Is your luggage automatically transferred to the next flight if you enter the US on a precleared flight?

I know that generally speaking everyone traveling to the US from abroad have to pick up their luggage, go through customs with it, and then check it in again for their next flight. But is this also necessary when traveling on a precleared flight from Canada?

Best Answer

No, if arriving on a pre-cleared flight and having a connection in the same booking, you don't need to pick up luggage, as you'll already have cleared customs, which is the reason for you otherwise needing to pick up the luggage.

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Do checked bags automatically get transferred connecting flight?

Unless the connecting flight takes place in a country that requires all passengers to go through Immigration and Customs, checked baggage will automatically be transferred to the next flight.

Do I have to pick up my luggage on a connecting flight USA?

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 collect my luggage on a connecting flight?

If your bag is tagged to your next or final destination, you may need to pick up your bags and place them on the connection drop-off belt. If it is not tagged to your next or final destination, then you will definitely need to pick up your bags and check them in for your next flight.

How does baggage get transferred connecting flights?

In case there is sufficient time between connecting flights, the agent (who has a list of baggage to be transferred) unloads the baggage and loads it into the airport baggage control system, which then sorts it automatically into the correct aircraft.

What Happens to Your Luggage at the Airport (and other stuff on the ramp)?

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