Are there countries other than the USA where you are required to collect your luggage even in transit?
I am curious if there are any countries other than the USA where you are required to collect your luggage even when you are either just in transit to another country or are not at your final destination in the USA yet.
It always struck me as odd since the luggage is technically not yet in the country and in the case of transit to another country, never will be, all the while increasing their workload quite a bit and leading to higher required transit time allotment.
Since I'm planning on traveling quite a bit in the near future, it would be nice to know if I am going to run into this phenomenon more often.
Best Answer
Mexico is another country that enforces that policy. Had to collect my luggage in Mexico City airport and put it back after customs. Also in Cancun every passenger have to do this.
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Do I have to collect my baggage between connecting flights International?
If you're connecting in the U.S., they require everyone from international flights to re-check their baggage upon the first landing point.Do I need to collect my luggage during transit?
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There's also Canada that has a similar policy, I had to reclaim and recheck bags in Vancouver coming back from Tokyo to Montreal, and in Halifax flying back from Iceland.
The Montreal airport provides a convenient guide for different connections:
International-International
If your flight originated outside Canada or the United States and you need to take a connecting flight to another international destination, there are two possible options:
If your airline offers the option of automatically transferring your luggage, you must go to the special International Connections customs counter.
If your airline does not offer the option of automatically transferring your luggage, you must pick it up yourself from the carousel, then follow the normal procedures for international arrivals, then for international departures.
Answer 3
Yes. Manila, Philippines (so Philippines ) took me under armed guard out of the 'transit' zone to identify my bag, and have it manually rechecked, before returning me to the box of 'transit' passengers. This happened to every passenger in the box, at 3am. It was a bizarre experience.
I also had to do it in Madrid, Spain several times before exiting Europe or entering Europe. I suspect it's the EU border, but anyway, I had to do it during LGW->MAD->JNB and JNB->MAD->LHR, and LGW->MAD->EZE as well.
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