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What is a stop or technical layover on a flight?

In this new installment, we will review whaté, and tégeneral terms, Know how to stop or scale tétechnique that is carried out in certain flights that theí require it.

A new opportunity has been generated to talk about some téterms that perhaps, más at once oríThis aviation environmentón and that in días well as the emergency that is experienced by the COVID-19 they have turned to oír.

For instance, días atrás we talk about the ferry flights, humanitarian and repatriation flightsón, what monún situations that arise worldwide, they usually sound in the press, society, aerolínew aeronautical entitiesáUticas, sometimes más that others.

about días, aroseó a new téterm you usedé after respond to certain informationón that was generatedó on Twitter and after questions from you, I looked likeó important to expand a littleás, as always in the form fáeasy to understand what a stop or scale iséchronicle of a flight.

Stop the t scaleétechnique

It is término aeronáutico is used by aerolílines and operatorséprisoners to inform their users that the flight on which they fly or flyán landá at one or more intermediate airports before reaching your final destination.

Within this context, there is even aerosolílines that define it as follows:

When an avióYou do not need to refuel or perform any other operationómaintenance no., usually makes a stop tétechnique. In these cases the companyñíneither embarks nor disembarks passengers as they do not have transit rightsáI'm at the airport in questionón – Iberia.

As the definition clearly indicatesón found in some aerosolsídenies, a stop téconical is in which an aircraftón landá in an airport, to mainly perform refueling, as wellén in the event of possible unforeseen events técynical, but where the passengers do not disembarkán the aircraft in noneún moment and remaináon board waiting for the continuationón of the same.

Passengers do not disembark, It is a flight that does not have traffic rightsáfico, and just go downáfrom the same crewón for inspectionón of the aircraft and trárespective mites, while it is dueán maintain all safety measures in case evacuation is requiredón for some emergency.

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43 comments on “What is a technical stop or stopover on a flight?”

  1. Hi Nicolas, It is actually an international flight., I am leaving from Spain and the final destination of the purchased ticket is Cartagena, making connection in Bogotá, where he makes a technical stop 1:30 – 2horas. In the end for travel planning, It's a tourist trip and I want to go to the Amazon first., I am interested in getting off in Bogotá, I have called the flight company to let them know and they tell me that they will not let me get off since the ticket has a final destination of Cartagena de Indias and it is a technical stop that takes place in Bogotá, If I want to go down I have to buy another ticket, but that new plane ticket that he tells me to buy would be to go on the same plane, the only thing that changes is the final destination, what would be Bogotá; In that case you could get off at the technical stop in Bogotá; Is it possible that they let some people get off and not others?, Even though I want to give up getting to my final destination and want to get off in Bogotá?.
    Thank you very much

    1. Hello Victor, there is bad information from the airline. The plane on which you arrive from Spain is not the same one that goes to Cartagena, It will surely be a smaller one and remember that in Bogotá you must do migration, so you will get off the plane yes or yes. About your plan to go see the Amazon, You had to plan that before and buy a ticket from Madrid to Bogotá and from there, another to Cartagena after your Amazon visit. If you do not continue your flight, after migration, towards Cartagena, They will cancel your entire return reservation Cartagena – Bogota – Madrid, so, Unless you're willing to lose your money and pay for another ticket., I don't recommend doing it.

  2. Hi Nicolas, I am going to make a trip to Colombia, destination Cartagena de Indias and the flight makes a technical stop 1:30 – 2hours in Bogota; The thing is that in the end I was interested in getting off in Bogotá, but they tell me that they won't let me get off since the ticket has a final destination of Cartagena de Indias and it is a technical stop that takes place in Bogotá, If I want to go down there I have to buy another ticket, that it would be to go on the same plane but the final destination would be Bogotá and then you could get off at the technical stop; is that possible?, Let some go down and not others, although I want to give up my final destiny?.

    1. Hello Victor, I don't understand your flight well. If your destination is Cartagena, I assume that you are traveling from an international destination connecting in Bogotá, if that's the case, You will have to get off the plane no matter what and go through immigration to move to national departures to take the new plane. Please tell me more details about what the route is like..

  3. Hi Nicolas, I'm Venezuelan, I live in Guatemala I am a resident in Guatemala. I will travel to my country Venezuela in December, On my way back I pass through Caracas, Panama, says technical stop in Costa Rica, I need a visa. According to him, I don't get off the plane.

  4. Yasel Fonseca size

    Hi, I'm Cuban. ,I have a flight reservation to North Macedonia with a stopover in Istanbul ,but when leaving the Havana airport the airline turkis airlines makes a technical stop in Caracas, Venezuela without getting off the plane. Do I need a transit visa for Venezuela??

  5. Ana Luisa Garcia Hernández a

    Hello, I am Cuban with a Peruvian residence visa. If I travel from Cuba to Venezuela and then continue to Lima, I need a transit visa if they make a technical stopover..

  6. I am Cuban I have a ticket to Guyana, for an interview, makes a technical stopover in the Dominican Republic,to fill fuel, I don't get off and even the scale is not reflected in the ticket, I need a visa to make my trip?

  7. Hello there. I am cuban. I have a flight to Turkey that makes a technical stop 1 hour and a half in Caracas. I need a transit visa or any other migratory procedure to be able to make that stop in Venezuela? Thanks

  8. Hello, I am Cuban and I have a flight to Uruguay through Argentine airlines., my flight consists of a TECHNICAL STOP in Punta Cana, then scale in ezeiza and final Montevideo,my question is if this TECHNICAL STOP includes immigration procedures?
    thanks and good job

    1. Hi Nicolas, I am Peruvian, my Cuban wife has just received a residence visa.. If you travel from Cuba to Peru, and on the way a technical stop is made in Venezuela, digame,I would need to have a transit visa to present?

  9. I am Argentine and I travel to Australia, but makes a technical stop in New Zealand.
    It is necessary to obtain a visa and affidavit for New Zealand ?

  10. I am Cuban and I have a flight to Managua through Conviasa with a technical layover of one hour in Venezuela. I need to obtain a transit visa.?

  11. Good afternoon. I have a flight from Cuba to Cancun. But that same day I have a flight to Panama from the same airport. I need a visa even if I don't leave the airport and I don't have a suitcase?? Thanks

  12. I am Cuban and I make a stopover in Mexico City, They tell me that I don't need a transit visa, maybe that's true and I won't give you any problems.??

  13. Good Morning
    I need information about the following:
    The flights that are being operated Havana-Managua with a technical stopover in Cancun, with VivaAerobus aircraft…… that are currently for sale……
    On those VivaAerobus charter flights, Cubans with final destination Managua can board, no need to have a visa to Mexico ?
    Would there be a problem with that??
    I ask you because the managers who are offering those air tickets here in Cuba say that as long as it is a one-hour technical layover in Cancun, there is no need to get off, there are no problems..
    Will this be true?
    Can Cubans without a visa to Mexico board that flight?
    I appreciate any information.
    Thanks

  14. AVIANCA notified me today of a change to the round trip flight from Costa Rica to Los Angeles, THAT. Now the duration of the flight will go from 6h20m to 7h55m. The new itinerary indicates "Direct flight", but when I check the reservation I see that they included a "technical stop" in Guatemala. They kept the same reservation code. I worry about having to stay 1:35 more hours on the plane, which does not agree with the current situation by Covid. Are these changes normal or is there any claim? Thanks

      1. Thank you very much for your reply Nicholas.. AVIANCA announced this new direct flight, which is the one that interests me, in order to ensure as little time as possible on the plane, So I would travel with 2 children of 7 Years and a half. Additionally, the previous itinerary would have allowed us to have lunch in Costa Rica before leaving, avoiding additional exposure to possible contagion. Reviewing the current offers, I see that this direct AVIANCA flight was eliminated. I guess it was not profitable for them, so they decided on that "technical stop". I imagine that during this "technical stop" additional passengers will board in Guatemala. Are the penalties applicable when it was the airline that changed the itinerary and therefore the flight time??

        1. You would have to check with the local regulation, but i would think not, given that the passenger was complied with by offering him another travel alternative without canceling his flight. In any case, don't worry about the weather on the plane, while wearing a mask, it is very safe to fly.

  15. Good morning, I have a ticket with 2 lime scales.. Brazil.. Brazil Madrid.. But I get no stop what does it mean. thank you very much help me.

  16. Air Europa makes a technical stop in Asunción on its Córdoba flight – Madrid, on the tickets it is specified as a technical stop, but he gets all the passengers off the plane for about an hour and a half and then gets them back on, they even board new passengers from Asunción.

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