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      "topic": "self-transfer",
      "url": "/en/bcn/self-transfer/"
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      "topic": "connecting",
      "url": "/en/bcn/connecting/"
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      "topic": "at-the-airport",
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    "summary": "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.",
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      "summary": "Entry rules depend on your nationality, passport, residence status and itinerary. You may need a visa and supporting documents. Use official Spanish and EU guidance, including the latest EES/ETIAS information, to work out what applies to you. This guide cannot confirm your individual permission to enter or transit.",
      "source_ids": [
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    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-11",
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        "id": "bcn-entry",
        "url": "https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/entry-exit/non-eu-nationals/index_en.htm",
        "label": "Spain entry guidance",
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          "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."
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        "checked_at": "2026-10-22",
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        "label": "BCN connection guidance",
        "paraphrased_evidence": [
          "A T1↔T2 change leaves international transit and enters Spain. Collecting bags or using a public-area hotel may also require entry permission. Confirm your documents and route with the airline before travel."
        ],
        "checked_at": "2026-10-22",
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      "text": "Check official entry and transit requirements before you travel."
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      "text": "Start with the official checker"
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      "text": "Entry rules depend on your nationality, passport, residence status and itinerary. You may need a visa and supporting documents. Use official Spanish and EU guidance, including the latest EES/ETIAS information, to work out what applies to you. This guide cannot confirm your individual permission to enter or transit."
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      "type": "p",
      "text": "Volairport does not decide whether you may enter or transit."
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      "type": "h2",
      "text": "Airside transit or entry?"
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      "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": "h3",
      "text": "Your airport route"
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    {
      "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."
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    {
      "type": "summary",
      "text": "Official sources & review"
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    {
      "type": "p",
      "text": "Requirements may change; confirm your travel-date rules with the authority."
    },
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      "type": "li",
      "text": "Spain entry guidance Official · external ↗ · 2026-10-22"
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    {
      "type": "li",
      "text": "BCN connection guidance Official · external ↗ · 2026-10-22"
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      "label": "Self-transfer guide →",
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      "external": false
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      "external": false
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      "label": "Connecting flights →",
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      "external": false
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      "label": "At the airport →",
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      "external": false
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    "connecting": "/data/en/bcn/connecting.json",
    "transport_from": "/data/en/bcn/transport/from.json",
    "transport_to": "/data/en/bcn/transport/to.json",
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