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Old Dec 12, 2018 | 9:05 pm
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Originally Posted by shdflyer
Was UA truthful about the inability to check bags through from HND to my destination given my 15 hour layover at SFO?
Yes.

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) ?
I'm pretty sure there's a counter on the left as you exit baggage claim toward the drop-off for bags that are checked through; I'm not sure it's always staffed. That said...

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?
Likely not.
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