Jumpseating on United out of DEL
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#12
I jumpseated DEL-EWR in February. I was not in uniform. I went to the United ticket counter on the side where you can get in without any document. I asked the gate agent I would like to list for the jumpseat. She took my crew ID, passport & OCI. She came back 10 minutes later with a printout. I didn't pay any taxes. I took the printout & got in the airport. There were several seats open that day so I got a seat right away once I checked in at the ticket counter. If the seat availability is tight they wait until 1 hour prior to release seats. I found the process hassle free. Hope this helps.
#13
And this is correct.
They will not let you list, pay taxes, or get return flight documentation for your return flight while you are in the U.S.A
It is the responsibility of the departing country's administration to process you return flight. You might be able to get some load information on this side of the world for your return trip, beyond that handle your departure on the departure side.
BTW. Every time I jumped out of DEL on United, they never collected taxes from me. I thought that was really nice of them.
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But it's not a big deal- I can just get myself a ZED and use that to get in to the building. And refund it when I get back to North America.
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I have operated and pax'd out of DEL several times over the past year. Each and every single time in uniform I was required to show a General Declaration or ticket/document to pass into the terminal--whether operating or paxing. Out of uniform, I've always had to show something: I've shown a mobile phone's screen of my reservation (no boarding pass), shown a boarding pass, and I've also just shown a printout of my reservation.
#16
Where's this ticket counter? When I asked, UA employees told me that there isn't any ticket counter outside the building. And you need a piece of paper to get inside.
But it's not a big deal- I can just get myself a ZED and use that to get in to the building. And refund it when I get back to North America.
But it's not a big deal- I can just get myself a ZED and use that to get in to the building. And refund it when I get back to North America.
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Yes, sometimes it's taken me awhile to find the right agent, but it's worth the effort to ask again. I generally try the special services type of desks (each airline may call them a different name) inside security. I especially look for the desk nearest where that airline's international departures are located, if that's possible. These agents typically have done this taxes and fees process before. Many times, even at the ticketing counter portion of the check-in area outside security, a newer agent might be manning the desk and not have ever processed this type of request.
Think of it this way, paying your taxes and fees in FRA, CDG, NRT, etc require the same keystrokes by the agent the day of departure as they do weeks in advance from a USA airport. As I've found, it's just a matter of hitting the right terminology and the right agent. If you do this frequently, once you find a "magic" USA agent who knows the process, ask them to print out the rules for it so you can show it to another agent in the future.
I know other people have said you can't pay your taxes and fees in advance, but I have personally done it on several airlines. YMMV as things can change all the time and my information might be out of date?
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