bag drop @ LHR - not possible 3 hours prior to flight ?
Oct 14, 2008, 10:53 am
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bag drop @ LHR - not possible 3 hours prior to flight ?
hi there,
i arrived from the rolleyes-do at around 14:00 in LHR. my next flight is LH 4763 to MUC departing at 20:10. i went from T5 to T2 and wanted to drop my bags and go to the city for a couple of hours.
BUT i wasnot allowed to drop my bags.
they said only 3 hours prior to departure they accept bags, because otherwise they could mix up bags for their flights to MUC. i can't quite believe this explanation since i could have checked my bags through from SFO and i would have been fine...
is this a normal procedure on all LH stations or is this a LHR specific one - i just want to avoid these kind of situations in the future?
cheers from LHR
CHris
i arrived from the rolleyes-do at around 14:00 in LHR. my next flight is LH 4763 to MUC departing at 20:10. i went from T5 to T2 and wanted to drop my bags and go to the city for a couple of hours.
BUT i wasnot allowed to drop my bags.
they said only 3 hours prior to departure they accept bags, because otherwise they could mix up bags for their flights to MUC. i can't quite believe this explanation since i could have checked my bags through from SFO and i would have been fine... is this a normal procedure on all LH stations or is this a LHR specific one - i just want to avoid these kind of situations in the future?
cheers from LHR
CHris
Oct 14, 2008, 11:01 am
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I had the exact same experience once when i arrived early at LHR for a flight to Oslo in BA C-class.....Would not accept my bag until less than 3 hours to departure. No reasons given
Maybe it is LHR specific?
NoN
Maybe it is LHR specific?
NoN
Oct 14, 2008, 11:25 am
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Definitely an LHR thingie - I was turned down twice @ LHR. Once with the excuse that the airport is too small to hold all the luggage of the passengers who check in too early (I kid you not, the rent-a-CSR @ LHR indeed said that). The second time, it was already the terror issue. If they allowed that, terrorists could check-in luggage early too ... can't argue that logic ... I mean they could...
Add to this that this piece of rubble also doesn't provide any lockers and you can enjoy the true stress-free environment at LHR
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Oct 14, 2008, 12:04 pm
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Avoid LHR at all costs! And wait until next year when LH move to T1 to share the delightful *A lounge with the riffraffs who congregate there 
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And wait until next year when LH move to T1 to share the delightful *A lounge with the riffraffs who congregate there .
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? Everyone else ran into that issue with LHR 
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Oct 15, 2008, 1:03 am
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Oct 15, 2008, 1:24 am
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Yup, but there is a huge disadvantage to BA: I can't earn HON miles with them 
Had the same issue at LHR, no bag drop until 3 hours before the flight. Thank God we can take a second carry-on again, the strict one carry-on rule was a real pain.
Had the same issue at LHR, no bag drop until 3 hours before the flight. Thank God we can take a second carry-on again, the strict one carry-on rule was a real pain.
Oct 15, 2008, 1:49 am
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