Thread: Luggage connection in Paris

Are you ATL base? I'd go to the nonrev employee travel center on the lower level to get the definitive answer. I've done the emp pass to zed ticket part (you get the AF seat request inside the secured area) but I only had carry-on. (Don't forget that CVG still has CDG flight if ATL gets iffy.)

I'd hazard a guess you'd have to recheck.... as your first arrival into a Schengen country wouldn't you need to clear Customs with your bag then re-check?

When I flew rev ORD-LHR-MAD-SVQ, I didn't touch my bags after I checked it in ORD until I landed in SVQ. Of course, passport control in Madrid wasn't really much, either... the guy hardly looked at my passport (or visa sticker inside, since I was there for more than 90 days) and stamped it without saying a word to me.

weren't you on a rev ticket spongebue?

If any passenger is NOT confirmed on a connecting flight then bags cannot be tagged on to that flight.
If a non-rev had a bag tagged through on a connecting flight that they were on standby for then security rules have been broken big time.
Unless things have changed since I retired "the bag travels with the passenger"...period!!

Originally Posted by mrs767er

weren't you on a rev ticket spongebue?

Yeah, and I also mentioned it in the original post. I suppose I could have clarified that I was directing that at Nick specifically with his comment about picking up the bag once arriving in the Schengen region.

flassher, you are right. PPBM (Positive Passenger Baggage Match) is a requirement on international flights, and is also often attempted (not an absolute requirement) on US domestic flights. However, I know that many airlines also have a stand-by tag that can be attached to the checked bag tag, maybe that can be used for standby pax like that?

Sorry, I missed the inital REV reference, Spongebue; it just seemed moot in this case since it's obviously unconfirmed seats with 2 different airlines and 2 totally different ticketing processes (pass and zed) and CDG to boot!