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In this new installment, we will review what, in general terms, is known as a stop or technical scale that is carried out in certain flights that requires it.
A new opportunity has been generated to talk about some terms that perhaps, more than once you heard around aviation and that on days like the emergency experienced by the COVID-19 have been heard again.
For instance, days ago we talked about the ferry flights, humanitarian and repatriation flights, that according to situations that are generated worldwide, they usually sound in the press, society, airlines or aeronautical entities, sometimes more than others.
Some days ago, a new term came up that I used after respond to certain information that was generated on Twitter and after questions from you, I thought it important to expand a little more, as always in an easy way to understand what a stop or technical scale of a flight is.
Stop or technical scale
This aeronautical term is used by airlines and air operators to inform their users that the flight they are flying or will fly will land at one or more intermediate airports before reaching its final destination..
Within this context, there are even airlines that define it as follows:
When an aircraft needs to refuel or perform some other maintenance operation, usually makes a technical stop. In these cases, the company neither embarks nor disembarks passengers as it does not have traffic rights at the airport in question. – Iberia.
As the definition found in some airlines indicates, a technical stop is in which a plane will land at an airport, to mainly perform refueling, as well as possible technical unforeseen, but where the passengers will not disembark the aircraft at any time and will remain on board waiting for the continuation of the same.
Passengers do not disembark, It is a flight that does not have traffic rights, and they will only get off the same crew for inspection of the aircraft and respective procedures, while all security measures must be maintained in case of requiring evacuation due to an emergency.
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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
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.
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?.
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..
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.
If you don't get off the plane, you don't need a visa, but you must be 100% sure of that.
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??
If you don't get off the plane, you shouldn't need.
Hello Nicolás, I want to know if Cubans can make a stopover without a transit visa through Venezuela
Hello there, you shouldn't have any problems given the good relations between both countries.
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..
I don't think Cubans need a visa for Venezuela, but better if they ask at the Consulate.
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?
under those conditions, you wouldn't need, but it doesn't hurt to ask at the Consulate.
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
I understand that not, there is a great collaboration between both countries, so you wouldn't need anything.
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
Depends, you must check your ticket, there you have to specify if it is a change of plane or not, for example.
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?
I don't think Cubans need a visa for Venezuela, but better if they ask at the Consulate.
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 ?
I recommend that you inquire directly at the New Zealand Consulate for greater peace of mind.
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.?
There's no need.
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
according to internet, yes you need a visa, but better go to the Mexican consulate and ask them this.
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.??
Hello there, It depends on the agreements of your country with Mexico, I recommend asking at the Mexican consulate.
Hello, please, I would like to know if I need a visa when making a one-hour layover in Paramaribo, Suriname. Regards
Hello there, you should ask at the consulate, but in theory: as long as you do not leave the airport in your international connection area, you would not require a visa.
You leave the airport and its international connection area?
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
they could do it, as long as they don't get off the plane and have to migrate.
copied Nicholas. Thank you very much for your instructions.. Greetings.
greetings George.
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
As long as you have been notified, it's fine. If you don't like the itinerary, you can request to change your flight, Penalties could apply depending on the conditions of your trade,
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??
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.
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.
no stop, it means that it is direct.
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.
excellent explanation, very clear and understandable