Connection in HEL / recheck bags
Jan 10, 2019, 12:45 am
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Connection in HEL / recheck bags
Thanks in advance for any insight.
Arriving HEL on QR, then connecting on AY to AMS, two separate tickets. I will have checked bags. The scheduled ground time btwn flights is 2 hours. If QR is not able to combine both PNR's and check the bags all the way to AMS, I will need to recheck the bags in HEL.What will be the process in HEL after leaving the QR flight and getting the bags and recheck them on the AY flight? Will I need to go through immigration/customs, and essentially exit the airport to recheck in with AY? Or is there any method of remaining airside to get the bags and recheck them on AY? What are your thoughts on this ground time?
Arriving HEL on QR, then connecting on AY to AMS, two separate tickets. I will have checked bags. The scheduled ground time btwn flights is 2 hours. If QR is not able to combine both PNR's and check the bags all the way to AMS, I will need to recheck the bags in HEL.What will be the process in HEL after leaving the QR flight and getting the bags and recheck them on the AY flight? Will I need to go through immigration/customs, and essentially exit the airport to recheck in with AY? Or is there any method of remaining airside to get the bags and recheck them on AY? What are your thoughts on this ground time?
Jan 10, 2019, 2:22 am
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You'll go through immigration at HEL regardless since you're entering the Schengen area.
If you can get QR to interline the bag, you'll pass through immigration and can proceed to your onward gate. If you have to re-check, there's no way to do that airside--think about all the 102mL bottles and pairs of pliers that might be in your hold luggage
Exiting customs, assuming you don't look interesting to the officers, consists of walking out a door with a "nothing to declare" sign. Then you're just another passenger checking in, then heading through security to the gate.
If you can get QR to interline the bag, you'll pass through immigration and can proceed to your onward gate. If you have to re-check, there's no way to do that airside--think about all the 102mL bottles and pairs of pliers that might be in your hold luggage
Exiting customs, assuming you don't look interesting to the officers, consists of walking out a door with a "nothing to declare" sign. Then you're just another passenger checking in, then heading through security to the gate.
Jan 10, 2019, 3:06 am
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Thanks in advance for any insight.
Arriving HEL on QR, then connecting on AY to AMS, two separate tickets. I will have checked bags. The scheduled ground time btwn flights is 2 hours. If QR is not able to combine both PNR's and check the bags all the way to AMS, I will need to recheck the bags in HEL.What will be the process in HEL after leaving the QR flight and getting the bags and recheck them on the AY flight? Will I need to go through immigration/customs, and essentially exit the airport to recheck in with AY? Or is there any method of remaining airside to get the bags and recheck them on AY? What are your thoughts on this ground time?
Arriving HEL on QR, then connecting on AY to AMS, two separate tickets. I will have checked bags. The scheduled ground time btwn flights is 2 hours. If QR is not able to combine both PNR's and check the bags all the way to AMS, I will need to recheck the bags in HEL.What will be the process in HEL after leaving the QR flight and getting the bags and recheck them on the AY flight? Will I need to go through immigration/customs, and essentially exit the airport to recheck in with AY? Or is there any method of remaining airside to get the bags and recheck them on AY? What are your thoughts on this ground time?
https://www.ausbt.com.au/qatar-airwa...-baggage-rules
If your hoping for AY to do the same as QR when connecting from AY onto QR using separate tickets, don't expect AY to be helpful -- mostly AY aren't.