- Do not buy USD from airport. We purchased USD at delhi airport from PNB on 2/18 IST and were given an exchange rate of 76.13 plus flat Rs. 45 transaction fee (CGST+SGST) when the true rate was 71.36. So this is a premium of 106.68% reflecting approx. 7% commission. Buy USD from bank prior to departure date.
- If you are travelling with children esp. infants then 3 hour layover for connecting flight is recommended. Less than 2h layover is risky and you may miss connecting flight.
- Below are travel times of some flights
| DEL-SEA | SEA-DEL | |
| Delta/KLM | 20H30M | 19H24M |
| Emirates | 21H30M | 21H10M |
| BA/AA | 22H10M | 21H30M |
| ANA | 22H45M | 21H55M |
| Lufthansa/United | 21H35M | 22H35M |
| AirCanada | 17H19M | 19H00M |
| Asiana | 23H30M | 22H10M |
Notes on Lufthansa:
– Lufthansa charges approx. $60 extra to choose seats per leg. So for a round trip from India to US that means 60*4=$240 if you want to choose your seats. Their policy may change.
– Security check in FRA is tight and they do physical frisking
More on seat selection fees:
https://thepointsguy.com/2017/10/seat-selection-fees-intl-flights/
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