Connecting flight problem! Help! SAN ->>LAX->>HK?
hello all, This is the first time I do connecting flights. My first trip will be from San diego to LAX by American airline. Second trip will be from LAX to hong kong by cathay pacific. I am just wondering do I have to claim my baggages at LAX and check in with the cathay pacific counter again? What do I have to do when I arrive in LAX in order to get to the international flight? thank you.
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your baggage will be checked in to hkg at san ,,make sure you tell at the check in counter in san that your final destination is hkg via lax. at lax you will switch from american airlines to cathay pacific terminal make sure you have your baggage tag with you.cathay pacific departs from tom braddley international terminal.
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When you check-in at SD ask if your bags will be checked through to Hong Kong. If not, yes, you will have to claim your bags at LAX and recheck them onto the Cathay flight. Tom Bradley Terminal is the International Terminal at LAX. There are buses you can hop, for free, to get between terminals. Just ask at both airports when you arrive. I always find airport staff to be quite helpful.
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Yes, you will have to exit the secured area and go to American Airlines domestic baggage claim in Terminal 4. You will then have to take your baggage to the Tom Bradley International Terminal and check in with Cathay Pacific. You will want to have a minimum of 90 minutes, up to about 3 hours of time in LAX to make this connection because Cathay Pacific will close the check-in counters 40 minutes before takeoff. Cathay Pacific will have to check your passport and everything to get you a boarding pass, and then you would need to go back through TSA security and to the departure gate.
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Hello, I did the same exact trip last year. It's fairly easy. 1. Upon arrival at LAX, you would need to go to baggage claim to claim your baggages. 2. You need to proceed to Tom Bradley International Terminal. 3. Go to stay in the line to get your baggages scan & they will escort you to your airline counter. You wont be allow to touch the those baggages that you want to check it. 4. Proceed to check in counter to check in your flight. 5. Go to your gate and enjoy your your trip. Smile....
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I've done the same type of connecting flight with American and Cathay Pacific through LAX. American Airlines is a One World partner with Cathay and codeshares the Cathay Pacific flights to Hong Kong. You should be able to receive both boarding passes in San Diego as well as have your luggage forwarded through to HK, I did. You will have to exit the domestic terminal that American uses and go next door to the Tom Bradley International Terminal and go through an additional security screening, but you shouldn't have to check-in again and your baggage should be checked from San Diego through to Hong Kong. You can always call American or Cathay to confirm this since you're getting conflicting answers, but I sure didn't have to check in twice and my bags were forwarded through to HK.
