FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Splitting a two-leg trip
View Single Post
Old Mar 26, 2020, 11:19 am
  #10  
ISTFlyer
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,186
Originally Posted by alvinlwh
Gate check is a funny thing. I flew SIN-LHR-GLA-KOI last month and was forced to gate check (not that I actually mind) at LHR. Luckily I took a picture of those case as the tag was only to GLA and on arrival, I asked about them and was told that I have to collect them from the belt and recheck for the last lag.

NOTE: May or may not be the same in OP's case from SIN, IDK.
Could the reason behind for BA to check your bags until Glasgow could be that there are no customs facilities at Kirkwall.
ISTFlyer is offline