods to be declared and stuff. I haven't ever done a connect flight with immigration in India, but based on my experience abroad in super efficient conditions, a 4 hour gap is usually preferable, if not comfortable. 30 mins to get out of flight and collecting baggage, 20 minutes for immigration, 15 mins break, 30 mins transfer, and 1 hour prior check-in. That's 2:30 assuming there is no hold up. Always good to have a buffer even if that means waiting a bit longer
She wouldn't have to change terminals. But she has to be prepared to walk like really long distances. However, there are travelators to make things easier. Immigration also should not take long, unless there are goods to be declared and stuff.
I haven't ever done a connect flight with immigration in India, but based on my experience abroad in super efficient conditions, a 4 hour gap is usually preferable, if not comfortable. 30 mins to get out of flight and collecting baggage, 20 minutes for immigration, 15 mins break, 30 mins transfer, and 1 hour prior check-in. That's 2:30 assuming there is no hold up. Always good to have a buffer even if that means waiting a bit longer
Thanks. Conditions here are far from super efficient but I plan to have a gap of 3:45 between ETA of arriving flt and ETD of departing one. Customs shouldn't be an issue because she usually returns with empty bags and goes back loaded with food.
I haven't ever done a connect flight with immigration in India, but based on my experience abroad in super efficient conditions, a 4 hour gap is usually preferable, if not comfortable. 30 mins to get out of flight and collecting baggage, 20 minutes for immigration, 15 mins break, 30 mins transfer, and 1 hour prior check-in. That's 2:30 assuming there is no hold up. Always good to have a buffer even if that means waiting a bit longer
Thanks. Conditions here are far from super efficient but I plan to have a gap of 3:45 between ETA of arriving flt and ETD of departing one. Customs shouldn't be an issue because she usually returns with empty bags and goes back loaded with food.
Another thing that usually helps if the connecting flights are of the same airline or a partner's - not those sharing the miles ones, but logistic partners. In case of any delay in the outbound flight, they would be more considerate in accomodating into the next one
