Guidelines for Connecting Flights

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📱 Check-in and Boarding Passes

Before arriving at the airport, make sure to check in online!

 

If you can't check in online, you can check in at our regular airport counters instead.

 

  • For connecting flights on the same booking, you should already receive two (2) boarding passes at your initial check-in.
    • However, if your final destination is Australia (e.g., DVO–MNL–SYD), you still need to go to the check-in counter at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA T3) to:
      • Get your connecting flight's boarding pass; and
      • Go through baggage screening.

 

  • For flights on separate bookings or with different airlines, you will need to check in again at the layover airport to obtain your boarding pass for the connecting flight.
    • If you are connecting through a country that requires a visa, please ensure you have the necessary visa for that country. Failure to present a valid visa may result in denied boarding or entry.

 

🧳 Baggage Check-in and Transfer

After your initial check-in, you can drop your baggage via:

  • Self bag drop kiosks (for NAIA Terminal 3 only); or
  • Regular bag drop counters

 

For flights on the same booking, your baggage (if any) will be checked through to your final destination — except when entering the Philippines.

If you have a connecting flight from an international origin entering the Philippines as final destination (e.g., NRT–MNL–DGT), you must:

  1. Claim your baggage at your layover airport (e.g., MNL).
  2. Clear Customs with your baggage.
  3. Proceed to the Transfer Desk near Customs to endorse your baggage — no need to check in again.
  4. Go to the pre-departure area for your next flight.

Even if your connecting flights are on the same booking, these steps are required when entering the Philippines.

For flights on separate bookings, you need to collect your baggage at the layover / second airport and re-check it for the next flight.

 

🧳 Security and Screening

For flights entering or exiting the Philippines, you need to:

  • Register your flight via eTravel within 72 hours (3 days) before departure, then save the QR code generated at the end of the form.
  • Go through immigration screening.
    • If your connecting flight is on Domestic–Domestic–International route, your immigration screening will be at the layover / second airport.

 

💡 For more information, check this article on Guidelines for Airport and Boarding Procedures.

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