Originally Posted by
raj_cl
Flying Stockholm to London on Scandinavian flight, then 16 hr layover in London Heathrow, and then London Heathrow to Washington Dulles on United, and then Washington Dulles to DFW on United.
All one ticket bought ticket on United.
Do I need to retrieve my bag in London? I would prefer not to, so if I do need to retrieve bag, and plan to visit Central London what are my options?
Thanks.
I flew UA/TG via LHR to BKK and in both directions I had to retrieve my bag because my layover was over 12 hours in LHR. TG tried to through check in but wasn’t able to. There is a place to drop off your bags near the baggage claim and it was fairly easy and inexpensive. I didn’t have to wait very long for my bags either. Both times I arrived in LHR, my bags were on the carousel when I got there (and I used fast track both ways so wasn’t waiting for customs/immigration very long). I planned on going into London as well so I was a little annoyed that I had to claim my bag, but honestly it was a very quick process and it added less than 10 minutes total time, so I wouldn’t worry about it if you aren’t able to through check in.