Originally Posted by
oxongirl64k
Grand idea though to fly e.g. from the US back into say LHR and then to Switzerland from LCY which definitely would (in my mind) mean that the luggage checked in at the US airport wouldn't be checked through.
The beauty of this option is that the luggage simply CANNOT be checked through, as it has to clear customs at your port of entry into the UK. If you can find a flight departing LGW you will even find that it saves you £5-6 as the airport charges there are lower than LHR or LCY !