I am flying CX next year AKL-HKG connecting to CX HKG-LHR then BA LHR-GLA.
All on one ticket with no stopovers. Just a couple of hours in transit each time.
Have gone this way several times over the years with CX or Qantas then BA up to Glasgow.
Every time I have just had the bags interlined AKL right through to GLA. No problems. Great system. Through immigration only at LHR. Get off the plane at GLA, get my bags at the separate luggage area and off.
This time CX staffer in Auckland tells me the baggage needs to be collected in LHR as this is the "first point of entry to UK"
I cannot accept this especially as GLA is a fully fledged international airport.
Have it in my head some EU rule that bags are customs cleared at the final destination.
Have things changed or have I been misinformed?
Cheers.