Hi everyone:

I have a BOG-MAD(AVIANCA)-CAI(EGYPTAIR)-JNB(EGYPTAIR)-CPT(SOUTH AFRICAN) flight scheduled for December and since the layover in Madrid is 8 hours long I was thinking of requesting the bags only be checked through the first leg, then rechecking them for the Egyptair flights and then again on South African. Does anyone know if they have to check my bag through my destination in BOG or can I request it be done separately per leg?

Also, has anybody through checked their bags on these long-layover-4 leg trips and received it successfully at their destination?

Any comments are appreciated.

Thanks