Originally Posted by
polandspringuy
I have an F award trip going XXX-IAH-LHR-FRA-ICN-NRT flying UA, LH, and OZ. I understand from my search of other posts that I'm able to check through from XXX-NRT as it's all *A. However, if I have a long layover at FRA is it possible to pick up my bag there if I wanted? Would I simply tell the XXX UA agent to just check to FRA?
Would the XXX agent be able to give me all BPs thru to NRT even if bag is only checked to FRA? I believe the answer is yes..
I never check bags but my companion will have to, so I'm unfamiliar with the aspects of interlining.
Thank you.
Is this one continuous ticket from XXX-...-NRT? (With only transiting along the way?)
If any of your stop-overs are longer than 24 hours, generally you will have to collect your bag and re-check it at that point. Airports do not like to store bags for more than 24 hours in my experience. Your bags should be checked through (and fully interlined) at any shorter stop-overs automatically. You can ask the agent to check it to some destination along part way; they may or may not do this, although generally for an F passenger I would be extremely irritated if they did not acquiesce to a reasonable request (i.e., "I have an eleven hour stop over , I plan to get some sleep, I would like my bag." or similar).
In principle all your boarding passes will be issued straight away, but for such a long trip it may be too early to issue some of the later ones. In this case you can collect them airside or landside later.