16 hour layover in Paris (checked bags through to final destination)?
Sep 21, 2021, 12:01 pm
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16 hour layover in Paris (checked bags through to final destination)?
I’ll be flying AF to Greece via CDG, arriving mid-afternoon and departing on connecting flight the following morning. Will I be able to check my bags only to Paris, and then check them again the following morning for my onward flight, or will AF only check them through to final destination with no option to “short-check” them?
(I had a previous experience on Etihad where they could only check bags to final destination, and I’d like to avoid another similar surprise at the airport check-in.)
(I had a previous experience on Etihad where they could only check bags to final destination, and I’d like to avoid another similar surprise at the airport check-in.)
Sep 22, 2021, 12:41 pm
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I’ll be flying AF to Greece via CDG, arriving mid-afternoon and departing on connecting flight the following morning. Will I be able to check my bags only to Paris, and then check them again the following morning for my onward flight, or will AF only check them through to final destination with no option to “short-check” them?
(I had a previous experience on Etihad where they could only check bags to final destination, and I’d like to avoid another similar surprise at the airport check-in.)
(I had a previous experience on Etihad where they could only check bags to final destination, and I’d like to avoid another similar surprise at the airport check-in.)
Sep 25, 2021, 9:57 am
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Are you thinking to skip the ATH segment? Keep in mind that if you do, that the rest of your itinerary will be canceled.
If you are really trying to get to ATH...there is also an evening flight allowing you to arrive in ATH around 1AM. May be easier than to wait around Paris for a night? (Unless of course that is exactly what you are looking for I guess)
If you are really trying to get to ATH...there is also an evening flight allowing you to arrive in ATH around 1AM. May be easier than to wait around Paris for a night? (Unless of course that is exactly what you are looking for I guess)
Sep 27, 2021, 2:43 am
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Hum... I would not be as positive as some here. Air France reinforces now the rules about short checking bags.
Sep 29, 2021, 10:38 pm
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Oct 15, 2021, 10:12 am
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We had no problem short checking our bags on AF. Not sure if it was because of our very long connection. The check-in agent was initially going to check them all the way through to the final destination, and I stopped her and made sure they were checked only to CDG. She looked confused, and then I pointed out that we wouldn't continue on the connecting flight until the following day.
Oct 25, 2021, 6:58 pm
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