YuropFlyer

Plus, with Israel as his final destination, authorities will be like triple checking his luggage if he suddenly "becomes sick".

If OP ever wants to visit Israel proper, he better prepares for some _slightly_ increased security checks if he does what he describes here.

JustineG

Thank you!!!

JustineG

I've been to Israel but never short checked luggage (had layovers in ATL). The tighter security checks were done in ATL and in TLV.

JustineG

Why wouldn't I be?

JustineG

ChocolateFactory,

Thank you for the suggestion. I found on Matrix a flight which makes the layover 29 hours but that combo doesn't show up on Lufthansasa or United. Is there a way to get that layover when booking you know?

JustineG

nevermind. found bookwithmatrix but sadly that combination doesn't appear to be available anywhere. i may be just better off paying $120 to mail my luggage. Thank you for telling me about ITAMatrix

ISTFlyer

We have no information regarding your citizenship.
At the moment, only Israeli citizens/residents and foreigners with several visa types are able to enter Israel.

If you purchase a LAX-MUC-TLV ticket, at LAX they would check for your documentation and if you are not eligible to enter Israel at that point you would be denied boarding straight at Los Angeles.

JustineG

oops sorry. thought my profile said us on it. and you are right. it looks like tlv now made it that you cannot go there for tourism until aug 1. i didn't think an agent would check if i just showed the lax to muc ticket. i found a layover that is 29 hours. i thought that maybe in israel everything would be verified or on the flight that is muc to tlv.

i'll try to find another ticket. that flight would have said me over $1,000 i don't even care about checking in luggage since i can just get it shipped for $150.

ISTFlyer

Lufthansa's system is very smart and wouldn't let an agent do a fault like that. Whenever the agent inputs your LAX-MUC ticket and if you have a layover shorter than 24 hours, the agent would see that you have a connecting flight to TLV and the system wouldn't print any boarding passes until you met the entry conditions for Israel.

However, during a 29 hour layover, your bags wouldn't be checked through and your documentation for Israel wouldn't be checked at LAX.

If you're looking for a one-way flight from Los Angeles to Munich, Turkish Airlines has one-way fares starting from $520 but that's via Istanbul with checked baggage. Still as you're a US resident, you would be able to enter Germany and your bags would be through checked to Munich and you wouldn't have issues. Less risks involved, however, it wouldn't give you the convenience as a direct flight.

Definitely better than paying $380 for LH on a ticket that you would skip lag and pay $150 for an international shipment.

LondonElite

No, that won’t work either. Your final destination on the ticket is checked. If you’re not permitted to enter you’ll be denied boarding. All of this seems remarkably over complicating what would otherwise be a simple LAX to MUC ticket.

ISTFlyer

Exactly, this is a completely different situation than skiplagging on a US domestic ticket.

ChocolateFactory

Feel free to PM me, maybe I can find a way to book that ticket. With a 24+ hour layover at MUC, they probably wouldn't check if you're eligible for entering Israel and checking bags to MUC wouldn't be an issue.

Fes426

Is there a limit for short-checking bags. Flying SFO-FRA-AMS with a 5hrs_50min connection in FRA, I would like to retrieve my bag in FRA. Do you think it is possible? Any recent experience with the agent at SFO?