US travel question

[karohemd]

On my way back, I will have a domestic flight from New Orleans to Boston with AirTran and then an international flight to Heathrow with BA.

Does anyone know if it's possible to check through your luggage to the connecting flight so I only have to check in/walk to the gate without having to claim my luggage, lob it around and check it in again?

Comments

[mazzarc.livejournal.com]

only if it's with the same airline as far as i'm aware.

[susanofstohelit.livejournal.com]

I'd be a bit surprised if you can - each airline has its own staff for baggage handling etc. rather than having a communal staff for the airport.

you'll probably have to ask at an ATA counter when it happens.

Also, you picked up that they're bankrupt and appear to be in the process of being bought by Southwest, right?

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

*nods* Thought that might be the case, I just wanted to check with someone who might have been in a similar situation.

Argh! No!
Let's hope this doesn't go wrong...

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I've been through Boston four times and I've never managed it. One suggestion - take luggage you can carry easily, or that has wheels, Boston is a BIG airport and transport around it is terrible. There are walkways but the access is via lifts and escalators, the signage is as confusing as hell, and they charge a couple of dollars for trolleys.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Should add that it's also an awful place to wait for an international flight - lounge is unattractive and noisy, and restaurants etc. are VERY expensive.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info, Marcus!

[akonken.livejournal.com]

How long are you going to be there again? Is there any way you could just pack a really big carryon bag? That's what James and I do whenever we can help it (we can even loan you one).

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately not an option. I don't even know if my trolley is enough as I have to pack for two climate zones and I'm on the road for 10 days.

[akonken.livejournal.com]

Girl. ;)

[nina321.livejournal.com]

Haha!

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Hey, if I said I only needed one pair of jeans and one t-shirt, I'd be a smelly gamer. So ner.
robinbloke is the girl, he takes two suitcases for a weekend trip to Whitby... ;oP

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Two? There is a vainer goth than I.

But are they bigger than he is?

[sogoth.livejournal.com]

Um... I've done it before.

When I flew home from Rochester I had an internal flight to New York and transferred to BA for the international flight home without having to collect my bag and recheck it.

The people at the check in desk asked if I wanted my bags transferred for me when I put my bags in.