Originally Posted by
mbres
We will be flying home from London Heathrow with a change of planes at JFK. Never flown internationally before. Someone told me we would have to collect our bags after the Heathrow flight before boarding the flight on Delta Connection to head home. Is this correct? We currently have a Delta credit card where the 1st year is free and that year ends a few days before coming home. We were planning on canceling after our 1st flight which is actually to Florida to board a cruise ship to go to UK. We don't want to pay the yearly fee as we don't fly often enough and have other credit cards. However, we like having the 1st bags with no charge. If we collect our bags and head to Delta Connection gate will we have to pay for our bags? I hope I explained this correctly.
Thanks for your help.
You do have to collect your bags at JFK after you clear US immigration and customs, but the bags are already checked through to your final destination. Just outside the restricted area DL has a desk where you drop the bags off. Only then do you go to the gate for your next flight.
You are allowed one free bag on flights from Europe to the US. Flights from JFK or another gateway city to your final destination are included under this policy so there is nothing to pay. The Delta-affiliated credit card has nothing to do with it, though it will be important for your flight to Florida.