What happens if I have checked-in bags and decide not to board my connecting flight on return?
I have a 3 stop return flight plan from ICN (Seoul) scheduled in a few months. I opted for this flight plan due to the discounted price it was offered at.
The plan is ICN -> DTW -> MSP -> FNT.
DTW is only an hour or so drive away from FNT, but instead the airline is opting for me to spend 9 hours going through Minneapolis.
Can I convince the airline to release my luggage? And if they won't release my luggage, how will it be returned to me? (Maybe I can just go pick them up in flint? :)
I plan on asking them since it can't hurt to ask, but I wondered if anyone had any experience with this. Airline is Delta.
Best Answer
If you check bags, your bags will go to the final city in your ticket, you will not. So this only works with carry ons (except for international flights arriving in the U.S. and a few other countries, because you have to pick up your bags on arrival in the U.S. and walk them through customs, then drop them back off. If you’re checked to a domestic destination other than the one you arrive at in the U.S., you can just not drop your bags back off. So if your final destination is your arrival city, you can terminate there.
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When Is It OK to Skip a Flight? There are only two cases where you're probably OK skipping an onward flight. First: If you skip a flight that's the final leg on a multi-flight ticket, and therefore nothing is left for the airline to cancel.What happens if you check-in your luggage but miss to board the flight?
What happens to your luggage if you miss your flight? In the event that you missed a connection, or got held up in security and your checked luggage has gone ahead without you, immediately find an airline representative. The airline may be able to track your bags and hold them for you until your arrival.Can I cancel my checked bag?
The good news? YES you can get a refund on your checked baggage fees.Do you have to check your bag again for a connecting flight?
If your flights were booked under one ticket, your bags will be checked through to your final destination. If your flights were booked under separate tickets, you will need to collect your bags and recheck them before your connecting flight.Connecting Flight procedure India Boarding Pass Check-in bag Airport par मुझे अपना सामान कहां मिलेगा
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