AMS-DUB-ORD
Jan 13, 2014, 7:57 pm
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AMS-DUB-ORD
Sorry if this has been addressed, I did a search but could not find anything. My daughter is flying AMS-DUB-ORD this Saturday, I know she will go through U.S. Customs Pre-clearance in DUB. My question is will she have to claim her luggage in Dublin and recheck it so it is identified by U.S. Customs or will it be checked through to ORD? On a side note, I love the FT forum. I have been following it over the years. Thanks for your assistance.
Jan 14, 2014, 3:00 am
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I have no direct experience of transit procedures, as I live in DUB, but at the time they designed the T2 facility, I understood provision was made for the transit baggage to be containered in that area, so that baggage would be available for inspection.
I don't know if that requires retrieval of baggage in all cases, or only upon demand of the officer.
I don't know if that requires retrieval of baggage in all cases, or only upon demand of the officer.
Jan 14, 2014, 7:12 pm
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Thanks for your reply GoldCircle. I will pass that on to her, she was looking into it from her end as well. Figured someone had to have flown this route recently.
Jan 15, 2014, 4:02 am
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Your daughter will be shown a photograph of her checked luggage as part of her interaction with the CBP official who will ask her to confirm that it is her luggage.
Check in at Amsterdam will be handled by KLM - and it is always good advice to check that the luggage tags applied show both DUB and ORD.
Check in at Amsterdam will be handled by KLM - and it is always good advice to check that the luggage tags applied show both DUB and ORD.
Jan 16, 2014, 11:59 am
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I know the baggage is photographed at check-in in DUB.
Does this happen in AMS also, or is the suggestion that transit baggage is individually photographed upon arrival at DUB?
Does this happen in AMS also, or is the suggestion that transit baggage is individually photographed upon arrival at DUB?
Jan 18, 2014, 9:55 am
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Update: checked in in AMS for Aer Lingus flt 603 connecting in DUB to Aer Lingus flt 125. She did check in with KLM in AMS, bags were checked through to ORD. When clearing CBP in DUB all she had to do was identify her luggage by photograph. Not sure if they were photographed in AMS or after arriving in DUB. Long story short, it was a smooth transition in DUB. Thanks irishguy28 and Goldcircle for your advice.
Jan 18, 2014, 7:00 pm
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The photos are taken during the luggage transfer in Dublin.
Glad it all went smoothly. Travelling to the US via Dublin is so easy...I hate direct flights from other European gateways now, in comparison to the journey via DUB!
Glad it all went smoothly. Travelling to the US via Dublin is so easy...I hate direct flights from other European gateways now, in comparison to the journey via DUB!