Will airport transfer my luggage, or do I need to?
May 11th, 2003, 08:59 PM
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Will airport transfer my luggage, or do I need to?
I am going on my honeymoon, flying into Nice but with a 9 hr layover in Amsterdam. We are planning on spending a few hours out and about. My question is: Do we need to get our luggage from the baggage claim-store it and then check it in again? Or will the airport transfer our bags from the flight into Amsterdam to the flight that will take us on to Nice, even with such a long layover?
May 12th, 2003, 01:29 AM
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Your luggage with transfer automatically and you will not have to claim it in Amsterdam despite that long layover IF and only IF it is checked all the way through to Nice. You can easily ensure that by clarifying it with the agent when you check in for your flight to Amsterdam.
May 12th, 2003, 01:42 AM
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The near-universal rule in Europe is that baggage is checked through to its final destination. You check it in at your first airport and don't see it again till your last (and possibly not then either, but that;s a different story). I've found US check-in staff sometimes misunderstand this, so you need to check they've done it
The only exceptions I'm aware of are:
- if your subsequent airlines aren't part of the interline arrangements: and many budget and charter airlines aren't (like RyanAir and Easyjet, who both operate from both Schiphol and Nice). Check directly with the subsequent airlnes to see if they're part of the interline system
- very long layovers. I've been told 24 hours is the limit, though I've persuaded airlines to go as high as 36. 9 hours is never a problem
- Sometimes, if the connecting flight is to a destination in the same country, you clear customs at the first airport you land in. But that's not the norm in Western Europe, and is irrelevant in this case.
The only exceptions I'm aware of are:
- if your subsequent airlines aren't part of the interline arrangements: and many budget and charter airlines aren't (like RyanAir and Easyjet, who both operate from both Schiphol and Nice). Check directly with the subsequent airlnes to see if they're part of the interline system
- very long layovers. I've been told 24 hours is the limit, though I've persuaded airlines to go as high as 36. 9 hours is never a problem
- Sometimes, if the connecting flight is to a destination in the same country, you clear customs at the first airport you land in. But that's not the norm in Western Europe, and is irrelevant in this case.
May 12th, 2003, 11:21 AM
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Your luggage will be checked through to Nice. Just double-check the tags at your departure airport.
You will pass immigration (and customs for any hand luggage you may have) in Amsterdam, and customs (for checked bags) in Nice.
flanneruk: Ryanair does *not* fly to Schiphol.
You will pass immigration (and customs for any hand luggage you may have) in Amsterdam, and customs (for checked bags) in Nice.
flanneruk: Ryanair does *not* fly to Schiphol.
May 12th, 2003, 11:41 AM
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Just to be certain, I would ask my airline this question!! And double-check with them if there is anything special you need to do to make it happen (checked to final destination). Most kindly, S.
May 12th, 2003, 11:43 AM
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The wisest advice you could get is CALL YOUR AIRLINE and ask them. Keep in mind this is the kind of layover that's a prime candidate for increasing the odds for lost luggage, particularly if you're changing airlines. I would advise putting one day's clothing in your carry on-just in case.
