through ticket help Korea-Thailand-India

[Prabuddha7]

One of my friend wants to travel from Korea to India. So he is planning to take a flight from Korea to Thailand, and another flight from Thailand to India (transition time in 3 hours).

Since both airlines carriers are different, hence wanted to know as he will not have visa for Thailand so how can he collect the boarding pass for flight from Thailand to India.

What about the immigration. Does he need to pass through immigration.

Does he needs to collect his luggage at Thailand and check in again to board another flight, or can he request the crew to send in luggage directly to next flight.

Any help will be appreciated. Usually for transit flight, boarding passes (for both flight) are issued simultaneously.

But in this case both flight are different, and booked through different travel website hence want to know how can he proceed.

Edited January 19, 2015 by Prabuddha7

[forgetit]

What airlines are involved in this?

This information would be helpful to find out is there is an interline agreement between the two. And therefore if baggage can be checked through or not.

New boarding pass should be available at transfer desk in BKK.

[Prabuddha7]

The following airlines are involved

From Korea to Thailand - Easter Jet

From Thailand to India - Go-Indigo, or Spicejet

[forgetit]

There are no interline agreements between these airlines. Your friend can ask at check-in in Korea if they can check his baggage through and they might be able to do it. But as there is no interline agreement in place it is most likely that they will deny it.

He will then have to pick up his baggage in BBK after immigration and check his bag with the next airline.

If the next airline offers online check-in it would be helpful for him to use this and only drop the bag at the counter. Thus reducing time required for this.

If he feels unsafe about the 3 hour transfer time there are companies that offer fast track that he can purchase. This might be helpful when entering Thailand.

But 3 hours transfer should be well enough to

1. enter Thailand

2. pick up bag and pass customs.

3. move upstairs to check-in for next flight (or drop bag) and receive next boarding pass.

4. leave the country and board next flight.

If they check his baggage through to India he just leaves the plane and goes directly to the transfer desk to receive his new boarding pass. In this case there is no need to enter Thailand.