Originally Posted by
flyerCO
I think confusion is because E has no direct exit to landside. If you clear immigration at E you must clear TSA into airport, even if not connecting. Your bags will be dropped on recheck belt, and goto belt claim in F. (Unless this has changed since CV19 hit) (sorta like at old SEA IAF, in satellite, you couldn't just take bags with you, even if SEA was final destination )
Almost.,,
Pax with ATL as their final destination are directed to go to F via the loooonnnnngggggg walk. It’s possible to clear at E, but then you have to re-enter customs at F to claim your bags… it’s mildly painful. All ATL-bound bags come out in F. If you’re connecting, they come out in the terminal your plane lands in.
Your description is how it was before F opened. You cleared at E and then out your bag on the belt to be spit out in the regular baggage claim after you cleared TSA and took the tram all the way back.