how early can I drop off checked bag at SFO for 10pm flight to CLT?
Feb 1, 2012, 4:51 pm
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how early can I drop off checked bag at SFO for 10pm flight to CLT?
how early can I drop off checked bag at SFO for 10pm flight to CLT?
Is 7am possible?
thanks!
Is 7am possible?
thanks!
Feb 1, 2012, 5:51 pm
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No, I think it is 8 hours before. I had the same issue on a 10:00 from SFO, and I had to wait until afternoon to check a case of wine as baggage.
Feb 1, 2012, 6:44 pm
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Official US policy is to accept bags no earlier than four hours prior; not sure how well this is enforced at SFO --- especially for a redeye, I would like to think not very strictly given how quiet things are in the early evening.
Feb 1, 2012, 7:00 pm
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I'll never forget waiting at JFK for the agent to accept bags. She sat there reading her book until exactly 4 hours before the flight, while we lined up and waited.
Feb 1, 2012, 7:03 pm
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(in the good old days, you could slip a $10 or $20 to the curbside check-in guy
and he would let you check as many bags as you wanted, within reason
)
Feb 1, 2012, 8:35 pm
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I've had it enforced fairly strictly at SFO in the past. I missed the last mid-day flight out due to a bad traffic backup, and the next flight was the red-eye. I had already returned my rental car and since they wouldn't let me check my luggage early, I had the fun of wandering the airport with my luggage in tow for five or six hours.
Feb 2, 2012, 5:21 am
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The rule is 4 hours. In the few times that I have tried early, maybe up to 7 or 8 hours, I have never been turned away.
Feb 2, 2012, 7:10 am
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What about in this situation? I have a morning flight arriving at CLT around 10:45 am followed by a flight to CDG leaving at 4:40 pm, on one itinerary. Will my bags be held for the 5-6 hours in between flight? Many thanks.
Feb 2, 2012, 8:34 am
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Feb 2, 2012, 9:42 am
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This is an interesting thread. Consistency by US in this scenario would be appreciated.