Originally Posted by
MR_MAMA
I always thought you could check luggage 6 hours before a flight. Also, if you do have status, you could try SDC to an earlier flight and possibly skip SC all together
Not at FLL. At least, not in the Delta terminal; I don't know if the rule is airport-wide or determined individually by each airline, but I fly in and out of FLL frequently, and there is often someone in the counter area asking people what time their flight is. If it's more than 3 (4?) hours away, they won't let them get in line to check in. On cruise disembarkation mornings there are always a lot of people sitting around waiting for the 3 hour mark, with their luggage, looking rather miserable.