Can I leave Delhi Airport during an 8-hour domestic layover? Both flights are Air India, T3
Hi everyone,
I have an upcoming Air India journey from Hyderabad to Guwahati via Delhi on 11 October.
- AI-2520: Hyderabad → Delhi, arriving at T3
- AI-879: Delhi → Guwahati, departing at 6:40 AM next morning from T3
- Layover: around 8 hours
- Both flights are Air India and both are scheduled from Terminal 3.
Since this is a long overnight layover, I'm wondering if I can exit Delhi Airport after arriving and go outside for a few hours, then return to T3 around 4–4:30 AM for my onward flight.
Has anyone recently done this with a domestic Air India connection at Delhi T3?
Also:
Will I be allowed to exit normally after arriving?
If my checked baggage is tagged through to Guwahati, does that create any issue?
Do I need to check in again for the Delhi–Guwahati sector?
Is there anything specific I should be aware of with an overnight layover?
Looking for recent first-hand experiences .
Thanks!