Originally Posted by
nbevan
There must be exceptions to this? As previously noted, for example, if you have an overnight connection? Or what if you want access to your bag at LHR to transfer duty free purchased on departure from the USA? I assume that there must be some discretion at check in?
With all due respect to
jrhone, there are exceptions; and he so indicated in
this thread.
On a single PNR I have been:
- Required by AA and BA to short check luggage in LON when connecting USA-LHR/LGW-XXX, or vice versa, and;
- Asked if I wanted to short check when the cnx at LON was overnight, and;
- Allowed to short check USA-LON-XXX with an early in-late-out cnx and explanation that I had a daytime business meeting. Maybe PLT status was a factor.
The “duty free purchased on departure from the USA” mentioned above is obviously ridiculous. We’re talking about checking luggage.
Yes, there
are exceptions! But IMO the OP will not qualify.