Originally Posted by
pauleeepaul
Then the OP might be stuck holding all of the bags for most of the layover. BA at LHR has some draconian rules about how much before departure time you can check bags, worth a check.
Originally Posted by
Antarius
I believe they have limitations for overnights, but AFAIK you can drop bags any time of the day of travel. Do you have any links to any further limitations?
The 3 hour limit for bag drop at T5 LHR is supposed to be for Domestic, World Traveller, Euro Traveller and World Traveller Plus passengers
without status. As the OP is AA EXP the status will permit bag drop from 0500 regardless of the flight departure time.