Do I need to re-check my bags when flying into the US on a transit through Newark Airport?
Travveling with SAS 907 from Oslo, Norway to Newark Terminal B. Transfer to Terminal C and further with United 239 to Nashville. Do I have to pick up the luggage at terminal B and bring it to terminal C?
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You don't have to carry your bags between terminals at Newark Airport.
When you check your bag in Oslo it should be checked through all the way to BNA.
However, like every US international arrival, you must pick up and carry your bag through Customs.
Once you have cleared Customs there is a special baggage drop immediately past Customs where you will drop your bag again.
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Do I need to recheck my luggage at Newark airport?
The Customs agent will ask you if you have anything to declare. They may wave you on through or make a full inspection of your bags - it's done randomly. Once you clear customs you'll recheck your bags just outside the customs roomm. You then proceed to your departure gate (follow the signs).Do you have to check your bag again on a connecting to international flight?
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 you have to recheck baggage on connecting flights United?
For a trip that includes one or more connections: We'll check your bags to your final destination and apply the charge for checking a bag from your origin to your destination. For a trip that includes a voluntary stopover: We'll check your bags to your stopover point, where you'll collect your bags.Do I have to go through Customs for a connecting flight in Newark?
For international arriving passengers, you must claim all checked bags at Customs and recheck with your departing airline, even if the bags are checked to your final destination!Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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