when i have a layover and connect to an international flight, do i need to pick up my luggage on the layover?
and then recheck my luggage in or do I just check in my luggage from my departure place and then pick up at my final destination? I am flying DSM to memphis to the carribean.. havent flown in 5 years so i cant remember.
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no you dont
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As long as your layover is still within the US you won't have to. But lots of times when you're returning to the US and you have a layover, you have to go through immigration and pick up your luggage and recheck it before continuing to your connecting flight, but lots of times when you're coming from the Caribbean, depending on which part of the Caribbean, they do all the immigration stuff before, so you won't have to do it during your layover.
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Which airline are you flying on from Des Moines/Memphis/Caribbean on? I would assume Northwest since Memphis one of their hub cities. If you are staying on the same airline, then they will check your bag through all the way to your final destination in the Caribbean. When you are on your layover in Memphis, you will just go to the international side of the airport and find your gate and wait to leave Memphis. But it isn't always so simple. For instance, if you are flying on two different airlines, you need to make sure the airlines are in a code share agreement. A code share means that multiple airlines sell tickets on each other to give the traveler the most flexibility. If the airlines are in a codeshare, then they transfer your bags for you as well and they are able to check them through all the way to your final destination. There are some instances when the airlines are not in code shares. Such an instance would be **Example** flying on Southwest Airlines from New Orleans to Orlando and then from Orlando to Cancun on JetBlue. Those airlines do not have any agreements with each other. In this instance, you would have to claim your bags in Orlando, and then recheck them in with JetBlue to CUN. The same thing would happen when the passenger would fly back. Why do people do this? Well sometimes going on different airlines can save you a lot of money, but it also costs you a lot of time. Again, if you are on one airline, then you'll just check in your bags one time and pick them up in your final destination. But if you know you're on two different carriers, just ask the reservation agent when you check-in if your bags are going to be checked in all the way to the Caribbean. Have a safe flight!
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If you are just making a connection in Memphis, the agent in Des Moines will check your luggage through to your Caribbean destination. Regards, Dan PS Don't use the term "layover" unless you are going to be in a city for a while-days.
