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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 11:15 pm
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Originally Posted by vbroucek
This does not have anything to do with Qantas - it is purely this yankee anti-terrorism/security hysteria that is responsible for it. Put it simply, no matter whom you fly, you have to collect your luggage on your first point of entry and then re-check it... This is actually true even on directly connecting flights...
Yes, but the question is whether the bags can have a tag to the final destination and simply be put back in after customs without going back to full check in desk.
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