Can passengers stay overnight at the airport? You may have to pay a fine for stopping for an extra minute

Nowadays, many flights are running late due to fog and bad weather. In such a situation, many people have a question whether they can stay or sleep the whole night at the airport or for how many hours are they allowed to stay, so let us tell you how long you can stay at the airport and what is required for this. There are rules.

Nowadays, due to fog and bad weather, flights and trains are running late. Recently a video was released in which it is seen that all the passengers of the flight are sitting near the runway and waiting for the flight. Actually, due to bad weather, this flight was delayed by 13 hours, due to which people started sitting near the runway, waiting and eating food. But do you know that you are allowed to stay at the airport only for a limited period of time and you are given only a fixed time to stay even at night. In such a situation, let us know how long you can stay at the airport and what are the rules for it…

How long can you wait?

Usually, after landing you can stay in the secure airside (transit) area of ​​the airport for as long as you want. If you have time, you can spend a few hours here instead of going to the arrival side. During this time you can use the airport lounge, dine at the restaurant or relax in the waiting area, which has Wi-Fi, charging outlets, benches and restroom facilities. As soon as you go to customs or arrivals, you will not be able to enter the airside area without a new airline ticket.

rule of waiting for flight

If you're waiting for your flight in the landside area, you can wait here as long as you want and even sleep overnight. This area provides seating areas, some shops, a public toilet and free Wi-Fi. If you want to wait for some time in the airside transit area, you can come here a few hours before the flight.

overnight stay rule

If you have also booked overnight stay facility on the same ticket, you can stay in the secure airside area till your next flight. This is because passengers on connecting flights usually do not have to exit the transit area, in which case they can go to the airside area.

But you will not get this permission in international flights, for this you will have to first get a visa and other paperwork to go to another country. If you have a checked in bag, first take it to the customs area, after that you can go to the landside area and wait there until the check in desk opens.