One is from A to B
The other is from B to C (two hours after the A to B flight lands a B)
I want to go from A to C so I plan to go from A to B to C
On the way back from C to B, I will arrive at B three hours before flight takes off to A.
However since these are two different tickets do I need to check in at A to get to B and then again check in at B to get to C (and on the return route vice versa)?
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Can I check in my luggage at A to get to C and get the boarding passes and everything (and on the return route vice versa)?
I always go to CKS and check in my luggage.I receive it again when I arrive in south Africa,but I have a stopover in Hong Kong.I also get both my boarding passes at CKS.
So a little bit of good news for you.You only check in once and you get all your boarding passes at point A.
It depends on the airline - if you use different airlines from A to B and B to C you might need to get the 2nd boarding pass at the transfer desk at B.
If it’s the same airline all the way or there are certain arrangements made between the two different airlines you can get both boarding passes at A.
The luggage is in any case routed from A to C though you might need to show the baggage identification tag at B if you get a new boarding pass there.
[quote=“rassie”]I always go to CKS and check in my luggage.I receive it again when I arrive in South Africa,but I have a stopover in Hong Kong.I also get both my boarding passes at CKS.
So a little bit of good news for you.You only check in once and you get all your boarding passes at point A.[/quote]
Thanks Rassie
However maybe my case is different
Since the two tickets are different and have different ticket numbers ( each ticket is assigned a number for tracking by my understanding) when I check in at A will they see the B to C trip as a totally different trip so they won’t allow me to check the whole way through
Sometimes airlines have these rules
I have tried to phone the airline in Taiwan… but I do not think they get my point
Thanks
For the slower people here I am talking about airplane tickets and not speeding tickets
My response is also valid for different tickets (same or different airline), i.e. it is possible to check the luggage through from A to C, regardless of where you get the boarding passes eventually. If you have to get a boarding pass at B they will scan the baggage identification tag and validate that the luggage will be send onwards (to the final destination). If you do not continue the flight from B to C they will not forward the baggage to C for safety reasons; this also applies if you receive the boarding pass but you do not board the plane. If the baggage has already been loaded it will be searched for and taken out - been on a flight or two where this actually happened and it caused a delay of an hour or two.
