In flying from Delhi to Mumbai, does anyone know how much time we should allow between arrival for check-in and flight departure? This should be a mid-day flight if that makes any difference.
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Domestic flights from Delhi
Normally it%26#39;s 2 hrs prior to flight departure but if have only check in baggage with you ....can avail the facility of telecheck in service of defferent airlines and can 1 hr prior to flight departure.
Mid-day flight doesnot effect on timing of its check in but it has good effet before you reach the airport from the town...
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Domestic flights from Delhi
We were informed that 1 hour prior to the flight was adequate although personally I think this is cutting it a bit fine. 90 minutes should be OK. a midday flight is good as you will miss the total madness of the morning and evening rush hours. it will just be the usual madness......
In India all baggage has to be X rayed before you check it in.At the domestic terminal each airline has its own X ray machine so the queues aren%26#39;t too bad. After the Xray and tagging comes the usual check in queue followed by the security queue so as I said 90 mins to 2 hours sounds about right. (but of course after all the queues your flight will be delayed at least an hour)
Normally, about 90 min before flight is fine, but as mentioned, the morning and afternoon rush is chaotic. So if your flight is between 12pm to 4 pm, 90 min. Anything earlier or later=2 hrs to be safe.
As cfm99 says, in spite of everything your flight will likely be an hour late. Delhi airport is particularly stressed with congestion these days.
Depands where you will be staying in Delhi you can take 90 Min at Airport + 30 Min Traffic + Distance from Hotel to Airport
so be there atleast before 2 Hrs prior to departure of flight.
I found the checking in/departure area at Delhi airport to be chaotic, and if you can have some time in hand it is good. Also factor in some time to reach the airport-depending on where you%26#39;re staying, of course. Traffic in Delhi can be horrendous..
Maybe I%26#39;m missing something here, but in the gazillion times that I have flown domestic, I have never reported at a terminal earlier than 1 hour prior to flight takeoff. That has always given me enough and more time. My more adventurous colleagues arrive 45-30 minutes before departure, but that is not something I care to recommend to anyone.
The official statement by Jet Airways on their website is 75 minutes (except for Srinagar and Leh which is 120 minutes). Passengers traveling in groups (10 or more passengers traveling together) are advised to report to the airport at least 90 minutes prior to the flight departure.
I would really like to understand why people are suggesting 90 minutes to 2 hours. Is there something new happening in Delhi that I don%26#39;t know about? The only glitch in winter that I know of is the early morning fog, and resultant delays, but that%26#39;s not the case now. In any case, it is warming up now.
- Deepa
