Bag drop night before flight
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: UK
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Bag drop night before flight
Aegean website shows airport checkin opens 24 before flight. I am travelling with a lot of luggage and would prefer to check it in the night before (so I don’t have to lug everything on the tube).
As I can only get to Heathrow after the last A3 flight departs, does anyone know if there are generic *A counters that will take the luggage after I auto checkin with one of the machines?
As I can only get to Heathrow after the last A3 flight departs, does anyone know if there are generic *A counters that will take the luggage after I auto checkin with one of the machines?
#2
Join Date: Jul 2014
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To be honest I don't rate your chances.
I don't think even British Airways accept bags the evening before (at their home base no less). I imagine that there are various limitations with the LHR baggage system, especially when you consider that the airport more or less closes down during the small hours of the night. Do let us know what the answer is, if you try!
I don't think even British Airways accept bags the evening before (at their home base no less). I imagine that there are various limitations with the LHR baggage system, especially when you consider that the airport more or less closes down during the small hours of the night. Do let us know what the answer is, if you try!
#3
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 5,899
Aegean website shows airport checkin opens 24 before flight. I am travelling with a lot of luggage and would prefer to check it in the night before (so I don’t have to lug everything on the tube).
As I can only get to Heathrow after the last A3 flight departs, does anyone know if there are generic *A counters that will take the luggage after I auto checkin with one of the machines?
As I can only get to Heathrow after the last A3 flight departs, does anyone know if there are generic *A counters that will take the luggage after I auto checkin with one of the machines?
Max time I have ever checked in before at LHR was 12 hours before. Check in morning fly evening but it was the same day.
#4
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Join Date: Oct 2013
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Thanks for replies. I phoned Aegean in the end and they confirmed 24 hours only applies to Athens, LHR they said was 2 hours before (though I’m sure I have done up to 3 hours before previously).
#5
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On a side note, they were weighing hand luggage at the gate at LHR today. Several C passengers had to check their bags for being (even slightly) over 8kg. I hope none of them had connections to make at the other end.
#6
Join Date: Sep 2012
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I don't think even British Airways accept bags the evening before (at their home base no less). I imagine that there are various limitations with the LHR baggage system, especially when you consider that the airport more or less closes down during the small hours of the night. Do let us know what the answer is, if you try!
A3 would probably take bags for later flights that day when the check-in for earlier flights is open. Other airlines at LHR have done this for me.
#7
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PAS, Paros Greece
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Yes, as someone else said, there are common *A bag drop counters at LHR. On a couple of occasions I've dropped bags form the overnight (22:30?) departure 4 or 5 hours before the flight.