Posted by: Saajha July 11, 2012
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Interesting stories..
I had Delhi airport transit last month, and it was JetAirways as well.
Here's what I've known about that airport, and it's been pretty much the same for the last 4ish years that I've travelled through Delhi:
-If your luggage is checked in all the way through, and you have your boarding passes for every leg (they issued mine at JFK and KTM for all three flights), then all you need is a signature/initial or whatever acknowledgement they want to stamp on your boarding pass, right by the transit area entry (registration/reception desk). You should then be allowed to enter through Security check and head upstairs toward dutry-free area. Luggage tag on every bag (doesn't need to have anything written on it) is a requirement there.
-If your luggage is checked (or not checked) in all the way through, and you don't have every segment's boarding pass, then they make you hand over your passport, and elope. I've always asked them for a reason for collecting those docs (and have gotten random, illogic responses), and an approximation of the wait time (again, random answers), but they did get back, couple hours prior to the boarding time.
-Almost every time, at least one of my luggages' zipper has been broken when they get touched by Dilliwallahs. (Not the case when they've skipped that airport). Stuffs remain there, but the lock ends up hanging on the side.
-I try not to smile and/or be polite while interacting with the airport employees there. Don't mean to advicate on rudeness (afterall they're 'TSA authorities' there), but you usually need to get loud and clear to make things happen.
-Service was okay overall .. but the food was a total disappointment. I'd read good reviews about the food -- but that wasn't the case. Regardless, it's always a good idea to have some snacks in your bag and have less expectations on what they offer.
@nepali-american, I hope this (and other posters' comments) help you plan your trip accordingly!
Cheers,
~@~
I had Delhi airport transit last month, and it was JetAirways as well.
Here's what I've known about that airport, and it's been pretty much the same for the last 4ish years that I've travelled through Delhi:
-If your luggage is checked in all the way through, and you have your boarding passes for every leg (they issued mine at JFK and KTM for all three flights), then all you need is a signature/initial or whatever acknowledgement they want to stamp on your boarding pass, right by the transit area entry (registration/reception desk). You should then be allowed to enter through Security check and head upstairs toward dutry-free area. Luggage tag on every bag (doesn't need to have anything written on it) is a requirement there.
-If your luggage is checked (or not checked) in all the way through, and you don't have every segment's boarding pass, then they make you hand over your passport, and elope. I've always asked them for a reason for collecting those docs (and have gotten random, illogic responses), and an approximation of the wait time (again, random answers), but they did get back, couple hours prior to the boarding time.
-Almost every time, at least one of my luggages' zipper has been broken when they get touched by Dilliwallahs. (Not the case when they've skipped that airport). Stuffs remain there, but the lock ends up hanging on the side.
-I try not to smile and/or be polite while interacting with the airport employees there. Don't mean to advicate on rudeness (afterall they're 'TSA authorities' there), but you usually need to get loud and clear to make things happen.
-Service was okay overall .. but the food was a total disappointment. I'd read good reviews about the food -- but that wasn't the case. Regardless, it's always a good idea to have some snacks in your bag and have less expectations on what they offer.
@nepali-american, I hope this (and other posters' comments) help you plan your trip accordingly!
Cheers,
~@~