Gatwick to Heathrow baggage question
Jan 18th, 2008, 03:53 AM
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Gatwick to Heathrow baggage question
We are booked on a flight to Paris where we have to transfer from Gatwick to Heathrow. I think I have a pretty good understanding of how the shuttle system works but now I have another question. How will it work with our bags? Will we claim our bags at Gatwick then check them in again at Heathrow or does the airline do this? I am not comfortable with the idea of trusting American Airlines to get my baggage to another airport in 5 hours. Can anyone tell me how this works? Thanks!
Jan 18th, 2008, 09:34 AM
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Why would the bags say Heathrow if you are going to Gatwick
NO airline automatically transfers luggage between Gatwick & Heathrow therefore even if they ticket it to your final destination it will still end up on the luggage carousel at Gatwick
NO airline automatically transfers luggage between Gatwick & Heathrow therefore even if they ticket it to your final destination it will still end up on the luggage carousel at Gatwick
Jan 18th, 2008, 10:32 AM
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AA will not transfer you, your bags, or anything else between London airports. You land at Gatwick, go through UK immigration, claim your bags, go through the customs lines, then out into the world where you get on the bus or airport car service, or the train to Victoria, whatever.. for the ride to Heathrow, whereupon you check bags, go through security, etc. to get to your plane to Paris.
Jan 18th, 2008, 10:51 AM
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Are your air tickets cast in stone? If you can change them, I'd suggest you take the train from Gatwick to Waterloo to Paris.
You'd probably arrive in downtown Paris sooner, it would be far less stressful, and could even be cheaper. Plus, you would end-run the UK Departure Tax.
You'd probably arrive in downtown Paris sooner, it would be far less stressful, and could even be cheaper. Plus, you would end-run the UK Departure Tax.
Jan 18th, 2008, 11:09 AM
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<i>p.s.</i> Southern Railway will take you from Gatwick to Waterloo East for £10 on a DaySave pass - up to four adults for £20.
http://southernrailway.com/main.php?page_id=189
http://southernrailway.com/main.php?page_id=189
Jan 20th, 2008, 09:13 AM
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I didn't tell the OP about taking the Eurostar since obviously they already have their tickets through LGW/LHR. You posted incorrect info about a mode of transport that the OP can't use. Why muddy the waters when they have tix already booked? The info about transferring to LHR was already posted by several people.
that is why I didn't explain about getting from LGW to St Pancras . . . .
that is why I didn't explain about getting from LGW to St Pancras . . . .
Jan 20th, 2008, 09:43 AM
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<i>obviously they already have their tickets through LGW/LHR</i>
That's why I asked if their air was cast in stone. I'd cancel LHR-CDG and book the train in a heartbeat to avoid transferring from Gatwick to Heathrow and queue for check-in and queue for passport and queue for security and queue for...
That's why I asked if their air was cast in stone. I'd cancel LHR-CDG and book the train in a heartbeat to avoid transferring from Gatwick to Heathrow and queue for check-in and queue for passport and queue for security and queue for...
