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Sorry, but what you have mentioned does look correct relating to the query to me. If there are no Direct flights to any destinations, Airlines usually offers connecting flights via some other airport. This has got nothing to do with Multicity options which are normally chosen when there is a different departing airport on the return or you are not going back to your original departing airport from the arrival airport. As an example, Mumbai- Chandigarh; Delhi- Mumbai, here Chandigarh - Delhi journey will be done by your own means or Mumbai- Chandigarh; Chandigarh- Simla. Unless OP has not booked different tickets for connecting flights, It's 100 % responsibility of Airline and transfers from Plane to Plane are very common at domestic connections. They should be OK as long it's one PNT for the whole of the journey. Last edited by Turbanator : 24th November 2018 at 16:09. |
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| ![]() Thanks guys for quick responses. Yes, I have single PNR for both up and return journeys. (Not just single legs). Actual journey is COK <> VNS. Booking was made as a single transaction, on Indigo's app. I booked / choose seats too. No, this is not a multi city booking. Interestingly, had done a multi city booking for a different trip which did not materialise due to closure of the Kochi airport due to recent floods here. That journey was COK - PNQ; and return was BOM > COK. Got a full refund on that booking. Multi city bookings do look attractive possible for situations like, for e.g., COK - BOM one day; BOM - AMD next; AMD - DEL on another day, DEL - BLR yet another day, and so on. Have not actually flown this way. @binand - I called customer care, and they confirmed that check in is required only at COK. And that the airline will handle and transfer check-in baggage at Delhi. We have to carry the hand /cabin baggage. Don't feel confident though. @turbanator - thanks. Last edited by BaCkSeAtDrIVeR : 24th November 2018 at 18:04. |
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OK. Based on what you say, it seems likely that Indigo sold this as a Kochi-Varanasi ticket. So you can be assured that you will reach Varanasi. But it is unlikely the flight will wait for you, especially one as time conscious as Indigo - if your incoming flight is delayed they will only accommodate you in a later flight. And in most (all?) domestic airports I have seen, transfers happen beyond baggage claim. |
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In my opinion, chances are less that you'll miss the connection. It can help to put in a word with the flight attendants. They are quite helpful and can communicate with the ground staff for the same. Even if you do miss, they'll accommodate you on the next one. One issue could be getting 6 seats on next flight - there is a small possibility you may get split here. | |
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* Charging even for middle seats * Broken tray tables * Reducing quality of the food they sell * General downtrend in cleanliness of the plane * Boarding process increasingly becoming chaotic * Manhandling of passengers etc. (no first hand experience here). I tend to connect all this to the departure of Aditya Ghosh. Also read: https://www.business-standard.com/ar...2900213_1.html Now that I have discovered Vistara, I choose them if they fly to where I have to go. | |
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As a general practice, I always avoid airline food & water - read and heard a lot about their water storage tanks and its hygiene issues. These days our airports don't seem to have issues with the water we carry along. Last three trips, they allowed my water-bottle full of water without even muttering! Yet to experience being inconvenienced. Will try Vistara too - for the next trip. | |
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On another note, a friend of mine travelling to Coimbatire on Indigo, has been elated for 2 hours since there is no crew! | |
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| ![]() Thanks to all of you who helped with your inputs. Here are some updates / observations which may be helpful. 1. You dont need paper ticket to enter airports; ID with screenshot of email is sufficient. I checked-in from the app, generated PDF of the boarding pass and showed the PDF at the outer security. Once inside, there is a touch screen machine which will display icons of each airline, and then you enter your booking Id/ PNR. Select "Reprint boarding pass". 2. Indigo putting us on various schedules (COK> HYD > DEL, COK - HYD - AMD, etc) was noeither summer / winter rescheduling nor unique to us. Met a gentleman on our return travelling Patna - COK. He had booked via Kolkotta, but his itenary later showed Patna - Hyd- COK, and finally while check in, he was on Patna - DEL-COK. His booking was made within 30 days of the journey. 3. On my onward journey, flight was late by 15 mins at HYD -DEL leg. We, another family, and a gentleman were last to board the last commute bus from the departure gate at DEL. Moral - at congested airports, plan your flights with atleast 2 hours between flights. If travelling on different tickets allow even more time to collect baggage and move from the arrival terminal to the departure terminal. 5. While returning, we had 2 hours wait at DEL. At the transit security, we were asked to wait for about 1 hour. Seating was sparse at DEL arrival, and we had to stand. ![]() PS:- COK now has a swanky renovated Domestic terminal. See pics. ![]() ![]() Last edited by BaCkSeAtDrIVeR : 1st January 2019 at 12:41. |
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Infractions: 0/1 (4) | ![]() Hi friends, I am planning a trip to USA. Since the flight duration is long, I am planning a layover trip. Any guides on where to book ticket at lowest possible fare? Will be leaving on 1st July and return planned on 7th from USA. |
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| ![]() In Intl' flights of Malindo Air/Scoot, I've seen self-transfer. Quote:
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| ![]() For Indigo flight leaving from T2 terminal in Bombay, do I tell the taxi guy to take it to the domestic or international. The flight is domestic but T2 is international. What do I put in the map in Ola/Uber? |
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