Early baggage check in at LAX
Mar 14, 2018, 1:53 pm
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Early baggage check in at LAX
I’m a long time lurker and this is my first post. I’m flying back from LAX 19/3 on BA268 travelling in F.
My Tesloop transfer (brilliant service in LA area so worth checking if you don’t want to hire a car) gets me to the airport early afternoon. YouFirst tell me I can check in luggage 3.5 hrs before flight which is at 22.05. I was hoping I’d be able to check it in at least 3 hours before the first BA flight of the day which I think is at about 17.30. Does anyone have experience of an early check in or are YouFirst are right?
Thanks in advance.
My Tesloop transfer (brilliant service in LA area so worth checking if you don’t want to hire a car) gets me to the airport early afternoon. YouFirst tell me I can check in luggage 3.5 hrs before flight which is at 22.05. I was hoping I’d be able to check it in at least 3 hours before the first BA flight of the day which I think is at about 17.30. Does anyone have experience of an early check in or are YouFirst are right?
Thanks in advance.
Mar 14, 2018, 3:09 pm
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Welcome to Flyertalk and welcome to the BA forum Essex Flyer, it's good to see you here, and I very much hope that we will see more of you in the future too. Welcome on board. Just out of interest, what does it say in Manage My Booking under Other Ways to Check In? I suspect it will say 3 or 3.5 hours; however I also know for certain that FlyingScientist is correct, that they take baggage in during the check-in for earlier flights. I know that JFK has all day check-in and that's in MMB, but I'm curious if LAX has also got the right information here.
Mar 14, 2018, 3:26 pm
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Here's an LAX tip.
Once you check in your luggage, whenever, and you are ready to move landside-airside, go down to the Arrivals level and go through TSA in the TBIT-T4 connector. This is usually lightly populated and very fast. Once through that checkpoint, take the escalator back up and turn right to go back into TBIT.
You will pass a window which looks down on the long, snaking line waiting for the main TSA checkpoint.
If you need any specific advice on how to find this Arrivals level checkpoint, let me know.
Once you check in your luggage, whenever, and you are ready to move landside-airside, go down to the Arrivals level and go through TSA in the TBIT-T4 connector. This is usually lightly populated and very fast. Once through that checkpoint, take the escalator back up and turn right to go back into TBIT.
You will pass a window which looks down on the long, snaking line waiting for the main TSA checkpoint.
If you need any specific advice on how to find this Arrivals level checkpoint, let me know.
Mar 14, 2018, 3:27 pm
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‘Other ways to check-in’ also quotes 3.5 hours. Sounds as if I should be ok and looking forward to making the most of the Qantas F lounge.
Flight out was also on the A380 in F, I was quite impressed with both product and service.
Flight out was also on the A380 in F, I was quite impressed with both product and service.
Mar 15, 2018, 2:34 am
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The QF F lounge at LAX is definitely one of the top OneWorld lounges around the network, but I'm not sure turning up "early afternoon" for a 10pm flight just to go and sit in the lounge is worth it! It is after all a waiting room with a crazy carpet, no views outside and no natural light at all. Perhaps you have something else planned for the afternoon after dropping off your luggage?
Mar 15, 2018, 5:47 am
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Thanks for the tip QofC I’ll give that a try.
Once I’ve dropped my bags off I’ve plans to head off for a few hours but should still have plenty of time to try the lounge(s).
Thanks for the helpful replies.
Once I’ve dropped my bags off I’ve plans to head off for a few hours but should still have plenty of time to try the lounge(s).
Thanks for the helpful replies.