JFK International to Domestic Baggage Drop
My wife and kids are arriving in JFK in a couple of weeks (Air India) and have a flight to Atlanta (Delta). Separate tickets but they have enough connection time.
My question is about baggage. I understand they need to pick up baggage, clear customs and check in again to Delta. I took a similar route a few years back (DXB JFK ATL) and I remember being able to drop bags off at a delta bag drop counter immediately after customs.
Is this still true? Is there a baggage drop off counter after customs before going to the other terminal for security and then to the Delta gate? Or should she take the baggages herself all the way? Which would be a hassle because of small kids.
Update after the travel: Air India in BLR were not able to (or not ready to) check her bags all the way. May be staff in DEL would have known better. I traveled to JFK to help because neither of us were very confident of her managing the luggage and kids. There were multiple bag drop counters in the arrival level but none of them were staffed so we (and everyone) had to go to the departures level to check in. @chx was right about that.
Best Answer
Typically the bag drop after customs is designed for bags that are already checked through and tagged, which normally requires this to be a single ticket. It's easy enough to check: if the tag on the bags say JFK you need to go to Delta check in counter and have a new tag put on. If it says ATL, you can simply drop it off directly after customs.
You will also need a Delta boarding pass, but you can potentially check in online with an app.
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