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Old Mar 4, 2016, 1:25 pm
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Originally Posted by wernicki
Hi, new to this site.

I'm Travelling from IAD to LHR (UA) then to BKK (TG) with a FF ticket in first (yeah)
I need to connect to REP. If I book this leg on a separate ticket on Bangkok Air will my luggage interline through to REP or will I need to retrieve it in BKK, go through immigration, and check in again?
Originally Posted by BinSabai
should be ok to check through; make sure to bring print out of Bangkok Airways ticket
Official United policy is to not check-through luggage on separate tickets anymore unless it is a Star Alliance partner.

OP might get lucky and can ask. Having the e-ticket printout would of course be necessary...but it is really not officially allowed by United currently.
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