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My wife and 5-month-old baby are travelling to Delhi airport (DEL) on a domestic flight, with a connection to an international flight. The inbound domestic flight arrives at Terminal 3 at 11:50 PM, while the onward international flight leaves at 11:30 AM the following day.

The domestic and international flights are booked on separate tickets. However, our domestic airline (Air India) has a partnership with the international airline and can check the bags through to the final destination. Can we enter the international departure concourse with this much time difference to travel? I was thinking of booking a room in the internal airport hotel for about 9 hours as my wife doesn't want to leave the airport and go into New Delhi, but the airport hotel is on the secure side of the terminal.

dpresha9
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T3 is a newly built terminal for mostly international flights, with some domestic flights. As you have mentioned, domestic and international flights are booked on separate tickets (and according to you, they have partnership), you can ask the airline for the boarding passes to your final destination. If not, then you have to collect your luggage (exit) and enter the airport again. Usually (in DEL) they don't allow you to enter the check-in area until 3-4 hours prior to your flight. I would recommend to take a hotel (especially at night) if you have kids with you.

N Randhawa
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