Bag check cutoff time?
Jan 31, 2019, 1:47 pm
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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.
Last edited by tacostuff; Jan 31, 2019 at 1:55 pm
Jan 31, 2019, 2:03 pm
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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.
General rule is 45 minutes for domestic, 60 minutes for international.
Jan 31, 2019, 2:04 pm
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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.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...nd-arrival.jsp
Jan 31, 2019, 6:38 pm
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Seems crazy high, hence I was asking.
Jan 31, 2019, 6:42 pm
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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!