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Old Dec 12, 2018 | 9:03 pm
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Originally Posted by shdflyer
Just flew HND - SFO (15 hour layover) - ORD - CHO, all on one reservation

Traveled with 3 very heavy bags, 60+ pounds each

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- Was UA truthful about the inability to check bags through from HND to my destination given my 15 hour layover at SFO?
Yes (if overnight) -- standard UA policies. Some agents will do this but it would be a violation of policy
Originally Posted by shdflyer
- Is there a actually a way just past SFO customs to re-tag/re-check bags rather than having to schlep them to T3 (I didn’t see it) ?
Yes, go left (connecting flights) not right on exiting customs -- but you can not check bags more than 4 hours prior to departure, so that was not an option,

Originally Posted by shdflyer
Even if I had found such a counter to re-check, would UA have accepted the bags given that this would have been 15 hours before my connecting flight? ...
No

Last edited by WineCountryUA; Dec 12, 2018 at 9:10 pm Reason: if overnight
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