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Jun 3, 2019, 4:43 am

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tango3

Join Date: Oct 2007

Location: SIN

Programs: BA Executive Club, SQ Krisflyer

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Originally Posted by behyx

It was meant to be international flights throughout and I can check my baggage in SCL all the way to SYD, but now I have a LAX-SFO (UA283) domestic connection added, which means my bags at SCL can only tagged to LAX. At LAX I land at TBIT, clear immigration, collect baggage, drop off baggage, walk to T7, clear security, clear immigration in order to board my flight to SFO. I have to do all these within 2hr10mins. Some people in other forums said it's possible, just that it will be rushed.

I might be wrong, but I recall that the USA does not have airside international transfer facilities. So you would still need to clear immigration etc at TBIT regardless if you are connecting to SYD or SFO. Happy to be corrected on this.

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