Some of the issue is just how wildly inconsistent the embassies, airlines, and immigration is from enforcing whichever rules they decide to for that day and the leeway in the discretion of the IO directly.
little confusing but it sounds like they entered on METV and got a 30’day extension, at which point they will need to leave and reenter to get a fresh 60 days. METV is a tourist visa
It all comes down to where your hotel is, i came in this week and from wheels on the ground to asok was about a hour taking the airport link and a short subway