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tacostuff Jan 31, 2019 1:47 pm
Bag check cutoff time?
 
Does anyone know if AA publishes the minimum amount of time you can check a bag before your flight? I've seen this information on third-party sites, but I would like something official from AA. There appears to be some domestic airports that have a 60 min cutoff, but I can't figure out which ones other than through trial-and-error. For example, at BOS I can't figure out if the cutoff is 45 min or 60 min before your flight.

kaydee7 Jan 31, 2019 1:54 pm
I thought it was always 45 min domestic and the international times vary but are at least an hour.

wrp96 Jan 31, 2019 2:03 pm
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...nd-arrival.jsp is where you'll find the exceptions.

General rule is 45 minutes for domestic, 60 minutes for international.

JJeffrey Jan 31, 2019 2:04 pm
Originally Posted by tacostuff (Post 30724753)
Does anyone know if AA publishes the minimum amount of time you can check a bag before your flight? I've seen this information on third-party sites, but I would like something official from AA. There appears to be some domestic airports that have a 60 min cutoff, but I can't figure out which ones other than through trial-and-error. For example, at BOS I can't figure out if the cutoff is 45 min or 60 min before your flight.
Yep, 45 mins domestic, 60 mins international with a few exceptions.

https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...nd-arrival.jsp

Antarius Jan 31, 2019 5:07 pm
Why is TPA 90 mins? :eek:

jpb5101 Jan 31, 2019 5:31 pm
Originally Posted by Antarius (Post 30725378)
Why is TPA 90 mins? :eek:
For domestic? TPA is my home airport and I checked my golf clubs on Monday around 55 mins before departure.

Often1 Jan 31, 2019 6:19 pm
Time to merge all of these threads. There is one started about once a month which all directs to the same place right on the AA website.

T. Sanderson Jan 31, 2019 6:35 pm
Originally Posted by Antarius (Post 30725378)
Why is TPA 90 mins? :eek:
That’s ridiculous- I know I’ve checked bags there inside of 90.

Antarius Jan 31, 2019 6:38 pm
Originally Posted by jpb5101 (Post 30725447)
For domestic? TPA is my home airport and I checked my golf clubs on Monday around 55 mins before departure.
Apparently the check in cutoff for TPA is 90 mins according to this: https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...nd-arrival.jsp

Seems crazy high, hence I was asking.

FAA1996 Jan 31, 2019 6:42 pm
45 minutes at TPA, even had a supervisor bypass the system and handwrite a lugagge tag for me after the 45 minute cut off once. One of the nice things of using a small airport where the check in staff, gate staff, and AC agents could get to know you, now I get to deal with MIA!


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