Mid-long stopover need to check-in baggage again? (same company)
I'll be traveling this week from Málaga (Spain) to Tokyo, with Alitalia. There's an 8-hour stopover at Rome Fiumicino. Am I supposed to pick up my bags and check them in again at Fiumicino?
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You will have to ask your airline about this on this specific itinerary. With 8 hours, probably not, unless it's overnight.
I have had to collect luggage on an overnight connection ~8 hrs before so...
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