For context, I have never taken a long-haul flight with multiple destinations. I intend to travel from Bangkok to Istanbul and then to London on a 32 hours flight.
I have 22 hours of layover in Istanbul. If I get my visa for Istanbul, book hotel for a day, can I get out of the airport? Will I have to collect my luggage again or will it be in the other aircraft? I feel so embarrassed asking this lol.
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This is something that most of the time is set up like most of the other commenters state here. One exception can be Iceland air. They have a really cool setup for people transferring to or from Europe from the United States (and likely other countries as well) where you can take an “extended layover” in their lovely country! They allow you to take anywhere from 1-7 days as a layover in Iceland. They will book you through but in that case they give you your check luggage so you have it while you are there. I’ve taken advantage of the extended layover several times and had a wonderful time touring Iceland each time. They do make you recheck your luggage, but mostly that’s for your own convenience.
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