Can I claim my bags at DEL on a HEL-DEL-BOM flight?
I am Indian citizen and travelling from Helsinki to Mumbai. My travel details are
- Helsinki to Delhi
- 3 hours layover
- Delhi to mumbai.
I want to know if it is possible to get my luggage in Delhi itself. Then I would check it in again before taking the next flight.
Best Answer
Yes, you will collect your luggage, and submit it to a customs examination when you first arrive in India, at Delhi airport. You have to collect your luggage as an international arrival, it is not avoidable.
This is how international-to-domestic transfers usually work (except inside Europe).
After customs, there is a desk on the left, near the lifts that take you to terminal 3 domestic departures. That desk will accept your luggage for the domestic flight. Alternatively you may take it to the domestic counter yourself.
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Do I collect my luggage on a connecting flight?
If your bag is tagged to your next or final destination, you may need to pick up your bags and place them on the connection drop-off belt. If it is not tagged to your next or final destination, then you will definitely need to pick up your bags and check them in for your next flight.Do I have to collect my luggage on a connecting international flight?
If you're connecting in the U.S., they require everyone from international flights to re-check their baggage upon the first landing point.Do I need baggage for connecting flight in Delhi?
Check-in baggage will be made available to the passengers at the final destination and boarding passes till destination airport will be issued at the origin airport. Passengers are not required to collect the bag or check-in again at the connecting airport.Can I go out of Delhi airport during layover?
If it's a domestic connection, yes you can go out of airport. However in both cases, remember to return back to airport with ample time in hand. Delhi airport is fairly busy at certain times; and in case of international connection, you will have to undergo the regular immigration formalities again.How To Claim For Damaged Baggage and Get New Baggage from Airline | Damage Property Report
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