Can I specify checked luggage to CDG even though I have a connecting segment?
Apr 15, 2017, 3:19 pm
#1
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Can I specify checked luggage to CDG even though I have a connecting segment?
I'm considering burning a connecting segment on an existing FB award reservation on AF connecting in CDG so I can spend a couple of days in Paris. Would I be able to ask the desk agent at check-in to not send my bags through to the final destination but have them unloaded at CDG instead? Or are they not allowed to do that? Any insight would be greatly appreciated! TIA!!
Apr 15, 2017, 6:47 pm
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The agent is capable of short-checking your bags. I would try and come up with a good excuse as to why you want them to do so. If your layover is short that makes it harder. I wouldn't count on it though.
Is carrying-on not an option? Travel light!
Is carrying-on not an option? Travel light!
Apr 15, 2017, 6:58 pm
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I would certainly check a 5-year old if they were under the weight limit. Would make for a peaceful trip and save on airfare.
Apr 15, 2017, 7:07 pm
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HA! I see what you're saying though I must say he's done this trip enough times (always in F or C btw - he'll have a rude awakening one day) to be a total pro at this point. Just watches movies, eats and sleeps like the rest of us.
Apr 16, 2017, 1:15 am
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I don't share the optimism here of short checking the bags on a "regular" connection. OP should correct his itinerary with FB.