Transiting through DFW to YYC
Jul 8, 2024 | 2:36 am
#1
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Transiting through DFW to YYC
Hi all,
I have a flight from LHR to DFW (USA) and then onto YYC (Canada) all on 1 ticket. A couple of questions:
1. Do I need a USA ESTA to transit?
2. Do I need to collect bags at DFW or will they be through checked to YYC?
Thanks
I have a flight from LHR to DFW (USA) and then onto YYC (Canada) all on 1 ticket. A couple of questions:
1. Do I need a USA ESTA to transit?
2. Do I need to collect bags at DFW or will they be through checked to YYC?
Thanks
Jul 8, 2024 | 2:41 am
#2
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2. Theoretically DFW should have the ITI process in place, where the bags are "specially" tagged at check-in and sent to the final destination outside US like Canada, Mexico, etc. In this case you don't have to collect and recheck them
Jul 8, 2024 | 2:49 am
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Join Date: May 2019
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2. No. DFW offers International to International (ITI) transfers. You MUST make sure that your bag is tagged ITI at LHR when checking it in - let the check-in agent know that is what you would like to do. An example ITI tag can be seen in this post. A quite handy guide produced by AA for ITI at DFW can be seen here.