Originally Posted by
botham
Last night, we arrived into DFW from LHR and had over two hours to connect to MCO and we barely made it! My understanding was that we would collect our bags and drop them nearby, staying airside so we wouldn’t need to clear security again. In fact, we were directed landside and had to join a long line to clear security again, despite travelling in First. We also viewed a video on the plane offering us choices to clear immigration, using machines, but none of these were available and we had to join a long line, with only three agents being available.
When transiting through the US from an international flight, it is LAW that everyone entering must collect their checked bags at baggage claim and bring them through customs/im. This has always been the case. This goes for every airport in the US regardless of airline.