Originally Posted by
TWA884
If you are checking luggage through to your final destination or traveling with only carry-on bags, why would you need to exit the secured airside area and go through TSA a security at SFO? If you have to pick up your bags at SFO to check them for your Air India flight, you'll have to see an agent regardless whether you need to add the KTV and Redress number to your Passenger Name Record. The agent at SFO should be able to add both numbers to your PNR.
It's not per se the issue of picking up bags and re-checking. In that case, I'd have to go to the counter regardless. However, if the bags are checked through (by account of UA being able to interline the bags at my origin airport), but I am not able to OLCI for the Air India flight, on account of an issue that would be alleviated by the redress, then would I have to exit the secured area regardless? Hw can I account for that instance?