Saving money by booking each leg differently. Any problems that I can run into?
I am flying from BOM to MUC and the current fare is around 565 USD if I book Turkish via Istanbul. However, if I book each leg separately (BOM - IST, IST - MUC and the same for return), I stand to save around $60, which may not be considerable but I'm backpacking and I am looking to optimise my expenses. Any problems I could run into, apart from checking in my luggage again? Both the flights are through the same terminal and there's about 2 hours between each flight.
P.S.- In all probability, I'll still book the $565 fare, but I'm curious to know the answer :)
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I found a relevant answer here.
The baggage counter is after the immigration, so I will have to cross immigration (I assume I'll need a transit visa, for which I'll have to shell out ~$60). So, this does not seem to be 'worth it'.
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