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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 1:55 pm
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doctor15
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Originally Posted by scubadu
If you have to return to the airport later to pick up your bags anyhow, what exactly is the benefit of standing by for an earlier flight?
It's nice to get back to my home city and have a decent meal with my SO rather then eating by myself at the ORD food court like normal. After dinner and a few drinks I grab my bags on the way home.


Originally Posted by tkelvin69
Yep. The tag numbers are in the PNR.
Interesting.. Does it show on their screen in an obvious place or do they actually have to look carefully to c that? No ga has ever noticed for me.
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