Layovers & Crew Discounts
Where to eat, sleep and go; crew hotels, discounts and 24-hour city plans.
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38 topics
+ New topic- Buenos Aires layover from an Iberia purser who has done it a hundred times: the barrio to stay in, the parrilla rule
carlosmad·14 Oct
7replies1,073viewscarlosmad15 Oct - Paris layover from a Paris crew member: the Orly and Roissy hotel districts, the neighbourhoods that are not the Champs Élysées and the bakery rule
raoulcdg·5 Oct
7replies1,263viewsraoulcdg12 Oct - The Christmas market layovers: Vienna, Munich, Frankfurt, Prague, Strasbourg and Copenhagen in December from the crew side
lucasvie·1 Oct
7replies1,436viewslucasvie11 Oct - Lisbon layover from a Lisbon crew member: the hills, the tram, the pastel de nata rule
victorlis·1 Oct
7replies1,701viewsvictorlis9 Oct - The layover that was cancelled: the diversion, the reroute, the 48 hours in a city nobody planned for and how crews handle the unplanned night
purserpaul·26 Sep
7replies1,606viewspurserpaul3 Oct - The Dubai layover for the non Gulf crew in 2026: what the European and Asian crews actually do with 24 hours in Dubai, the old city nobody visits
tariqdxb·20 Sep
7replies1,902viewstariqdxb29 Sep - Cape Town layover from a Capetonian crew member: the seaboard hotels, the mountain in a morning, the wine farms by taxi and the security briefing done properly
sophiedxb·22 Sep
7replies1,344viewssophiedxb28 Sep - Bogotá and Lima layovers for the European long haul crew: the altitude at Bogotá, the sea level at Lima, the ceviche rule
carmenlim·16 Sep
7replies1,275viewscarmenlim24 Sep - Tokyo layover from a Tokyo crew member: the crew hotel districts, the food not in the guidebooks, the etiquette that matters and the 24 hour version
hiroshinrt·15 Sep
8replies2,144viewshiroshinrt22 Sep - The 24 hour layover, done right: the timeline from wheels down to sign on, hour by hour, for the crew who keep wasting them
gavinlhr·15 Sep
6replies1,836viewskirstywings16 Sep - Solo layovers: when the crew all go their own way, the loneliness, the freedom, and how to do a city alone at 6am body time
amelieory·10 Sep
6replies1,248viewsbelladxb16 Sep - Bali and Gold Coast on repeat: Jetstar Sydney after two years, the layover life on the leisure routes and the burnout nobody talks about
sunnysyd23·9 Sep
7replies1,802viewsmiaper16 Sep - 2replies312viewspriyaflies10 Sep
- Madrid layover for crew: the barrio to eat in, the Sunday market, the museum that is free at the right hour and the crew hotel routine
marisolmex·6 Sep
4replies517viewsmarisolmex8 Sep - The layover hotel that everyone dreads and the one everyone loves: the crew hotel review thread, no names, just cities
jetlagjim·31 Aug
6replies1,120viewsbelladxb7 Sep - 13replies2,348viewsstevesyd5 Sep
- Cancún in January, Mauritius in March, Punta Cana whenever: the leisure long haul layover from the crew side, and how not to waste it
kirstywings·28 Aug
7replies1,756viewsemmawings3 Sep - 2replies520viewsrafaelscl3 Sep
- Layovers in Africa for European long haul crew: Nairobi, Lagos, Accra, Johannesburg and Cape Town, the security reality and the crew who love the routes
tessaams·29 Aug
4replies761viewstessaams2 Sep - Maldives and Zanzibar layovers for European charter crew: the resort island reality, the crew hotel, the 48 hours and why Italian leisure crews bid them
pietrolin·25 Aug
8replies2,295viewspietrolin1 Sep - 1replies616viewssophiedxb28 Aug
- Layovers with a crew you do not know: how long haul crews who meet at the briefing decide what to do together and the unwritten rules
jakelhr·25 Aug
4replies516viewsjakelhr27 Aug - 1replies295viewsceciliagru21 Aug
- 2replies597viewsgracesq13 Aug
- 2replies361viewshananrt10 Aug