Originally Posted by
scotomata
I suspect my question has been answered on this thread but my eyes are bleary after reading 60 pages and the prospect of reading another 600 pages is not appealing. Also tried the search function to no avail.
I am trying to use $3000 in travel credit before August for a trip from SFO to Nice in September. My travel credit only applies to UA metal. I would like to fly NS from SFO to LHR than do a second ticket on BA to Nice. Plan on arrival 1040 and departure same day to Nice at 1420. Return from Nice to LHR at 1045 with departure to SFO at 1630. Understand we will have to pick up baggage and and go through immigration and customs before checking in at another terminal for our second flight. My questions are, would this be a problem? Should I allow more time between flights?
if you are on separate ticket, you might need to purchase the day 2/day 8 test. Depending on how the check in staff determine your status.
In theory, you are not in transit as your first ticket end at LHR. But some airlines do allow such transit.