Connecting flight between Lufthansa and Copa Airlines in Panama with separate tickets

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I booked tickets from Cairo to the Port of Spain with a layover in Panama, with one itinerary with two separate tickets Lufthansa and Copa Airlines.

Now I am wondering if I need to collect my luggage in Panama and re-check it in again in Copa Airlines or not? At the airport counter in Cairo (Lufthansa) are they able to print my boarding pass for my 2nd flight or not?



Best Answer

Unless you are able to clarify otherwise, "with one itinerary with two separate tickets Lufthansa and Copa Airlines" would tell me that you booked these two legs of your trip separately.

(eg. you went online and purchased your Lufthansa ticket and then your Copa ticket)

If this is indeed the case, then you will have to:

  • Exit the transit area in Panama
  • Go through passport control
  • Collect your bags
  • Head to Copa check in desk
  • Print out a new boarding pass
  • Recheck your bags with Copa
  • Go through security once again to board your outbound flight



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Answer 2

I'm pretty sure the answer is: no, you needn't, and yes, they are.

But I think you should ask the personnel when checking in for your first flight.

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