overnight connection and checked bags (to merge)
Dec 10, 2017, 4:13 pm
#1
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overnight connection and checked bags (to merge)
Dear AA Experts,
I have a flight from EWR. I land in MIA around 8pm and then don't leave until 10am the next morning (heading to Aruba!).
My question relates to checked bags: Do I have the option of checking my bags all the way though and then I can just take a carry on to the hotel in MIA? Or will I have to retrieve my luggage in MIA and then recheck it in the morning?
If I do have the option of checking my bags in EWR all the way through to Aruba, should I be worried about the security of my luggage (not that there will be anything other than clothing - nothing particularly valuable) while it waits for over 12 hours for the connecting flight? Or does this dramatically increase the likelihood of the bags getting "lost" or delayed?
Thank you for you help as I decide how to pack.
BJFly
I have a flight from EWR. I land in MIA around 8pm and then don't leave until 10am the next morning (heading to Aruba!).
My question relates to checked bags: Do I have the option of checking my bags all the way though and then I can just take a carry on to the hotel in MIA? Or will I have to retrieve my luggage in MIA and then recheck it in the morning?
If I do have the option of checking my bags in EWR all the way through to Aruba, should I be worried about the security of my luggage (not that there will be anything other than clothing - nothing particularly valuable) while it waits for over 12 hours for the connecting flight? Or does this dramatically increase the likelihood of the bags getting "lost" or delayed?
Thank you for you help as I decide how to pack.
BJFly
Dec 10, 2017, 4:19 pm
#2
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Dear AA Experts,
I have a flight from EWR. I land in MIA around 8pm and then don't leave until 10am the next morning (heading to Aruba!).
My question relates to checked bags: Do I have the option of checking my bags all the way though and then I can just take a carry on to the hotel in MIA? Or will I have to retrieve my luggage in MIA and then recheck it in the morning?
If I do have the option of checking my bags in EWR all the way through to Aruba, should I be worried about the security of my luggage (not that there will be anything other than clothing - nothing particularly valuable) while it waits for over 12 hours for the connecting flight? Or does this dramatically increase the likelihood of the bags getting "lost" or delayed?
Thank you for you help as I decide how to pack.
BJFly
I have a flight from EWR. I land in MIA around 8pm and then don't leave until 10am the next morning (heading to Aruba!).
My question relates to checked bags: Do I have the option of checking my bags all the way though and then I can just take a carry on to the hotel in MIA? Or will I have to retrieve my luggage in MIA and then recheck it in the morning?
If I do have the option of checking my bags in EWR all the way through to Aruba, should I be worried about the security of my luggage (not that there will be anything other than clothing - nothing particularly valuable) while it waits for over 12 hours for the connecting flight? Or does this dramatically increase the likelihood of the bags getting "lost" or delayed?
Thank you for you help as I decide how to pack.
BJFly
Dec 10, 2017, 4:21 pm
#3
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With AA they generally won’t check through on connections longer than 12 hours. Every once in a while I hear about exceptions, but not usually.
Dec 10, 2017, 4:30 pm
#4
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AA's rule is connections greater than 12 hours (doesn't matter whether overnight or not), they won't check through. The exceptions are rare as it's generally a computer says no situation. I wouldn't want to leave my bags in the system at MIA for more than 12 hours anyways.
Dec 11, 2017, 2:32 pm
#5
Join Date: Jun 2016
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I just had a flight that was AUS -> LHR -> HEL -> DEL with a 22 hour layover in Helsinki. They checked our bags all the way through with no problem. Flight was ticketed through AA but on British and Finnair but that did not pose any issues.
Dec 14, 2017, 2:50 pm
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But, in this scenario, AA wasn't in HEL, so that is not the same as what AA does with your bags involving a connection in the US. That said, I would much rather have my bags spend 22 hours in HEL than any time at MIA. I once easily made a 40 minute connection SVO-HEL-JFK. Not possible if connecting in the US