Which airlines provide free stopovers?
I have heard that British Airways provides free stopover in London i.e. a flight by British Airways via London costs the same as two separate flights from departure city to London and from London to destination city. So does Airfrance with Paris. Also I have recently seen an ad in subway about free stopover in Iceland from Icaelandair. Do you know more elsewhere, especially in Asia?
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In 2017/2018 there are many changes:
- people DO want to go to Iceland as it became a hot spot recently. IcelandAir discontinued their famous "stopover buddy program" but you could still take advantage of a free stopover. There are several budget airlines like WOW air which you could use to organize your own stopover in Iceland.
- Qatar is giving away a free visa and hotel with your stopover (1 night for economy and 2 for premium classes)
- Emirates also offers a stopover in Milan as well as in Dubai.
We did a lot of fact-checking and put this up-to-date list of airlines offering free stopovers: https://www.flystein.com/free-stopovers/
Disclosure: I am co-founder of Flystein.
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Do airlines still do stopovers?
Thanks to airlines that offer free stopovers, you can explore two cities for the price of one. Instead of having customers wait for connecting flights at the airport, airlines have begun offering free stopover options to allow you to tour a new locale for a few days before continuing on your trip.Does Delta allow free stopovers?
Delta is the only airline that allows free stopovers on domestic flights, so I'll show an example of that. I've decided to fly Los Angeles to Atlanta roundtrip with a free stopover in Minneapolis on the outbound, so my first flight will be LAX-MSP.Does British Airways allow free stopovers?
Whereas most airlines have defined rules (no stopovers, 1 stopover, 1 stopover and open jaw or 2 stopovers), British Airways simply states in their Executive Club Rules: \u201c13.8. There are no charges for stopovers included in an Award itinerary.Does KLM offer free stopovers?
KLM in Amsterdam, NetherlandsKLM offers 2 free stopovers in Amsterdam. This means that you can stopover both on your way to your destination and on your way home.9 Easiest Airlines for Booking Free Stopovers | Airfarewatchdog
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Agree with Joel for the most part - playing with kayak or hipmunk will reveal all sorts of crazy routes and deals. Two days ago I was seriously considering getting from Mongolia to London by taking a flight to China, or even via Dubai, as flying with multiple airlines on strange routes was working out cheaper, and I enjoy flying :)
However, the next day a new one popped up - it was cheaper to fly to Moscow with airline A, wait 6 hours, and switch to Airline B for the flight to London.
And then yesterday when I came to book, Aeroflot had dropped their prices so it was cheaper to just go Mongolia to Moscow to London with them alone.
I wanted to go to Egypt from London at short notice a few years ago, and found using FOUR airlines to get there and back, it worked out cheap:
LON -> Brussels (had a few hours and an overnight there to check out the city)
Brussels -> Cairo (arrived a couple of days before my tour, so checked out Alexandria as well)
Cairo -> Cologne (amazing cathedral, have been back twice since)
Cologne -> London
Meaning I got to see two extra cities AND save myself a LOT of money than I would have by just searching LON -> CAIRO.
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