connecting flights & luggage transfer?
When i was flying from ohio to Milan i only checked my bags once, on the way back i had to retrieve my bag at the chicago air port and recheck it. The second time i flew to Milan i did not have to recheck it. Now i am soon leaving to go to Columbus, Ohio-connecting flight in frankfurt, Germany and Philadelphia. Will i have to retrieve my luggage and re-check it at either of these places like i did in chicago? (i was traveling with another person these previous flights so i didnt have to worry about it, now i am all alone and my biggest fear will be losing my luggage)
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1 :
You have to retrieve your luggage in US airports because of security measures after 9/11. In European airports this is not the case. But if you are still worried, just double-check with the check-in agent.
2 :
When you are checking in, ask the ticket agent in your original departure city if your bags are being checked in all the way through to your final destination. You'll probably be on two different airlines, but if those airlines are in codeshares (partnerships), then your bags can be checked through all the way to your final destination. However, the time you had to claim your bags in Chicago, you were on a non-codeshare airline reservation. That just means that the airlines can only check your bags as far as their codeshare goes and if you are continuing on, then you have to recheck your bags in. So just make sure you ask them where your bags are being tagged to. Also, make sure they give you boarding passes for all segments of your trip. If they don't give you all of your boarding passes, that will be another clue that you are going to be on an different airline and you may have to claim your bags somewhere during your trip. But asking the first checkin agent will answer all of these questions!
3 :
I dont think so but u could ask some 1 who works at the airport
4 :
Yes. You will not need to recheck the bags from Columbus to Philadelphia, or from Philadelphia to Frankfurt. But, if you have a connecting flight in Frankfurt, you will need to recheck your bags.
