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Apr 23, 2009 | 10:10 am

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Originally Posted by warreng24

You should be able to interline.

If you are on two seperate tickets, present them to the check in folks and they will tag your bag all the way to PHL. If you are on one ticket, they should be able to give you your LAX-PHL BP as well.

Arriving on UA from NRT you will go through the Customs and Immigration in Terminal 6.

Then, once you past customs there are two belts. One is for UA flights and the other is for all other carriers. Put your bag on the correct belt and then make your way to the US gates in Terminal 1.

But you must still claim your bag. This is a US customs requirement. Yes, all you have to do is pick up your bag and recheck at the recheck section, however if a lot of flights come in at the same time (God forbid an A380) getting bags to the carousel could get delayed. I think the point with no checked back was the elimination of any wait time.

That being said, unless your flt is delayed, 2.5 hrs is plenty. Also, I would walk through the garage. It is INDEED faster!