Originally Posted by
ung1
This is not possible if you're arriving on an intl flight to the States due to customs clearance. You have to collect baggage, clear customs, and then drop bags for the next flight. They would be able to do it on the return flight leaving the US as there are no customs checks at your stop over.
sorry what i meant was since my tickets weren't on the same itineary the EK desk wouldn't let me check the bags with them, i had to take it up to delta.
in the past when my company had arranged the flights on the same itineary the bags would be checked thru or via their desk in JFK