How does an overnight connecting flight work?
You can usually check your bags all the way through; you'll check them in when you get to the airport and not see them again until you arrive home. But just in case, I usually take a Clothesline or thick cord in my suitcase. If I have to claim it and sleep in the airport, I pop open my bag and get the cord. Loop it through the bag handle and through your belt loop, pull some extra (So you can move around a bit) then tie the ends together. I do that and then I can sleep, knowing my bag is still gonna be there when I wake up.
How do Connecting Flights Work?
So I'm traveling international for the first time next year, and there's no non-stop flights to my destination, which I'm not surprised at. I just want to know how connecting flights work. For example: My flight leaves for San Francisco from Philadelphia Int'l, then there's a 4h30m layover in San Francisco before the plane for Haneda Int'l leaves. The first plane from Philly to San Francisco is American Airlines, and the plane from San Francisco to Haneda is Japan Airlines. So how does a connecting flight with two different airlines work in terms of 1) luggage, and 2) plane tickets? And on the return, it'd be American Airlines the whole way back, but same stop in San Francisco.
How do connecting flights work?
When you check in in Dublin, ask them to "interline" your bag to Bangkok, which they will probably do automatically. (Some airlines do not, however, because they don't have mutual agreements so always best to check). You won't have to worry about it until you arrive in Bangkok. In Dublin, you will be given a boarding pass. You MIGHT be given the boarding pass for the Qantas flight -- if not, that means you have to go to a transfer desk upon arrival in London. There, you will be given a second boarding pass. I am presuming you're flying to/from Heathrow, which can be a bit confusing but you can always ask the airport personnel. There are 4 terminals -- if you are lucky, you will fly into and out of the same terminal. If not, you may have to walk or take transport to the other terminal. Here's a link to the airport so you can look at maps and see which airlines flight into which terminal, etc.http://www.heathrowairport.com/ In Heathrow, you will have to go thru security again before going to the gate. They are fairly strict and will only let you carry one bag thru security and there's a few items that you cannot bring on board, like knives, liquids, matches, etc. That info should should also be on the website.
How does connecting flights work? HELP!?
You shouldn't have to pick up your baggage since you are sticking with the same airline. Even when you change airlines, they usually take care of changing your bags for you. You also will not leave the secure area of the airport. You will land, and depart your plane. Then use the electronic boards to find out what gate your next flight will be leaving from and head that way. You should not have to leave the secure area of the airport in order to do this, so you will not have to go back through security again. I usually just kill time when I have a layover like that. Get something to eat, browse the shops, sit and read... I try to hang out close to my departure gate so that I'm immediately aware if they make any changes to my flight.
What are connecting flights?
Connecting flights have 2 or more aircrafts for a single journey especially longer routes. You fly from the origin to the connecting airport it maybe international or domestic. From there you are transferred to a connecting flight to your final destination.Some low cost carriers expect the passengers to re-check-in the check in baggage. But most of the airlines transfer the luggage to your connecting flight.If the connecting flight is a different airline or a non partner airlines you have to re check in the luggage yourself.Example : If you are flying from Dubai to New York via London, then the flight from London to New York is your connecting flight.I always prefer to have a longer transit time(more than 3 hours) especially for international routes to avoid confusions if the first flight possibly delays.
On a connecting flight must i check in again?
You will have to claim your baggage in Seattle,since you will have to clear US Customs and Immigration there,Kelowna is a smaller regional airport and doesn't have US customs pre-clearance facilities like Vancouver or Toronto etc. do (that is where you go through US Customs BEFORE you leave Canada) .Since the only flights from Kelowna to Seattle are on Horizon Airlines,according to the Seatac(Seattle- Tacoma Airport) website your flight will arrive at the North Satellite terminal-once you arrive there you'll have to go to baggage carousel #1(at this terminal all the luggage from international flights goes to carousel #1).From there you follow the signs to Customs and Immigration.Once you clear Customs you WILL have to re-check your bag -you MAY have to change terminals(that is -go to a different building entirely) and clear security again depending on what airline your flight to Las Vegas is on. Edit-if all you have is a carry-on you won't have to recheck anything-after you get through customs in Seattle you can head straight for your boarding gate to Vegas;you will have been given your boarding pass for your flight to Seattle when you check in in Kelowna.
Can someone explain connecting flights to a person who has never fllown before?
It depends. Usually for the US you have to pre-clear customs before you get there (unlike most countries, which don't require you to clear customs until you actually arrive in the country). So if you do US customs pre-clearance in the UK, you should not have to pick up your bag in NY, but if you do not go through US customs until you get to NY, then you will have to pick up your bag there. Also it depends on what airlines you are taking. Are both flights on the same airline, or partner airlines? If not then you will definitely have to pick it up in NY. Ask the agent when you're checking in.