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Old Jul 2, 2019 | 10:39 am
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Originally Posted by gottaluvNW
I have an AA award from Dallas to Madrid (operating carrier is AA) and then a BA award from Madrid to Athens (operating carrier is IB).

The reason we have two tickets is because AA cannot see the Madrid Athens availability on their site.

Will I be able to check bags through at Dallas?
(90 minutes between the two sets of flights in Madrid - not enough time to receive bags, recheck them for the onward connection.)

Advice is most appreciated.
This thread will be merged into the existing thread linked to above. Moderator

There’s no way AA will through-check your baggage on separate ticketing like that. You will have to complete Schengen arrival immigration in T-4S, retrieve your baggage, walk through customs, check your baggage in and process security to enter T-4 to depart. This is not a likely successful scenario at all; I’d give myself no less than three hours, and probably more given the current terrible AA operational reliability.
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