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CO DCA
Has anyone had experience with bags actually being checked through international to international through ORD? I have a flight PVR-ORD-FRA and a colleague cautioned me that in spite of United's policy, that it's highly likely that the bags will get offloaded for customs in ORD and not directly transferred, simply because it's ORD, and difficult to get returned.
In spite of what policy?
I-I connections in the US, not coming from a pre-clearance airport, go through customs and immigration. At nearly every airport -- including, AFAIK, ORD -- that means picking up and re-checking your bags.