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Old Jan 17, 2022 | 11:04 am
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Originally Posted by seapad
I've booked a flight from Seattle to Rome, connecting at ATL airport, with a 4 hours layover. Since I will have luggage checked in straight through to Rome, should I be concerned with the luggage being "left-behind" or delayed due to the 4 hours layover? Or is this very common and I'm over worried? Looks like in general Delta suggest people to drop off their luggage 2 hours before international departure, or am I wrong?
Thanks in advance!

I have not travelled internationally for a long time, and this is a first on Delta. Hence my question.
I would not worry. In my experience, when Delta says it should be dropped of 2 hours before, that is the MINIMUM recommended time. Dropping off before that is fine, and since you're connecting, your bags will be attached to your itinerary - they will know where it should go!
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