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  "language": "en",
  "topic": "self-transfer",
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  "personal_eligibility": "not_assessed",
  "live_availability": "unknown",
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    {
      "topic": "visa-entry",
      "url": "/en/bcn/visa-entry/"
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    {
      "topic": "terminals",
      "url": "/en/bcn/terminals/"
    },
    {
      "topic": "security",
      "url": "/en/bcn/security/"
    },
    {
      "topic": "hotels",
      "url": "/en/bcn/hotels/"
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  "content": {
    "summary": "With separate tickets, you are responsible for baggage arrangements and the next airline’s check-in deadline. You may need to collect bags, enter Spain, change terminals, check in again and pass security. Travelling with hand baggage alone does not guarantee that you can stay airside or make the connection.",
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      "bcn-entry"
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    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-11",
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      {
        "id": "bcn-transfer",
        "url": "https://www.aena.es/en/josep-tarradellas-barcelona-el-prat/airport-services/connecting-flights.html",
        "label": "BCN connection guidance",
        "paraphrased_evidence": [
          "On separate tickets, confirm baggage arrangements and the next airline’s deadlines. Reclaim bags if needed, enter Spain where permitted, change terminals if necessary, check in again and clear security. Hand baggage alone does not guarantee airside transit or an achievable connection."
        ],
        "checked_at": "2026-10-22",
        "review_due_at": "2026-10-29T12:02:42.685086+00:00",
        "source_health_status": "healthy",
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        "url": "https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/entry-exit/non-eu-nationals/index_en.htm",
        "label": "Spain entry guidance",
        "paraphrased_evidence": [
          "Check the official EU and Spanish entry guidance for your nationality, passport, residence status and itinerary. A visa and supporting documents may be required. Check EES/ETIAS on the current official EU site. This guide cannot establish your personal permission to enter or transit."
        ],
        "checked_at": "2026-10-22",
        "review_due_at": "2026-10-29T12:02:28.474830+00:00",
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      "text": "Self-transfer guide · BCN"
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      "type": "p",
      "text": "Plan baggage collection, check-in and the route between separate flights."
    },
    {
      "type": "h2",
      "text": "Changing flights on separate tickets"
    },
    {
      "type": "p",
      "text": "With separate tickets, you are responsible for baggage arrangements and the next airline’s check-in deadline. You may need to collect bags, enter Spain, change terminals, check in again and pass security. Travelling with hand baggage alone does not guarantee that you can stay airside or make the connection."
    },
    {
      "type": "h2",
      "text": "Confirm bags and boarding passes"
    },
    {
      "type": "p",
      "text": "Ask each airline whether bags are checked through and where the next boarding pass is issued. Have the bag-drop, check-in and boarding deadlines for your onward flight."
    },
    {
      "type": "h2",
      "text": "Allow for the full route"
    },
    {
      "type": "p",
      "text": "Include arrival delays, border control, baggage reclaim, terminal travel, bag drop and security. This guide does not calculate a safe connection time or promise missed-flight protection; check your booking terms."
    },
    {
      "type": "h2",
      "text": "Visa & entry"
    },
    {
      "type": "p",
      "text": "Changing between T1 and T2 takes you out of international transit and into Spain. Collecting bags or reaching a hotel in the public area may also require permission to enter. Before travelling, ask your airline which route you will need and make sure your documents allow it."
    },
    {
      "type": "summary",
      "text": "Official sources & review"
    },
    {
      "type": "p",
      "text": "Requirements may change; confirm your travel-date rules with the authority."
    },
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      "type": "li",
      "text": "BCN connection guidance Official · external ↗ · 2026-10-22"
    },
    {
      "type": "li",
      "text": "Spain entry guidance Official · external ↗ · 2026-10-22"
    }
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      "label": "BCN connection guidance Official · external ↗",
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      "label": "Spain entry guidance Official · external ↗",
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      "label": "Visa & entry →",
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      "external": false
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      "label": "Terminals →",
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      "external": false
    },
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      "label": "Security →",
      "url": "/en/bcn/security/",
      "external": false
    },
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      "label": "Hotels & sleep →",
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      "external": false
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    "transport_to": "/data/en/bcn/transport/to.json",
    "parking": "/data/en/bcn/parking.json",
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