Originally Posted by
orudge
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what you mean here, but you don't have to collect your bags when flying to a UK domestic airport, connecting at LHR. ... You need to collect and re-check your bags when entering the US, though - perhaps you're thinking of this?
No, you're understanding me, but as I never connect in the UK (LHR is my very local airport) and hardly ever travel with checked luggage I was indeed assuming the US and Canadian model I've experienced was a standard. It seems to make sense in terms of better filtering what is arriving in the country, but hey ho.
Originally Posted by
orudge
Actually, you don't have to connect them when flying to an international airport, connecting at LHR, either
Which makes more sense as you (and more particularly your bags) aren't entering the country.
Sorry to OP for potential confusion
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