Originally Posted by
NewbieRunner
You should be able to check your bags through to BRU in CLT or PHL. There's no need to do an airside transfer you if are going to the Radisson for a shower as you will have to clear passport control to get to the hotel.
My wife prefers for us to carry-on as much as possible to avoid the chance a bag is lost to start the trip. Because BRU - MAN is on a Dash-8 prop, I doubt they will allow our hand luggage. Because of this, we will have to check it before check-in closes. With immigration, shower, terminal transfer, and check-in, we might be cutting it close for a 2 hour connection. If we check the bag first, than we can be done with it, and then head to the raddison, and last to the gate.