Originally Posted by
justed
Thinking about skipping the 2nd and 3rd leg of an outbound trip. I think I should be able to keep my bags in DUS and just leave since it is my first Euro stop. I have separate itineraries for both going and returning so that shouldn't be a problem. My only concern is the bags and/or if any immigration issues, I have to check bags for this trip.
First itinerary:
SFO -> DUS -> LHR -> AMS
Air Berlin, British Airways, British Airways
(I really wanted to go to AMS but it was the only way to book the award ticket)
Cruise AMS -> BCN
Second itinerary:
BCN -> PHL -> SFO
(separate reservation)
So I'm thinking I could hop on a cheap train from DUS to AMS and save many hours of flying via LHR. The train is 2.5-3 hours vs landing in DUS at 1:40pm and not getting to AMS till 10:00pm. The first segment is Air Berlin where I'd keep the bags and miss the 2nd to legs on British Airways. Should I be able to keep my bags and not recheck them?
I don't really undertand your question.
- If you short-check your bags to DUS then of course you can keep them.
- If they are through-checked to AMS then of course you won't have access to them.