Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
After returning from MAN-LHR, you will not be able to access the international baggage carousels, only the domestic ones. If you haven't picked up the bags from the carousels after a couple of hours, they are likely to the piled up in a corner, then taken inside the baggage area for reconciliation, a process that usually takes a few days. You can then return to LHR and collect the bags once it has been through the system. They may offer to deliver the bags to you, but if yours were the only bags not collected then they will probably work out what has gone on.
I hope I can meet CWS one day to confirm that he is indeed human. Thank you for your answer. I hope that the 2 hour (6pm -8pm) interval between BA1398 arrival and BA1407 take off is enough time to get luggage and recheck in at Manchester. Is it?
If there is a delay in London for the take off of BA 1398 will it be possible at the time to contact BA Goldline to ask to be moved to the last flight from Manchester even if it then means travelling economy. Bookings are BAH.