Originally Posted by
baser1000
Hi everyone,
Question about checking bags for a weird situation with an international trip:
I'm traveling to Sydney, Australia from Seattle. I'm traveling SEA-SFO-SYD.
I live in San Francisco, though. Therefore, earlier in the day I'm flying from SFO-SEA to begin my flight in Seattle. This SFO-SEA reservation is *not* associated with my international trip. I have a two-hour layover between my arrival into Seattle and my departure from Seattle for the international trip.
Can I check my bags through to Sydney at SFO when I check in for my SFO-SEA flight? Again-this flight is not part of my international reservation.
Otherwise, do I have to exit security in Seattle, claim my bags, then re-check them and go through security again? I just realized this, so I'm considering changing my layover to something more than two hours in case of delays.
*if* you can't check through, an option might be to store your bags in SFO, and check them when you're back in SFO: There's a shop offering storage close to the United checkin in the Int'l terminal:
http://www.airporttravelagency.org/a...avel-services/
Typical rates are $30 - not great, but not that expensive either.
I'm guessing you found some better priced tickets from SEA
?
I wonder if there's any chance of just checking your bags for SFO-SYD (bypassing the SFO-SEA return), but IIRC there's a 4 hour checkin limit?