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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot
Hi,

Gate checking will be done at the podium in the terminal before the boarding pass scanner and going down the jetway. ( bags will be tagged to final destination and will go to baggage reclaim)

Valet checking will be done prior to boarding the aircraft as the overheads on the regional jet are smaller and bags wil be put on a cart. At arrival the bags will be loaded onto another cart and will be brought round and you collect them before going into the terminal building

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TBS
brilliant. Thanks for clarifying.

1 last question for those that know. Given that my carryon will be full size, will they let me me get as far as the plane to valet check the bag or is it likely they will identify its size at the gate and do it there?

sorry for the questions - just trying to preempt outcomes and plan accordingly.
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