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Aug 30, 2006 | 8:37 pm

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Originally Posted by elektronic

Calling united, no matter what I ask, they still tell me to allow 90 minutes for checked baggage.

I'm flying out of GRB tommrrow on a 50 seat CRJ. I'm not planning on getting to the airport at 4:30.

Is the official cut-off still 45 minutes? The website says "allow 90 minutes" on the new TSA policy warning, but the baggage information page says the cut off is 45 minutes.

-Jeff

The official cut-off is 45 min (30min at smaller airports) however beware that they can be ruthless in enforcing this deadline .... 45min is -NOT- 44min the fact that you are standing in line does not count ... it happened to me a couple time and the agent at the counter sympathized with me but said the computer system could not print tags after the deadline.