Changi Airport - Can I pick up my checked bag before hotel check in
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Changi Airport - Can I pick up my checked bag before hotel check in
I am arriving in Singapore at midnight, and staying at the Aerotel Transit hotel that night before going into the city the next day. I know I clear immigration, but how do I pick up baggage? or should I travel with carry on.
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Actually, you don't clear immigration. All the transit hotels are on airside. So go straight to the Aerotel Transit hotel, check in and catch some zzz's.
At the baggage carousel, ground staff will see your checked luggage is not picked up. They will put it aside in the lost luggage for the terminal that you arrived in.
When you check out of the Aerotel, go through Immigration in the same terminal that your flight arrived in, then proceed to the lost baggage area to retrieve your bag, and then exit Customs. Done!
Don't worry about your check in luggage being left overnight. There's quite a few posts and threads by other FT'ers who have done what you plan to do with no issues.
At the baggage carousel, ground staff will see your checked luggage is not picked up. They will put it aside in the lost luggage for the terminal that you arrived in.
When you check out of the Aerotel, go through Immigration in the same terminal that your flight arrived in, then proceed to the lost baggage area to retrieve your bag, and then exit Customs. Done!
Don't worry about your check in luggage being left overnight. There's quite a few posts and threads by other FT'ers who have done what you plan to do with no issues.
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I am looking to do the same thing this coming Monday night and am seeking confirmation that there was no problem getting your luggage many hours after you landed.
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Hi. I wanted to ask if you were successful in staying overnight at the transit hotel and getting your luggage the next morning.
I am looking to do the same thing this coming Monday night and am seeking confirmation that there was no problem getting your luggage many hours after you landed.
I am looking to do the same thing this coming Monday night and am seeking confirmation that there was no problem getting your luggage many hours after you landed.
MAKE SURE YOU KEEP YOUR LUGGAGE CLAIM TAGS
THEY NEED THEM TO VERIFY BEFORE RELEASING THE BAGS TO YOU