Leave luggage 48 hours?
Feb 22, 2015, 11:05 am
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Leave luggage 48 hours?
Say I arrive MSP Sunday evening with a checked baggage and a flight to AMS Tuesday evening. Can I just leave bags -- that is, if I don't pick up a bag and wait until Tuesday to pick it up, will it be will Delta baggage service to pick up on Tuesday evening?
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Feb 22, 2015, 11:17 am
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I did it once at MDW, but my excuse was that my connecting flight was late and I was told that my bags wouldn't make it, so I didn't bother waiting for them. They saw that I was continuing on in 2 days and called me - and held them.
That said - - If your bag(s) are goin' round n' round on the belt, aren't you a little worried that someone might snag them? It happened to me at SFO when my bag missed the flight from LAX and came in on a later flight. SkyWest ended up having to pay me something like $1100. <Loooong story I posted here a couple years ago>
That said - - If your bag(s) are goin' round n' round on the belt, aren't you a little worried that someone might snag them? It happened to me at SFO when my bag missed the flight from LAX and came in on a later flight. SkyWest ended up having to pay me something like $1100. <Loooong story I posted here a couple years ago>
Feb 22, 2015, 12:26 pm
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If your bag(s) are goin' round n' round on the belt, aren't you a little worried that someone might snag them? It happened to me at SFO when my bag missed the flight from LAX and came in on a later flight. SkyWest ended up having to pay me something like $1100. <Loooong story I posted here a couple years ago>
Gotcha. I'll pick them up / look for a luggage hold service. Thanks.
Feb 22, 2015, 12:32 pm
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Even at MSP, I'd hesitate to leave the bags behind. SOP here seems to be that bags left on the belt are moved off to the side against a wall, where they can sit for a long time before they're moved to a secure location.
Feb 22, 2015, 12:48 pm
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There is no luggage hold service at MSP. There are some lockers but they are inside security and I think will hold for only 24 hours.
Feb 22, 2015, 1:25 pm
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To ask the obvious, why not just take them to where you are staying?? To my knowledge airports in the US no longer have storage. And unfortunately there are no onsite hotels at MSP.
Feb 22, 2015, 2:26 pm
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I frequently spend a nite or 2 in Chicago, but continue onward to sometimes 3 or 4 other cities. I have "stuff" with me that I don't need in Chicago, and would LUV to leave it at the baggage office til I'm on my way out of town.
Feb 22, 2015, 6:30 pm
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In this case, there was a private drop at the US airport, but with shortened time to get where I needed to be, I didn't bother FWIW.